Winter Weather Outlook Sees El Nino Influence
The National Weather Service predicts a mixed winter with cold wet conditions in the South and milder areas northward, while El Niño influences loom large. Forecasters cite folklore, agricultural clues, and past years to frame the forecast, noting regional variability from Minnesota to Kentucky to California as December begins.
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Usales
National Weather Service
International Falls
Minn
Central
Pacific Ocean
James Wagner
Federal Climate Analysis Center
Camp Springs
Franklin County OKs roll over aging funds and zoning bylaws
Franklin County Commission assures Orlin Milliken funds left in the county aging council budget will carry over to next year. They approve bylaws aligning with state requirements and discuss how to handle township zoning board funds after Jan. 1.
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Bill Tellier
Franklin County Commission Today
Orlin Milliken
Williamsburg
County Council On Aging
Commission
Charles
County General Fund
Milliken
Beatrice Shisler
Mid- America Council On Aging
Franklin County Planning Commission
Planning Commission
Board of Zoning Appeals
Mavity
Gardner Hayden
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Holiday closings dot Ottawa offices and banks
Ottawa city offices and departments will close Christmas Eve afternoon and all of Christmas Day with limited hours the following week. The Ottawa Library and Franklin County offices announce holiday closures, while banks set varied early closures on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve. The Ottawa Herald skips editions on Christmas and New Year’s Day.
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Diane Yeamans
Herald
Ottawa
Franklin County
Franklin County Health Department
Franklin County Extension Service
Savings and Loan
Kansas State
Peoples
First National Banks
Ottawa Herald
Americans spend no matter what in November boost
Consumer spending rose 0.7 percent in November to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 3.95 trillion dollars, the largest rise in six months, despite a 0.1 percent drop in income. Services led the gain with 19.2 billion, utilities 6.7 billion, medical care 6.0 billion, while durable and nondurable goods added 6.6 billion.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Department
Higgins' body identified after Beirut abduction claim
In Beirut the body of Higgins, a 44 year old Vietnam veteran, was identified as the kidnapped American hostage. A casket draped with the U S flag left the hospital in an ambulance escorted by U S Embassy cars toward the U S Embassy area in Aukir. UN officials confirmed the identity via spokeswoman Nadia Younes and Picco, while the Lebanese coroner awaited final data from the United States. The OOE had claimed responsibility for Higgins high profile kidnapping on July 31 1989 in retaliation for Israel’s actions.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Idaehasay
Maing Boiggins
Ces
America
Phen Paul
U.S
Aukir
United Nations
Javiar Perez de Cuellar
Higgins
USN
Giandomenico Picco
Nadia Younes
Organization of the Oppressed On Earth
Israel
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Associated Press
Upper Midwest
Kentucky
California
The
United
Germany
Ralph Young
Connie Fider
S. Oak
Nicholas
Ahmed Harati
Harati
Thiggins
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