Morton charged with false writings in ORC purchases
Former Ottawa Recreation Commission director Jane Morton faces a non person level 8 felony charge for allegedly making false statements in documents tied to the purchase of two trailers from Kansas Surplus in Topeka. She is to appear Feb. 15 in Franklin County District Court with Judge Kevin Kimball. a conviction could mean 23 to 7 months in prison.
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Jodie Garcia
Ottawa Recreation Commission
Franklin County
ORC
Jane Morton
Kevin Kimball
Morton
Kansas
Topeka
ORC Board
Franklin County plan seeks rural and farm balance
Franklin County's new comprehensive plan focuses on balancing residential development with agriculture. County planning director Larry Walrod and consultant Tom Phillips reviewed a first draft, with a rough draft due to the Planning Commission on February 9 and public hearings planned for April.
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Cleon Rickel
Larry Walrod
Walrod
Tom Phillips
Franklin County Planning Commission
Food Check-Out Day Observed In Franklin County
Joyce Wasmund and Elmer Tankersley joke at Country Mart as National Food Check-Out Day is marked in 2008. Franklin County Farm Bureau Women buy over $100 in food for Hope House, highlighting a community donation.
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Joyce Wasmund
Princeton
Country Mart
Elmer Tankersley
Ranioul
Franklin County
Bureau
Hope House
OHS Students React to Bush State of the Union
Ottawa High School students in government class watched the State of the Union and debated its points. Senior Lindsey Holland and Darren Corcoran offered mixed views, praising energy and science plans while questioning Iran policy and the draft, with Holland noting war experiences.
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Jodie Garcia
Herald
Ottawa High School
Bush
Lindsey Holland
Holland
Candie Campbell
Campbell
Darren Corcoran
Corcoran
Iroq
U.S
Lawmakers praise Bush on terror and fuel alternatives
Republican lawmakers in Congress applauded President Bush for his State of the Union stance against global terrorism and his push to curb foreign oil dependence with alternative fuels. Senator Pat Roberts backed legal tools for counterterrorism while Senator Sam Brownback praised Iran policy and federal research into ethanol as part of a broader energy independence push.
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Bush
Capitol Hill
Washington
House
Dennis Hastert
Illinois
Dick Cheney
Iraq
Kansas
Congress
America
Pat Roberts
Roberts
Senate Intelli
Brownback
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Afghanistan
Department of Energy
Jgarcia
Ottawaherald.com
Sam Hananelega
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