DPS saga rears its head again as firings stir crowd
About 75 residents crowded Ottawa city hall to press for DPS controversy resolution. They seek separation into police and fire departments and reinstatement of three fired DPS workers, Tony DeLaTorre, Bill Wright, and Warren McGill, with a May decision anticipated.
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Jay Bemis
Herald
Wiiter City Hall
Ottawa Department of Public Safety
DPS
City Commission
Cal Lantis
Commission
Ann Baker
Ash
Tony DeLaTorre
Bill” Wright
Warren McGill
Ant Seyler
N. Cedar
Ottawa City Commissioners Struggle Over Fired Officers
Ottawa officials faced a quiet public night as three DPS employees were fired. Mayor Fogle noted legal limits on comment while manager Wetmore defended decisions. Grievance hearings for Tony DeLaTorre and others proceed in private as the public awaits both sides.
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Ottawa
DPS
Dan Fogle
Fogle
Jeff Herrman
Cal Lantis
Lantis
Fred Heathman
Randy Wetmore
Wetmore
Commission
Tony DeLaTorre
City Hall
Bob Berck Jr
Oil Spill Endangers Huntington Beach Wildlife and Beaches
Crews race to shield beaches and a wildlife preserve as a tanker spill dumps over 290000 gallons of heavy Alaskan crude from the 811-foot American Trader. The hole was torn while mooring near an offshore terminal, with winds pushing the slick offshore and cleanup aided by booms, skimmers, and lifeguards. Nine oiled birds were found alive as British Petroleum assumes responsibility and Clean Coastal Waters leads the response.
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Huntington Beach
Calif
Coast Guard
Mark Kennedy
Bill Richardson
British Petroleum
Versatility a plus for medical corps
Ottawa gains six physicians with family practice degrees who insist family practice is a broad specialty. Lance Reynoso explains that FPs are not general practitioners but doctors trained in a three to four year residency across twelve areas including obstetrics pediatrics surgery emergency medicine internal medicine and geriatrics. He notes FPs coordinate care by calling in specialists when needed and aim to simplify patient treatment without discrediting specialists.
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Lori Alvarado
Herald
Itawa
Lance Reynoso
Ottawa
Reynoso
American Board of Family Practice
Neosho County Plans New Ottawa Campus Building
Neosho County Community College will build a 15,000 square foot facility in Ottawa to house 15 classrooms two labs and an office after the board approved hiring an architect. Enrollment in Ottawa has risen from 470 to 851 last year and 1,300 in the 1989-90 academic year with nursing classes expanded since January 1989.
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Connie Woodard
Chanute Tribune
Harris News Service
Chanute
Neosho County Community College
Ottawa
Nccc Board of Trustees
Franklin and
Wal- Mart
Southwestern Bell
Olasco
van Allen
Bargaining seen as steady conviction tool
Franklin County Attorney Wen dell Barker says plea bargaining is not a easy escape for defendants but the best option for prosecution when not every case ends in conviction. The case of Lyle Jarrett shows a charge, a lengthy jail stay, and a not guilty verdict after a trial.
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Lorie Hyten
Herald
Franklin County
Wen
Dell Barker
Barker
Lyle Jarrett
Jarrett
San Antonio
Texas
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Steve Zuk
Neosho County
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