Multiple arrests tied to warrants and local incidents
A Daily Report listing arrests at the Douglas Franklin County line and Ottawa area includes William Wallace Seeker and others on warrants for failure to appear, domestic battery, and possession charges. It notes bonds, jail holds, and several minor noninjury traffic and ambulance calls with limited details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheriff's News
William Wallace Seeker
Baldwin
Douglas
Franklin County
U.S
Ottawa
Manuel Robert Jackman
Rantoul
S. Main
William Allen Thompson
Princeton
Dustin Kirk Clary
Pomona
Timothy J. Burrichter
S. Maple
Johnson County
Michio Imai
S. Liberty
Eric Dwayne Green
Liberty
Gina Renee Converse
Lea Dawn Hopkins
Georgia Road
Canterbury
Douglas County
Jeffery Daniel Hopkins
Cypress
Timothy J. Pearler
Princeton No. 12
Carl J. Messick
Fire damages Centropolis home. family seeks help
Sharon Kay Baer and her daughter and granddaughter are staying in a mobile home after a Tuesday night fire near the chimney at 1001 Coal Creek Ave. Fire officials suspect the chimney or an electrical short. the basement area was damaged but the blaze did not spread. Neighbors assisted with roof prep, wiring inspection, and carpet donations as the elderly resident seeks utilities assistance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sharon Kay Baer
Centropolis
Gene Gilliland
Gilliland
Coal Creek Ave
Baer
Cheney a longtime Ottawa civic leader and judge dies in Texas
Julius R. Duke Cheney, a Kansas University business graduate who earned a law degree at Washburn, died Sunday in Texas. He practiced law in Ottawa, ran his family grocery, served in the Naval Reserves, directed Alcohol Beverage Control, and spent 15 years as Ottawa municipal court judge. Active in Westminster Presbyterian Church, Chamber of Commerce, and library board, he was Ottawa mayor from 1947 to 1950. He and his wife Lucy had a daughter Donna, a son Robert, six grandchildren, and seven great grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julius R. “Duke
Cheney
Texas
Ottawa
University of Kansas
Washburn
Topeka
Naval Reserves
Trenton
New Jersey
Alcohol Beverage Control
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Builders’ Fellowship Group
Chamber of Commerce
Library Board
Lucy
Donna
Robert
Lawmaker seeks probe of Tyson EBP merger in Kansas
Senate Agriculture chair Derek Schmidt asks Attorney General Carla Stovall to review the 4.7 billion Tyson IBP deal under the Restraint of Trade Act for anti competitive risks. The merger would give control of 30 percent of beef, 33 percent of poultry and 18 percent of pork processing nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Kessinger
Harris
Topeka
Tyson Foods
EBP
Senate Agriculture
Carla Stovall
Derek Schmidt
Independence
Stovall
Tyson
Kansas
IBP
Finney County
Lyon County
Hutchinson
Gary Mickelsen
Schmidt
Agriculture Committee
Bill Graves
Cleaning weather drives car wash lines as melt begins
Temperatures rising melt ice and snow prompting lines at local car washes. Mild weather is expected to continue for the next couple of days, helping residents wash grime from streets.
Radcliffe retires after 17 years with Franklin County department
Longtime Franklin County Bridge Department member Rex Radcliffe announces retirement after 17 years. He cites leaving friends and a desire to help people, while leaving doors open for possible return to law enforcement if needed. He thanks colleagues, the public, and Sheriff Craig Davis for support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rex
Bowling
Radcliffe
Sheriff's Department
Franklin County
Craig
Davis
Local Olympian Chuck Crawford Seeks Alaska Trip
Chuck Crawford, a standout in Special Olympics, travels the Midwest collecting medals in many sports. He holds two part time janitorial jobs, volunteers at COF shelter workshop, trains at OU Wellness Center, and skis cross country near Weston. His Alaska trip, funded by Kansas Special Olympics, will include his mother sister and nephew. Crawford is a familiar figure at Ottawa High School and Ottawa University events and even helps with football chains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chuck
Weston
Crawford
Ottawa High School
Ottawa University
Mendell
Special Olympics
Lt Gov Sherrer backs tax hike for education in Kansas
Lt Governor Gary Sherrer said he supports a tax increase to fund public schools, arguing local taxes have already shown commitment. He noted Gov Graves resists a specific education tax proposal, while lawmakers gauge school needs and funding options amid a battle over billions in education spending and potential program cuts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherrer
Topeka
Gary Sherrer
Lawrence Journal-World
Bill Graves
Graves
Senate
Dave Kerr
R Hutchinson
House
Kent Glasscock
Manhattan
State Board of Education
Newton
Great Bend
Emporia
Enue
Commerce and Housing
Mark Tallman
Kansas Association of School Boards
Tallman
Lieutenant Governor's Office
Ink
Kasb
Kansas Department of Education
Ksbe
State
Homicide defendants face new charges in cellist death
In Wichita, two brothers already tied to a quadruple killing were charged with first degree murder for the cellist Ann Valenta 55 who died from December shooting outside her former east Wichita home. Prosecutors also allege kidnapping aggravated robbery and other charges tied to a December rampage that claimed five more lives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cellist
Wichita
Wichita Symphony Orchestra
Ann Valenta
Reginald Carr Jr
Jonathan Carr
Sedgwick County
Dodge City
Nora Foulston
Carr Brothers
Jason Befort
Brad Heyka
Heather Muller
Aaron Sander
Valenta
Also Mentioned on This Page
Daily Report
Phillip Edward Piersol
Williamsburg
South St
East St
Max Eugene Randel
Shawn A. Shutts
S. Mulberry
Valis R. Gorton
S. Locust
Main
Hickory
N. ‘Unt
N. Locust
Lawmaker
Stovalls Consumer Protection
Tiffany Ball
Food Brands America
EPR Foods
South Hutchinson
Deskencil Food Service Company
Ron Bishop
Department
Midwest
Alice
Alice Crawford
Walenta
Carrs
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!