Fireworks Hush Amid New Year in Western Kansas
Y2K passed with few issues in southwest and south central Kansas as fireworks sparked scattered police calls. Hutchinson reported bans ignored and two DUI arrests near midnight. Dispatchers in Dodge City Great Bend and Larned logged calls but no major incidents. Cameras failed in Reno County sheriffs cars. hospital and fire pumps functioned normally.
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Hutchinson
Kansas
Randy Henderson
Hutchinson Police Department
Henderson
Dodge City
Great Bend
Larned
January Community Calendar Art Exhibits and Meetings
Readable listings show January events at Old Depart Museum Ottawa Arts Council Ransom Memorial Hospital and various local groups. Activities include art exhibits by Kansans and Tooby Burton, board meetings, club sessions, and community programs across Franklin County with times and venues listed.
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Old Depart Museum
Ottawa Community Arts Council
Tooby Burton
Old Faithful Inn
Yellowstone National Park
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Art Guild
Chamber of Commerce
Ottawa Christian Women’s
Ottawa Recreation Commission
City Hall
Franklin County Conservation District Board
East 23Rd St
Franklin County Genealogical Society
Carnegie Cultural Center
WTCS
Franklin County Mental Health Center
Franklin County Diabetes Association
1St Christian Church
Veterans Memorial Committee
National Association of Retired Federal Employees
NARFE
Sirloin Stockade
Kansas Veterans’ Commission
Faith Lutheran Church
Agri-Business Committee
City Commission
Ottawa
Franklin County
Library
Three Die In Kansas Holiday Weekend Crashes
The Kansas Highway Patrol reports at least three fatalities in holiday weekend crashes. Michael A. Burgardt, 42, of Lindsborg, died on I-70 near Ellsworth in a one-vehicle wreck involving a U-Haul trailer. Brian Bertels, 19, of Nortonville, died after exiting a curve on Kansas 192 west of Winchester. Christopher A. Brazen, 27, of Soldier, died in a one-vehicle rollover on U.S. 59 in Jefferson County.
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Associated Press
Kansas
Michael A. Burgardt
Lindsborg
Ellsworth
Kansas Highway Patrol
Brian Bertels
Nortonville
Winchester
Christopher A. Brazen
Soldier
U.S. 59
Jefferson County
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Lyons
Little River
Rice County
Stanton County
Grant County
Meade, Edwards, Ness, Barber
Pawnee
Reno
Bill Guy
Guy
Elm
County Commission
Bass Club
Poncho’s
OFCED
Heath
PATH
Don Woodward Center
Old Depot
Veteran’s Commission
Legislative Action Committee
Weight Watchers
Elliott Hall
West 2Nd St
OU Student Union
Mitch Rorabaugh
Ottawa University
Neosho County
S. Elm
People’s National Bank
Chamber of Com
Merce
Board of Education
Ottawa Middle School
Chamber Board of Directors
Communication & Image Committee
Cac Ae
Siddle Stock
Celebration Hall
the Fairgrounds
Ottawa Library
City Planning Commission
Community Arts Council
Jan Keaton
Joyce Worrell
Martin Luther King, JR
Steve Miller
Ottawa Municipal Auditorium
Council
Celebration
Chamber Board
Franklin County Cancer Foundation Board
TeamBank
William H. Howe
Howe
Martin
Tony Crayden
Centropolis
Mexico
Dale Schwarz
Baldwin
Pioneer
DuPont
Pioneers
Ar Bakes
Iene
Ferguson Farms
Phibred.com
Purusaous
SM Bites al Te
de Awa
USA
TM Traden Maxtor de
Moines
John Silvers
South Main
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