City-County Scene Begins To Thaw Out
Daylight conditions improved allowing four area school districts West Franklin USD 287 Central Heights US D 288 and Ottawa USD 290 to resume classes after two days off. Wellsville USD 289 dismissed early and later resumed full schedule as buses faced cold wind and snow. Ottawa and Franklin County crews cleared lots and rural roads while farmers helped free stuck buses. National Weather Service logged 12 below zero and a 14 degree high with a clear county forecast for tonight and Friday.
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Diane Yeamans
Ottawa
Franklin County
Bob Moore
Public Works
South Main
West Franklin U.S.D
Central Heights Us.d
Wellsville
Gwen Boone
School Board
Boone
Ottawa schools trim week with in service sessions
Inside Highlights notes local in service sessions to shorten Ottawa students' abbreviated week. Page 3. Verisiatite begins whittling away at Carlin's budget on Page 8. Poland's new premier takes a tough stance Page 8. Sports preview shows Ottawa University and Ottawa High basketball teams with home finales on tap Page 4.
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Carlin
Poland
Ottawa University
Ottawa High
Accident Delays Ottawa Area Mail Service On Interstate 35
A mail truck slid into a deep ditch on Interstate 35 near the Edgerton interchange causing Ottawa area postal service disruption. No injuries reported. Wreckers from Kansas City freed the vehicle and loaded mail onto a replacement truck. Dispatch officials expect heavy deliveries Friday as routes to Princeton Richmond and Garnett are affected.
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Ottawa
Edgerton
Kansas City
Princeton
Richmond
Garnett
Primary Registration To Close Tuesday
Voters not yet registered must file by 9 p.m. Tuesday to participate in city and school board primaries. County Clerk Laura Sutton said registration locations in Ottawa and county offices will be open through Friday, with hours 8 a.m. to 9 p.m., except Monday.
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Laura Sutton
George Washington
Ottawa City
Ottawa
City Hall
Vegas Fire Suspect Faces Murder Charges
A 23 year old busboy, Philip Bruce Cline, is jailed on eight counts of murder and one count of arson after confessing to inconsistent statements about his role in the Las Vegas Hilton fire. The blaze killed eight, injured 198, and forced 4,000 plus evacuees from the 30 story hotel.
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Las Vegas
Nev
Las Vegas Hilton
Philip Bruce Cline
Cline
San Diego Evening Tribune
Roy Parrish
Hilton
Quenemo moves to end Friday the 13th biker parties
Quenemo Kansas officials ban beer sales on Friday to end the Friday the 13th biker gatherings that left one dead and several hurt in June 1980. A temporary injunction backs the ban with state and local coordination planned, as guards and contingency plans prepare for possible repeat outbreaks.
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Kan
Kansas
Cuenemo
George Bell
Osage County
Statehouse
John Carlin
Robert Stephan
Calvin
Williams
Osage
Highway Patrol
Kansas Bureau of Investigation
Stephan
State Adjutant General
Kansas National Guard
69Th Brigade
Kansas’ National Guard
Bill Muir
Carlin
Muir
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White Mountain
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S. Main
Forest Park
Dave Kaup
Vegas Fire
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Burlington
Pleasanton
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