Celebration for Eric Piotrowsky at Ottawa High School Saturday
Ottawa residents gather for a fundraising celebration for Eric Piotrowsky an Ottawa High School student battling cancer from 7 to 10 p.m. at the high school with performances by Christie Teter Allen McFarlane Lawrence Chapman Jim Curley Mary Lyon McMichael and others. Funds go to Eric and his family for medical costs along with a quilt show exhibition at the Arts Center and a library photo display plus a hospital art display.
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Allen McFarlane
Lawrence Chapman
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Chris Campbell
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Fifth and Main
Jo Flager
Ransom Memorial Hospital
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Ottawa Area Chamber of Commerce
County lands juvenile grant for electronic monitoring
Franklin County receives a 15000 grant to monitor non-violent juvenile offenders at home using electronic tracking. The Kansas Department of Local and Rehabiliation Services announced the award as part of about 218000 statewide grants to help counties comply with requirements barring juvenile confinement in adult jails.
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Steelman
Douglas County
Student graffiti leads to fines and silent informants
Sixteen year old Charlie Calderon was fined 150 dollars for writing on walls, suspended and grounded, with parents diverting his allowance for six months until the fine is paid. He says he has not done graffiti since. He notes student informants remain anonymous, preventing school fights amid the crackdown.
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Charlie Calderon
Oll
Vadetsky
Very Cold Tonight With Clearing Skies Ahead
Tonight will be very cold and mostly clear with a low between 5 and 10 degrees and light winds under 10 mph. Sunday brings dry, warmer conditions with lows in the 15 to 20 range and highs from the upper 30s to near 50. Monday and Tuesday stay dry with lows 15 to 25 and highs generally mid 30s to mid 40s.
Ottawa woman charged in Carolina child abuse case
Ottawa Kansas woman Marie A Moore and Ruby Justiss Chambliss were arrested amid an investigation into DSS workers who allegedly ignored abuse signs in Krystal Scurry case. Chambliss Faces neglect and ethics charges. Moore charged with unlawful neglect and failing to report abuse. Investigators say Krystal was abused for months before her death in 1991.
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Ottawa approves zoning changes and weed fee plan
Ottawa City Commission advances zoning moves including a 14 acre West 15th tract to multifamily, a 202 W 13th site to office industrial, and a 5.1 acre K 68 Main area to commercial. It also adds a 55 city weed nuisance admin fee, bills nonresponsive owners, and may attach unpaid amounts to property taxes. The panel accepts a $61,900 bid from Meadows Construction for Seventh Street sewer work and plans a Martin Luther King week proclamation. A split approval ordinance lets the zoning administrator approve lot splits and a public hearing on Havens Steel tax abatement is set for Jan 19.
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Ottawa City Commission
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Ottawa Retirement Village
W. 13Th
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City Commission
City Planning Commission
Ottawa
Commission
Havens Steel
KU Student Muneera Naseer Interns at Herald 6th
KU senior Muneera Naseer completes a 10 day internship at the Herald. Born in Saudi Arabia and raised in Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates, she plans to graduate in December 1994 and pursue journalism as a foreign correspondent to portray authentic Islamic culture.
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University of Kansas
the Herald
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Hendrix questions turnpike passes scrutiny
The ETA board defends free turnpike passes for past members as a courtesy while citing good business practices. The list includes former U S attorneys Michael Bayson Anton Valukas and Dan Webb and Reagan aides A B Culvahouse and others. Toll revenues remain below loss and eight years without rate increases. Separate probes involve grand jury inquiries into Whitewater funds and Madison Guaranty siphoning.
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Fogo
U.S
Michael Bayson
Anton Valukas
Dan Webb
John Poindexter
A.B. Culvahouse
Reagan
Dole
Classic Oak Ad Briefs and Winter Clearance Notes
Ad briefs list events and sales from Classic Oak Valentine Portrait Country Living and Bernhady's with prices and dates. Highlights include playoff tickets 242 2003, a body sculpture workout, a gift edition portrait sale with half off deluxe session, scented votive candles at Heavenly Scents, and a winter clearance at Fashion Alley with up to half and quarter off on apparel.
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Country Living
Main
Valentine
Local meeting details and refreshments announced by parties
The meeting will be moderated by Cal Lantis with refreshments by the Republican Women. On March 5 Bill Henningsen will moderate and Farm Bureau Association provides treats. April 16 Dan Fogle will moderate with Democratic Women supplying refreshments. Coffee is provided by Peoples National Bank. Chesbro urged residents to use these meetings to inform legislators about local concerns regarding proposed legislation.
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Cal Lantis
Bill Henningsen
Farm Bureau Association
Dan Fogle
Peoples National Bank
Chesbro
Bell victory cited as likely end to audit review
Ottawan Democrats win Bell review the audit and acknowledge it will probably settle the case. Bell accuses others, especially Democrats, of political motives to keep his case alive to embarrass Insurance Commissioner Ron Todd, who is seeking reelection. Todd succeeded Bell and was Bell's longtime assistant.
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Cially Democrats
Ron Todd
Todd
Ottawa Herald subscription rates updated effective 1983
The Ottawa Herald lists new subscription prices effective October 1, 1983. Rates vary by delivery area including Ottawa city, rural routes, motor route, and surrounding counties with monthly, quarterly, semiannual, and yearly options in-state and out-of-state, all billed in advance.
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Franklin County
Miami
Douglas
Osage
Anderson Counties
State of Kansas
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