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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 2009
Page
8
Forecast for Thursday December 31 in Kansas
Partly cloudy conditions with warm temperatures expected across Kansas. Highs may reach near record levels while lows stay mild. horsepower and humidity remain elevated. Weather hotline advisories available for updated details and regional alerts.
Runaway Trio From Topeka Found In Ottawa
Three Topeka juveniles reported as runaways were spotted walking in Ottawa early Wednesday morning and later identified at the police station. Sgt. Doug Waterman said they hitchhiked from Topeka to Ottawa and would be held at the Franklin County Juvenile Detention Center until guardians arrange custody.
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Courtney Servaes
Herald
Doug Waterman
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East Logan Street
Franklin County
Williams receives Disney World wish sendoff in Ottawa
Dakota Williams, 5, Ottawa, with aunt Teresa Blanchard at Mc Donald's, prepares to fly to Walt Disney World after Make-A-Wish of Kansas City granted his dream to meet Spider-Man. Williams suffers from DiGeorge syndrome and travels with two grandmothers and his sister for the trip.
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Herald Readers Clash With Staff Over 2009 Top Stories
The Ottawa Herald staff picked the local economy as its top story of 2009 while public voters ranked different headlines. Crime drove many issues. the killing of 19 year old Ottawan Sky Cadarette was No. 2 for readers and a sex case involving former Wellsville teacher Jeb Clements topped the public poll, which reflected non scientific, voluntary participation in December.
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Ottawa Herald News
Sky Cadarette
Wellsville
Jeb Clements
The
Reader’s Picks vs Herald Top 10 Local News 2009
Readers ranked top local stories with items like a teacher student sex case and a killing, microburst storm effects, embezzlements in Williamsburg and Rantoul, city gun scare, and a pastor theft case dismissed. The Herald list highlighted local economy, storm, sports, and council turmoil, selected from about 100 contenders from over 1,000 stories published in 2009.
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New Year holiday closures across Ottawa offices and shops
Government offices and many businesses will close Friday for the New Year. Walgreens at 1445 S. Main St. will be open 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. today and Friday. Wal-Mart Pharmacy at 2101 S. Main St. will be open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday and 24 hours otherwise. Kramer Pharmacy at 134 S. Main St. will close but staff available for emergencies. Ottawa City Hall and Franklin County Courthouse keep regular hours today and close Friday. Ottawa Library closes at 1 p.m. today and stays closed until Saturday, with a drop box available. East Central Kansas Area Agency on Aging also closes Friday. Ottawa Area Chamber of Commerce and Old Depot Museum close at noon today. The Ottawa Herald stays open until 5 p.m. today and closed Friday. no Friday edition. A Saturday paper will be published, with regular hours resuming Monday at 8 a.m.
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Ottawa Library
East Central Kansas
Chamber of Commerce
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Old Depot Museum
W. Tecumseh St
Ottawa Herald
S. Cedar St
Memories of a Decade: Disasters, Economy and Hope
Private and public events shaped the decade, highlighting resilience and sacrifice amid disaster and the first black president. The fall of the economy looms as a defining moment, with outsourcing, pensions raids, health care rationing, and low wage work changing lives. Personal joys persist in family births and career recognition as teachers look toward new studies and degrees.
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