Local coffee stop to close after five years in Ottawa
Jan and George Keaton will close Jan's Stained Glass Cappuccino House at Second and Main by week’s end after five years in Ottawa. The couple opened the shop after his retirement from Kansas City Power & Light and will use the opportunity to travel. Merchandise is 50 percent off. glass work will continue from their home in rural Franklin County.
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Jan Keaton
Jan
Ottawa
Kansas City Power & Light
George Keaton
Franklin County
Ottawa Main Street Association
Ottawa Main Street
Kansas Lottery
Kansas Senate panel backs Sunday liquor sales bill
Topeka AP Kansas legislation allowing local option on Sunday alcohol sales and raising the gallonage tax clears the Senate committee. The bill would add an $11 million annual tax, bar Memorial Day Independence Day and Labor Day sales, and let cities enact stricter ordinances while ensuring uniform application of the liquor control act across the state. Several border cities with Missouri have already moved Sunday sales ahead.
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Senate
Federal and State Affairs Committee
Kansas
Missouri
Wyandotte
Amazon.com to collect state sales tax in Kansas starting April 1
Amazon.com will begin collecting sales tax on Kansans internet purchases April 1 as part of Kansas destination based tax law. Rich Prem, head tax official, said compliance has been in progress since last July and estimates $1.0 to $1.2 million yearly in taxes. The firm’s Coffeyville center, employing 375, ships most Kansan orders.
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Topeka
Amazon.com
Rich Prem
Kansas
Prem
Amazon
Coffeyville
Friendly Paws program matches pets with seniors in Ottawa Village
Buffy the five year old cocker spaniel visits Ottawa Retirement Village as part of the Friendly Paws program from East Central Kansas Area Agency on Aging. Owners say visits lift mood and lower blood pressure while residents share memories of dogs and kennels and express appreciation for the gentle companions.
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Kansas Area
Agency On
Chuck Adell
Ottawa
Lorraine Hull
Buffy
ORV
Adell
Paws
Eckaaa
Friendly Paws
East Central Kansas Area Agency On Aging
Police charge man with torturing wife in Ottawa
Ottawa police arrested Darren Lee Marconette after a domestic disturbance at 804 South Cherry Street. The 34 year old was charged with attempted murder aggravated kidnapping criminal threat and aggravated battery after a woman said she was held captive beaten and tortured for 15 hours. She was lifeflighted to a area hospital from Ransom Memorial Hospital.
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Vickie Moss
Ottawa
Darren Lee Marconette
Cherry Sr
Lisa Marconette
South Cherry
S. Cherry St
Ron Puterbaugh
Ransom Memorial Hospital
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