Vietnam Veterans bulletin and veterans services events
The Franklin County chapter of Vietnam Veterans of America will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday in Ransom Memorial Hospital Conference Rooms A and B. Free developmental screenings are available January 8 for district children birth to 5. Call 229-8110 to schedule. A Kansas Commission on Veterans Affairs representative will assist veterans at 1 p.m. January 7 at the Ottawa Public Library. If unavailable, contact the Lawrence office at 745 Vermont, Suite 2, Lawrence KS 66044-2371 or call 785-843-5233.
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Franklin County
Vietnam Veterans of America
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Special Services Office
Kansas Commission On Veterans’ Affairs
Ottawa Public Library
Vermont
Suite 2
Lawrence
Kan
Franklin County Jail Bookings and Police Reports Summary
Franklin County jail logs list Curtis Mitchell Sand and Donald Duane Poage Jr released after Friday bookings on court warrants. Multiple arrests include Steven Russell for driving while suspended, Mark Martin for driving revoked and no insurance, and others for warrants, theft, battery, and drug charges. Theft incidents and vehicle damages reported along with road closure at Rock Creek Road 3700-4100 with detours.
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Franklin County
Curtis Mitchell Sand
Overbrook
Donald Duane Poage Jr
Lane
Paul Frederick Thommen
E. 15Th
Sheriff’s Dept
Charles William Gish
Lincoln
Steven P. Russell
Joseph
Mark D. Martin
Verona
Brandon Yohe
Mary L. Lefils
Clark Road
Edward J. Kendall
E. Third
Johnson County
Winona L. With
Oak
James L. Lewis
N. Oak
Alexandria R. Billings
Topeka
Franklin County Juvenile Detention Center
Roundabout traffic concerns raised by officials and students
Test continued from page 1 concerns how buses and large vehicles would navigate tight roundabout turns. Public works officials said temporary design would not hinder flow. Officers and Dennis will monitor traffic. both Padgett and Dennis reported smooth passage, calling it a piece of cake. Lauren Beatty, Ottawa Herald.
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Allan
Dennis
Padgett
Lauren Beatty
Reporter
Ottawaherald.com
Families push to hold Kansas bars liable for drunks
In Sedgwick County two civil suits target a Wichita bar and a Wellington bar, arguing taverns should be liable when a drunken patron later injures or kills someone. Families seek civil liability to deter serving intoxicated customers, citing Missouri reforms and a high alcohol level in one crash.
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Wichita
Ia Kansas
Sedgwick County
Wellington
Brenda Noone
Noone
James
Jeremy Pawlak
Sheri Baker-Bruster
Baker-Bruster
Frank Baker
Baker
Robert E. Selton Jr
Kansas
Andy Hutton
Hutton
State Supreme Court
Missouri
Missouri Supreme Court
Free Tipsy Taxi service in Ottawa remembered
The Ottawa area recalls a former Tipsy Taxi program run about 12 years ago by Melvern Jacobs offering free rides on New Year’s Eve. It served 20 to 25 people per night for five years before insurance and cost concerns ended it. Participants and local clubs stored mixed awareness of the program.
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Harris News Service
Viola
Franklin County
Ottawa
Melvern Jacobs
Jacobs
Mastel
Anderson
Master
County works budget cut threatens paving and ditching projects
County administrator said a third of the department’s annual budget, about 1.2 million, may be cut entirely this year. Underspending by a quarter-million has led to canceled paving, limited rock haul, and reduced ditching. Vehicle replacements could be postponed indefinitely as the outlook worsens. Commissioner Stot tlemires notes possible delays.
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DeJulio
Don Stottlemire
Baer
Stottlemire
Kansas Fines Jump for Restaurant Code Violations
A Kansas health crackdown after an audit has led to fines against more than 130 restaurants and eight closures this year. Sedgwick County accounts for 26 fines as inspectors ramp up training and enforcement statewide. Some owners dispute findings and appeal, with fines ranging from 500 to 5000 dollars for repeated violations.
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Wichita
Kansas
Wichita Eagle
Health Department
Sharon Watson
Sedgwick
Jack Brown
Wichita Department of Environmental Health
Kevin Brown
Bradley Fair
Cibola
Brown
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Bulletin Board
Veterans
the Daily Report
Ashley R. Hays
Thomas Read
Andrew R. Fleming
Justin L. Hutton
Salina
James F. Weiss
S. Main
Sheriff’s News
Ellis Road
Jed’s Bar & Grill
Galveston
Princeton
East Franklin
Pomona
Osborne Terrace
Dollar General
N. Main
East 16Th Terrace
South Main
Rock Creek
Oregon
Hamilton
Texas
Mike Benard
Benard
Vickie Moss
Andy Gassaway
Gassaway
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