Water district election called fair by board
Franklin County Rural Water District No. 4 faced questions after its annual meeting on January 15 over the board vote for its new member. The three person tally found Reeves favored 20 to 5, but the exact count was not announced and ballots were destroyed under advice from the district attorney, prompting concerns of impropriety though the board maintained the process was fair.
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Franklin County
Reeves
Jeff Link
Connaghan
Stephanie Bush
Gary Hanson
Topeka
Ottawa weighs annex to clarify snow and police boundaries
Winter city officials discussed annexing 34 acres at Davis Road and Osborne Terrace to fix boundary errors affecting snow removal and law enforcement. A past incident on Eisenhower Road highlighted jurisdiction confusion between Ottawa Police and Franklin County Sheriff. County leaders said the city is the logical entity to assume control, but road classifications and costs remain undetermined.
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Herald
Ottawa
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Osborne Terrace
Gene Ramsey
Eisenhower Road
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Osborne Road
Weldon Padgett
Padgett
Franklin County
Don Hay
Davis and
Eisenhower
Blaine Finch
Ex-County Attorney Sentenced to Jail for DUI
Wendell Barker, 52, former Franklin County Attorney (1981–1993), will serve 45 days in jail starting Thursday after pleading guilty to felony DUI. He faces 120 days of house arrest, 18 months of probation, a $1,500 fine, and mandatory abstinence with random tests.
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Wendell Barker
Barker
Guantanamo detainee linked to Osama bin Laden driver
Yemeni captive Salim Ahmed Salim Hamdan, 34, acknowledges serving as Osama bin Laden’s driver in Afghanistan from 1997 to 2001, but denies al Qaeda membership. Navy lawyer Charles Swift says Hamdan acted to support himself and family, making him the first detainee publicly tied to bin Laden.
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Triskaidekaphobia and Friday the 13th explained
The Herald Staff explains the fear of the number 13 known as triskaidekaphobia. It traces the word’s Greek roots and notes a 2 000 year tradition of Friday the 13th as unlucky, linking it to religious and cultural beliefs about the Last Supper and weekday omens.
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Soldier accused of aiding al Qaida from Fort Lewis
National Guardsman Spc. Ryan G. Anderson, 26, was arrested at Fort Lewis Washington on charges of aiding the enemy by attempting to communicate and provide intelligence to al Qaida operatives. Officials say he joined extremist chat rooms seeking U.S. military information. He is being held pending criminal charges.
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Anderson
Lynnwood
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