Annexation plans eyed for Ottawa east side
Ottawa Planning Commission received a consultant report proposing annexing land along Highway K-68 east of town, possibly to the I-35 interchange. The area would include the Ottawa Country Club and plots owned by Don Yockey and Ruth Weidner, but legal limits restrict eastward expansion without landowner consent. The memo urged careful development control and noted limited ability to extend city services.
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George B. Pyle
Ottawa Country Club
Ottawa Planning Commission
Myles Schachter
Kansas City
Bucher and Willis
City Commission
Schachter
Davis Street
Wilson Street
K-68
Country Club
Don Yockey
Mt. Calvary Cemetery
Ruth Weidner
County Commission
Ottawa Township
Unemployment Rises to 18 Month High in January
Washington AP reports a large rise in layoffs lifting the national unemployment rate to 6.2 percent in January, the first time since July 1978. Adult men bore the brunt as joblessness climbed to 4.7 percent amid downturns in auto, steel, and housing.
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Washington
Lumberyard Arson Probe Seeks Clues in Ottawa Blaze
Investigation into the January 17 arson that destroyed Construction Materials Inc. seeks information. DPS urges tips for a $5,000 reward from the State Fire Marshal in Topeka. Hotline 1-800-492-2919. National Weather Service Ottawa reports a high of 22 and a low of 5 for Thursday. January total 1.38 inches. Partly cloudy and milder tonight, with lows 15 to 20. Saturday mostly cloudy, highs 35 to 40.
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Construction Materials Inc
E.ist
Ottawa Department of Public Safety
DPS
Ed Redman
Topeka
Kansas Arson Advisory Committee
National Weather Service
Ottawa
Area Farm Home Destroyed By Fire Near Princeton
A fire early today near Princeton destroyed Rick Johnsons home, adjacent garage and an outbuilding. Officials say the blaze probably started from a faulty wood burning stove. No damage estimates were available. Authorities noted the property is owned by Johnsons parents and lies about a half mile north of Central Heights School. Fire departments from Ohio and Richmond Township responded. Further details were not released.
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Princeton
Rick Johnson
Johnson
Central Heights School
Ohio
Richmond Township
DPS
Junior Diamond
Fred Solis
Farm Bureau Boss Reflects on China Trade Mission
John Junior Armstrong Kansas Farm Bureau president spoke at the Franklin County Conservation District meeting, recounting a 20-member trade mission with Gov. John Carlin to China. He described grain handling, diet differences, hybrid seeds, and Great Wall observations while noting preferential travel were provided to official delegates.
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Diane Yeamans
Franklin County Conservation District
Celebration Hall
John Junior Armstrong
Kansas Farm Bureau
Conservation District
Franklin County
Kansas Bankers Association
Sonny Burch
Ottawa Rfd 2
Howard Simcox
Jural Princeton
Clayton Watts
Lloyd Nelson
Armstrong
John Carlin
People's Republic of China
Kansas
U. S
China
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