County Commission Deliberates U S 59 Route Choice
Franklin County commissioners discussed U S 59 alignment and heard from Families and Farmers for the Best Free way, which backs KDOT’s preferred Ottawa to Lawrence route. No decision made yet, deadline January 15. Public forum planned January 6 at Heritage Tractor. County work chief DeJulio reported repairs on Sand Creek Road near Sand Creek Nursery.
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Franklin County Commission
Commission
Don Waymire
Tom Weigand
Kansas Department of Transportation
Ottawa
Lawrence
Waymire
Commis
Sioners
Franklin/Douglas Coalition of Concerned Citizens' public forum
Heritage Tractor
Baldwin
Franklin County Public Works
Ray DeJulio
Public Works
Sand Creek Road
Sand Creek Nursery
Charles Gillette
Con Sioners
Franklin County
Ottawa Daily Report Hospital and Sheriff Notes Focus on Admissions and Incidents
Ottawa records show admissions for Dorothy Zickmund Aletha Winn Maxine Norton and James Bowen on Thursday and others including James Fredricks Barbara Doty and Betty Malburg with discharges announced for several. A newborn daughter to Megan and William Schmoe is listed. Sheriff activity includes arrests for DUI no proof of insurance and various thefts and disturbances plus multiple accidents fire calls and ambulance runs across Thursday to Sunday in Ottawa and nearby towns.
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Dorothy Zickmund
Aletha Winn
Maxine Norton
James Bowen
Ottawa
James Fredricks
Barbara Doty
Baldwin
Betty Malburg
James Matthew Gilbert
Pomona
Kingman Terrace
Lucas Allén Hinderliter
Ohio Road
Tecumseh and
Main
Rodolfo Navarro Nepamuseno
Pawnee Road
Nepamuseno
15Th
Lincoln
Nepomuseno
Franklin County
Town & Country Supply
S. Princeton
Scott
Stephen Donald Price
Reno Road
East Logan
Clarence Leroy Jesse
Paola
Keokuk
Brenda J. Goracke
W. 13Th
East Keokuk
Kevin Dale Dakés
N. Cedar
Kristopher Neil Rush
S. Oak
Erickson
S. Main
Ranch Hand Auto Body and Truck Repair
Grantville
South Hickory
Keith L. Markley
S. Ash
Melodie L. McMechan
John E. Taylor
Sheriff's Department
Taylor
McMechan
Amy M. Gray
Tecumse
S. Cypress
South Locust
South Kallock
Richmond
South Willow
Canterbury Court
City Moves To Regulate Skating In Public Spaces
The city bans riding bicycles and skateboards on downtown and residential sidewalks and directs skaters to private lots, the Prairie Spirit Trail, and designated park trails. Officials discussed accelerating a Don Woodward Recreation Center skateboard park next summer, pending financing, alongside a new Forest Park tennis complex.
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Herrman
Don Woodward Recreation Center
U.S. 59 debate over eastern freeway alignment continues
Residents and officials in Ottawa and Baldwin gather for a KDOT session on a proposed Lawrence to Ottawa freeway. Supporters from Families & Farmers for the Best Freeway urge the eastern route, while opponents warn of safety and traffic impacts on local roads. Officials set Jan 15 to decide, with forums planned for Jan 5 and Jan 7.
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Jerry Smith
Baldwin
U.S.-59
Smith
U.S.59
Families & Farmers
KDOT
Ottawa
Fred Ferguson
Lawrence
Dean Carlson
Carlson
I-35
Franklin and
Douglas
Richmond to Build New Ballpark With Community Help
Stevenson outlined plans for a new two-diamond ballpark funded by chili suppers dances and local donations. Richmond City and Richmond Township contributed, with Lutz Construction to build at minimal cost using older fencing and lights. Total cost estimated 30000 to 40000 dollars, maintenance to be funded by a higher mill levy as youth programs receive a share, and future plans include a soccer field with Kansas National Guard aid.
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Stevenson
Recreation Commission
Richmond
Richmond Township
Commission
Lutz Construction
Roy Edwards
Kansas National Guard
Statehouse New Year Party Attracts Central Kansas Elites
Nearly 1000 guests are expected at a New Year’s Eve gala inside the Kansas Statehouse with a $150 ticket price. The event features an 18 piece band, outdoor fireworks, a rotunda light show, and a luxe menu as leaders weigh attendance amid security upgrades and differing views on private use of the capitol.
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Sarah Kessinger Harris
Topeka
Rotunda
Statehouse
Capitol Dome
Tish Rogers
Y2k
Rogers
Midwest Living
Kool and the Gang
Kansas
William Allen White
Amelia Earhart
Carlisle
Bill Graves
San
Jim Morrison
Colby
Cotton farmer seeds success in wheat state near Anthony
Gary Feist helped form a cooperative to build a cotton gin south of Anthony after Oklahoma mills and trucking costs forced farmers to Burns Flat and Winfield. The Enid firm owned half the gin, Anthony funded land, and bonds financed construction. About 80 producers with 13 workers processed roughly 6,000 acres, despite rain reducing the crop. The 15,000-square-foot facility runs 12 hours daily, seven days weekly, turning 15,000 connected machines into two-minute 500-pound bales with 30 percent turnout and potential cottonseed oil byproducts.
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Anthony
Burns Flat
Okla
Kansas
Winfield
Gary Feist
Enid
Peggy Feist
Plains Cotton Cooperative Association of
Lubbock
Texas
Bill Kellogg
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Daily Report
Megan Schmoe
Ottawa, Sun
Quenemo
Megan
William Schmoe
Sheriff's News
Police News
Briscoe
Christopher C. Howard
Highland
Howard
Ethel Mae Brady
W. 10Th
Wal-Mart Super Center
John Edward Gage
S. Mulberry
Daniel Marvin Scott
Blaine Finch
Scott Lambers
Forest Park
Ron Bishop
Haley Park
U.S
Ballfield
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