Garnett rail-trail expert Anderson dies at 55
Dale E. Anderson, 55, a national authority on railbanking and Midwest Director of NARPO, died Sunday night at Ransom Memorial Hospital. He championed converting abandoned rail rights of way to property or rail trails and shaped Prairie Spirit Trail policy through his research and advocacy.
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Cleon
Gladys Anderson
Anderson
Ottawa
Garnett
Iota
Tyson
Joyce Martin
Friends of the Prairie Spirit Trail
Martin
Bulletin Board submission guidelines announced
The Ottawa Herald announces daily Bulletin Board submissions accepted two days or more in advance. Submissions may be faxed to 785-242-9420, emailed to clean ottawaherald.com, or delivered by mail or in person to 104 S. Cedar St., Ottawa, KS 66067. Non commercial events open to the public are announced at no charge. No phone calls.
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Ottawaherald
Ottawa Herald
S. Cedar St
Ottawa
Community bingo canceled for holidays at VFW post
The VFW announces Thursday bingo games are canceled this week and on January 1 due to holidays. Thursday evening sessions resume January 8 at the post. Tuesday games continue at their regular times.
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VFW
Ottawa area meetings and events schedule highlights
City Commission work session at 3 p.m. in City Hall. Vinland Living Nativity 6 to 9 p.m. at Vinland Fair Grounds. Ottawa Optimist skating party 6 to 9 p.m. at The Rink. Landlords Association meets 6:30 p.m. at Sirloin Stockade with 7:30 p.m. follow up. Ottawa School Board 6:30 p.m. at Ottawa Middle School. PATH exercise 9 to 10 a.m. at Don Woodward Center. Story Time 10 a.m. at Ottawa Library. Free blood pressure clinic 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Village Plaza. Friends of Ottawa Municipal Auditorium 6:30 p.m. at City Hall. Franklin County Commission 8:30 a.m. at courthouse. Cancer Foundation board 6 p.m. at 116 S. Main St.
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City Hall
Vinland Living
Vinland Fairgrounds
Baldwin City
Ottawa Optimist Club
Franklin County
E. Second St
Franklin County Area Landlords Association
Sirloin Stockade
Ottawa Board of Education
Ottawa Middle School
Don Woodward Community Center
Ottawa Library
Ottawa Village Plaza
W. 15Th
Friends of the
Ottawa Municipal Auditorium
Franklin County Commission
Franklin County Cancer Foundation Board
S. Main St
Hospital Notes and Jail Arrests Highlights From Weekend
Admissions span Ottawa Richmond and Rantoul with names Wanda Rideau Katherine Manis Margaret Harris Dennis Scrivner Harriett Rhodes Glenn Stottlemire Alice Gillett Emily McCullough and a birth to Amber Bowden and Michael Clemens in Garnett. Jail arrests include Rickey Crooks Barbara Pike Brian Ele Gloria Jackson John Collins Griffin Turner Wellsville cases and others with bonds set or holds in effect.
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Wanda Rideau
Ottawa
Katherine Manis
Margaret Harris
Richmond
Dennis Scrivner
Harriett Rhodes
Glenn Stottlemire
Rantoul
Alice Gillett
Emily McCullough
Franklin County Jail
Sheriff’s Dept
Rickey Lynn Crooks
Williamsburg
Barbara Jo Pike
Eighth St
Brian Keith Ele
Gloria Jean Jackson
S. Cedar St
John M. Collins
Theodore Harrold Griffin
S. Cherry St
Lindsey Margaret Turner
Poem From a Soldier Missing Christmas Morning
Sgt Kelly Meyers of Garnett serves as medic in the 24th Medical Company Air Ambulance at Camp Bondsteel in Kosovo. He writes a poem for his two daughters to explain why he cannot be home on Christmas morning, hoping others understand too.
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Kelly Meyers
Garnett
24Th
Camp Bondsteel
Kosovo
United States
NATO
Balkans
Daddy Missing At Christmas Sends Brave Family Message
Sgt Kelly Meyers writes a personal Christmas note to his children, apologizing for being away, praising their bravery, and promising to return for a family Christmas. He asks them to think of the gift they give him as they await his homecoming and safety for all.
Nursing homes show improvement in Kansas
Local facilities in Franklin County show more deficiencies than average but overall progress is noted. Ottawa Retirement Village had 17 deficiencies in April, Richmond Care Center 11 in January, and Wellsville Manor 9 in September. none caused harm to residents except at Richmond where two cases affected care.
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Vickie Moss
Franklin County
Medicare
Medicare.gov
Kansas Department On Aging
Ottawa
15Th St
Richmond Care Center
E.e. St
Wellsville Manor Care Center
Seventh St
Kansas
Patricia Maben
Wellsville
Maben
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