Pomona weighs bold street overhaul and bond plan
Pomona City Council member Rick Smith urged fast action on street repairs at Tuesday meeting urging a town wide bond to fund a major overhaul. City Superintendent Jim Robinson cited about 12 miles of roads needing work with an average block length of 24 feet. Council scheduled a 6 p.m. work session for January 18 to discuss financing and maintenance.
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Smith
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Free old magazines at Ottawa Library
Ottawa Library offers old magazine editions free to the public. Items have been pulled to make room for new arrivals and are placed in front of the reference area at 105 S. Hickory St. Ottawa for pickup.
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Ottawa
S. Hickory St
Army lowers reservoir to search for missing boy at lake
AP reports Army Corps of Engineers lowers water at John Redmond Reservoir to aid in locating 11 year old Jeremy Jenkins missing for a month after he disappeared December 4 with his father Jason Jenkins and uncle Clinton Yeager during a waterfowl hunting trip. The two men were found deceased on the shore, and the search for Jeremy was suspended December 13 due to ice.
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Burlington
Army Corps of Engineers
Jeremy Jenkins
John Redmond
Neosho Rapids
Jason Jenkins
Clinton Yeager
Jeremy
Don Woodward Center namesake honored by community
Ottawa mourns Don Woodward longtime Boys Club contributor and Rotary Service Above Self Award recipient. He and his wife Aileen ran the Don Woodward Center and supported local youth with clothing and food. Funeral services set for 2 p.m. Saturday at Dengel & Son Mortuary.
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Ottawa
Allen Loyd
Don Woodward
Woodward
Ottawa Rotary Club
Martin Woodward
Dengel & Son Mortuary
Wellsville fire veteran McDaniel remembered as community mentor
Close friend Stonequist recalls McDaniel as a generous, loyal neighbor who served Wellsville for over 50 years in the fire department. He married Anita in 1959 and had two daughters, Lisa McDaniel-Wilhite and Kelli McDaniel. Memorials suggested to the Wellsville Fire Department or Wellsville Baptist Church.
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Stonequist
McDaniel
Anita
Lisa McDaniel-Wilhite
Wellsville
Kelli McDaniel
Kansas City
Wii Fit proves fitness can be fun and engaging
A participant tests Nintendo Wii Fit over eight days, tracking BMI changes around 23.96 to 23.99 while noting better balance and strengthened legs. Lorrie Glass Coffman of HourGlass Fitness explains biological age can improve with exercise, unlike fixed chronological age. Local users, including Brandy Shoemaker and Rashell Reed, report enjoying activities like Wii boxing and strength training, with many noting real fatigue and gradual weight changes.
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Lorrie Glass- Coffman
Glass-Coffman
HourGlass Fitness and Wellness
Wellsville
Ottawa Recreation Commission
Brandy Shoemaker
Rashell Reed
Pomona
Reed
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