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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1997
Page
8
The U S Postal Service will hold the Battery Examination from January 12 to 16 for the Kansas City region. ZIP codes served include 640, 641, 644, 645, 646, 647, 660, 661, and 662. Apply via 1 800 318 8442, available 24 hours daily during the window.
A 12-year-old rural Ottawa boy was arrested Monday afternoon for allegedly assaulting a 6-year-old girl. The Franklin County Sheriff’s Department took him into custody at 2 08 p m in the 1200 block of K 68 after a brief investigation. He remained in juvenile detention this morning as Assistant County Attorney Frederick Meier II said charges of aggravated criminal sodomy and attempted rape would be filed. Meier will review all reports before deciding on continued detention.
Ottawa police investigate vandalism at Mission Woods where a BB gun caused 840 in damage to 14 windows and screens between 10 30 a m December 22 and 8 53 a m Monday Capt Charlie Bowling said a suspect has been developed and the case remains under investigation
Wichita AP reports Michael Marsh was found guilty of killing his best friend's wife and two children, in a Sedgwick County verdict that convicts him of aggravated burglary, aggravated arson, first degree murder in Marty Ane Pusch’s death, and capital murder in 19 month old Marty Elizabeth.
The Citizens' Utility Ratepayer Board asked Kansas regulators to dismiss the Western Resources and Kansas City Power and Light merger. CURB cites Western’s claimed backing out of the February agreement, though Western’s December statement did not reference that. Shareholder meetings were canceled as bankers could not certify fairness to Western shareholders.
Mary Wilma Tucker 97 Overbrook died Dec 25 1997 in a nursing home. Funeral held at Overbrook United Methodist Church. She born May 25 1900 taught rural schools 13 years and held church and community posts. Memorials to the church or Lorraine Max Scholarship Fund in care of First Security Bank Overbrook. More notices to follow.
Kneib outlined a plan to close the transfer station and move trash to a Peoria landfill with a local dropoff for recyclables. The project could cut tipping costs from the current $20 per ton and attract regional trash contracts, benefiting local development. Herzog employs about 800 nationally and posted last year revenue above $125 million.
The court ruling states no written city policy required Totton's custody but an unwritten policy to shield a third party existed when Fitzgerald told Weidl to watch Totton leave the club. The court declines the blanket duty claim, noting the officer's oral instruction fell under discretionary function and did not establish a special plaintiff duty. Totton serves 64 months in a Wichita work release for three counts of aggravated battery and felony DUI, with July 20, 1998 set for release.
Democrats weigh a ballot filler option with Anthony Hensley of Topeka as a potential nominal challenger to Graves, while Docking explores other posts. Bill Koch surfaces as a資possible donor-backed candidate, with intraparty debates on Triad ties and broader GOP links amid a tight Kansas political map.
The Daily Report lists admissions including Hubert Robinett Viola Crump Raylind Stewart Annette Broom Edith Miller Gerald Williams and Edna Garrison from Ottawa plus DI Frank Hanson Helen Dyer Addie Hollingsworth and Vivian Yates. It covers arrests for probation violation, multiple thefts, vandalisms, burglaries, accidents and calls from Franklin County with details on locations and losses.
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