Ottawa High cheerleaders offer a Saturday clinic
The Ottawa High School cheerleaders host a clinic from 8 15 to 11 45 a m Saturday January 10 at Eugene Field School for ages 4 through eighth grade Preregistration is at OHS 1120 Ash or register at Eugene Field at 8 15 a m on the day For more information call 242 4475 242 7724 or 242 2121 VFW cancels bingo two Thursdays Dec 25 and Jan 1
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OHS
Ottawa High School
Eugene Field School
Eugene Field
Cherokee jailer pleads guilty to battery in inmate abuse case
Cherokee County jailer Freddy Fry pleaded guilty to a misde meanor battery charge for slapping inmate Timothy Vance on June 20 while restrained. He received one year probation and a $100 fine. Sheriff Pat Collins and three deputies face related charges with hearings set in January.
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Columbus, Kan
Cherokee County
Pat Collins
Freddy Fry
Fry
Timothy Vance
Vance
Labette County
Oswego
Collings
Alien County District Court
John White
Collins
Kansan linked to militia gets 3 year prison sentence
Thomas Newman from Wichita was sentenced to three years for possessing 10 homemade pipe bombs. He was arrested July 5 near Creede with his wife and another couple. Newman belonged to a Missouri based militia active in Texas, Colorado and Kansas, which trained on the prairie and believed the United Nations would seize control of the U.S. The group set up a safe haven and depot near Creede, Colorado.
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Denver
Kansas
Thomas Newman
Wichita
Kan
Creede
Newman
Missouri
Texas
Colorado
U.S
United Nations
U.n’s
U.N
Kansas considers updated rules for confined animal feeding
Proposals to revise Kansas feedlot regulations would affect cattle hogs dairy and poultry operations. The plan includes mandatory waste management training for operators of facilities with 1000 plus animal units and soil testing for nutrient overload. Officials say the changes, open for comment, seek clearer oversight and better groundwater protection while addressing concerns over corporate hog farms.
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Harris
Kansas
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Robin Jennison
R-Healy
Health and Environment Secretary
Don Brown
Health Department
Lee Reeve
Reeve Agri Engery
Garden City
Reeve
Kansas Register
Nativity in Vinland Draws 30,000 Visitors This Year
The Vinland United Methodist Church hosts the 22nd annual living nativity at the Hemphill barn near Vinland intersection of county roads 1055 and 460 from 6 to 9 p.m. Volunteers portray Jesus, Mary, Joseph, shepherds, and animals. free-will donations go to Youthville. The piece also notes Kansas City Symphony concerts and a Meet Me in St. Louis screening.
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Vinland
Baldwin
Shaiay
Howard and Elizabeth Hemphill
Youthville
Kansas
Kansas City
Kansas City Symphony
Music Hall
13Th and
Central Street
Bridget Hooks
Kansas City Brass
Chalice Bronze
Symphony
St. Louis
Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Oak Street
Judy Garland
Rock Creek Estates Zoning Granted and Final Plat Approved
Zoning continued for about 35.64 acres at the northeast corner of K-33 and Shawnee Road near Wellsville, with a 22-lot subdivision. A final plat for Rock Creek Estates, a four-lot development on 40.27 acres west of Kentucky Road and south of Rock Creek Road near Ottawa, was approved with restrictions including water supply, lagoon limits for lots, disconnection of a gravel drive, access roads for lots two and four, 1997 property tax payment, and septic replacement funding. A plaque was presented to former planning commissioner Craig Chaney for his service on the board.
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Shawnee Road
Wellsville
Rock Creek Estates
Kentucky Road
Rock Creek Road
Ottawa
Craig Chaney
Olathe air center outage disrupts Midwest air traffic
An outage at the Olathe FAA air-route traffic control center disrupted flights across Texas, Iowa, Oklahoma and Illinois. Controllers faced pandemonium with radar and radio loss affecting about 300 planes in the center’s airspace and grounding flights routed through that area. Southwest and Vanguard canceled several flights. similar delays and diversions hit St. Louis and Des Moines airports. The center has a history of outages, with previous failures in 1995 and 1996 tied to power, radar, and software issues amid an aging system awaiting modernization.
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Texas
Iowa
Oklahoma
Illinois
Jones
Olathe Center
FAA
Seiko
Rick Sauer
National Air Traffic Controllers Association
Sauer
KCI
Southwest Airlines
Kristie Kerr
Southwest
Dallas
Vanguard Airlines
Kansas City
Trans World Airlines
Lambert-St. Louis International Airport
Nashville
Louisville
TWA
Jim Brown
Patricia Smith
Des Moines International
St. Louis
Des Moines
Jon Croft
Ottawa High students raise funds for Toys for Tots bake sale
Fifty students in Jenny Martin's child development class at Ottawa High organized a bake sale at school earning about $100. The money will be used to buy toys for Toys for Tots as the class demonstrates how to select appropriate gifts for children.
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Ottawa High
Wal-Mart
Ottawa High School
Jenny Martin
OHS
Toys For Toys Organization
Martin
Ottawa area hospital notes and police briefs summary
Admissions include Patsy Elder Amy Saffren and Char lene Dusin with transfers from Ottawa and Williamsburg. Dismissals list Glenn Lancaster Rita O Connor Virginia Baker Katheran Webster Patsy Elder Homer Henning Mary J Hopkins. Births note a son for Amy Saffren. Sheriff s news reports arrests of Willhite Robertson Downey Stoneking Griffin Vogeler Grey Cupp Fisher Eads. DUIs and minor in possession cited. Thefts include VCR and radio pellet gun. Incidents include missing person, domestic disputes, and multiple alcohol related incidents. Accidents include a non injury four vehicle crash and an injury incident on K-68.
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Patsy Elder
Amy Saffron
Ottawa
Charlene Dusin
Williamsburg
Charles Slader
Mary Louise Risdon
Sarah Scherer
Dorothy Ybarra
Glenn Lancaster
Rita O'Connor
Virginia Baker
Katheran Webster
Homer Henning
Mary J. Hopkins
Amy Saffren
Sheriff's
James Boyd Willhite
S. Cedar
Gary Wayne Robertson
Osage
South Main
Canterbury Court
South Willow
S. Main
Kelly S. Chambers
Oak
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VFW
Veterans of Foreign Wars Hall
Hays Arts Council
Nebraska
Clea
11Th Street
Hays
Trinity
Trinity United Methodist Church
Charles Adell
Owings Mills
National Library of Poetry
Poetry Plaza
Poetry.com
Kansan
By Carol Crapper
Out & About
THE
Ottawa Herald
Valerie Wolf
Olathe
the Daily Report
Willhite
Franklin County
Robertson
Douglas
Wyandotte
Michael Earl Downey Jr
Paola
Eisenhower Road
Joan Elaine Stoneking
Kansas Highway Patrol
Jason Beach
Oak Haven
Richmond
Police News
Heath J. Griffin
Park and Main
Cass M. Vogeler
N. Main
Cara A. Grey
Dana K. Cupp
Afton
Okla
Lisa A. Fisher
Pomona
Josh M. Eads
KHP
Us-59
Laich Industries
Davis Ave
S. Mulberry
Stafford Road
South Poplar
Ottawa Retirement Plaza
W. 15Th
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