Gasoline spill at Ottawa Casey's General Store
A few gallons of gasoline spilled onto the pavement at Casey's General Store, 940 N. Main St., Ottawa, Wednesday morning. An automatic shutoff failed to activate at about 6:05 a.m. A store attendant used absorbent to prevent runoff before Ottawa Fire Department arrival. firefighters added absorbent and cleared the scene.
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Ottawa Fire
Casey’s General Store
N. Main St
Ottawa Fire Department
Former Richmond cattleman arrested in Alabama
A former Franklin County man, Kevin Russell Thompson, 48, is in federal custody in Alabama on three felony counts of livestock theft, held on a $500,000 cash bond. Authorities say he sold over $1.3 million worth of cattle without owner authorization from 2002 to 2003 while operating a Richmond cattle business. The arrest followed cooperation among Missouri, federal, and multi-state agencies. Thompson was considered a flight risk.
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Missouri
Kevin Russell Thompson
Douglas County
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Richmond
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Douglas County Sheriff's Department
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FBI
U.S. Marshals
Plaza Cinema Declared World’s Oldest Continuous Theatre
Kansas Sen Caryn Tyson and Tom Holland issued a state proclamation in Topeka on February 17 recognizing Ottawa’s Plaza Cinema as the world’s oldest continually operating cinema. Advocates and Plaza Cinema staff attended, presenting framed images to Gov Brownback and Rep Finch, then touring Topeka’s KTWU studios.
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Caryn Tyson
Tom Holland
Ottawa
Plaza Cinema
Front Row
Bill Shaffer
KTWU
Jeanny Sharp
Ottawa Herald
Peggy Armstrong
Deb Barker
Franklin County Historical Society
Scott Zaremba
Peach Madi
Richard Wellman
Lawrence Re
Kristi Lee
Franklin County
Daily Report Bids and Detentions in Ottawa and Franklin County
Daily admissions and dismissals list names in Ottawa Lenexa and Vassar with shifts on Monday and Tuesday. The sheriff and police report arrests in Ottawa and Pomona for probation and driving while suspended plus an active Ottawa warrant. Incidents thefts and accidents include a Michigan driving instructor case under investigation and property damage in Forest Park.
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South Burroughs Street
Ottawa
Quinton Keen
Lawrence
Monroe Street
Pomona
Jason Ray Black
Franklin County
Jackson County
Missouri
South Main Street
Billy Adams Jr
Police Department
Franklin County Adult Detention Center
S. Main St
Gabriel Evans
City of Ottawa
North Cleveland Street
Sarah E. Harris
Michigan
Montana
Forest Park
N. Locust St
North Sycamore Street
South Elm Street
South Ash Street
Ottawa High School
Police and Fire Activity Reports From Wellsville Ottawa
Wellsville Police log shows motorist and public assists on East Ninth Street Hunt Avenue Fourth Street Main Street for animal complaints. Ottawa Fire Department reports multiple Monday incidents including smoke detector activations at Rockwood Drive addresses, controlled burns, a gasoline spill on Main Street, and four medical calls assisted Monday and Tuesday.
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East Ninth Street
Hunt Avenue
Fourth Street
Main Street
Ottawa Fire Department
Rockwood Dr
Eagle Pass Ct
S. Tremont St
N. Main St
Move-in date set for Ottawa elementary school in 2017
Ottawa officials celebrate groundbreaking of a new $20 million 75,000 square foot elementary school on 19th Street and Eisenhower Road. Move-in is projected for May or June 2017. existing Eugene Field Elementary will be repurposed. Seven kindergarteners will help with shovels at the ceremony.
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Jeanne Stroh
Ottawa
Stroh
Ottawa Peoet
Shelby Dobbs
Lincoln
19Th Street
Eisenhower Road
Falcon Way
Ottawa High School
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