Prison inmate totals up 10 percent
OPERA Kan. Former inmates returned to prison for parole violations continued to pose a problem for the state. The Corrections Department said the number of inmates in custody rose nearly 10 percent last year, reaching 7 755 on December 31 the highest figure ever. More than 850 inmates were returned for parole violations between July 1 and December 31.
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OPERA
Kan
Department of Corrections
Corrections
Charles Simmons
Simmons
Burgoon and Stephenson funerals mark Ottawa deaths
Kenneth Allen Burgoon 39 of Rantoul died Jan 6 1997 in an automobile crash. Funeral 10 am at Dengel and Son Mortuary with burial at Greenwood Cemetery Franklin Co. He served in the U S Army and was a self employed auto mechanic. Jeannette W Stephenson 99 of Ottawa died Jan 4 1997 at Oak Haven Nursing Center Richmond. Funeral 11:30 am Wed at Lamb Roberts Ottawa with burial at Hope Cemetery. She was a long time Ottawa resident who worked as a secretary and co ran the North American Hotel and the Nelson Hotel with her husband Art Stephenson. She supported the Red Cross and delivered Christmas baskets for 34 years. Survivors include son Joe Stephenson, five grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Memorials to local charities.
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Kenneth Allen Burgoon Rantoul
Kenneth Allen Burgoon
Rantoul
Dengel and Son Mortuary
Bob Williams
Greenwood Cemetery
Franklin County
Kenneth
Betty (Shinn) Burgoon
Ottawa
Ottawa High School
U.S. Army
Deborah Allender
Betty
Richard Lamberd
Christopher Burgoon
Turtle Lake
Wis
Rusty Burgoon
Shawn Harris
Brian Harris
de Soto
David Burgoon
Larry Burgoon
Wichita
Jason Burgo
Jeannette W. Stephenson
Richmond
Oak Haven Nursing Center
Art
American Red Cross
Jack B. Stephenson
Rick Stephenson
Joe Co. Stephenson
Rose
Lamb-Roberts
Tow
Texas
Rachel McAlexander Jacob
Brisbane
Calif
Arthur
Estes Park
Colo
Ann Hamrich
Waldrop-Hatfield- Hawthorne Mortuary
Llano
Waverly
Sarah Pauline Speaks
Newman Memorial Hospital
Emporia
James R
Stella May (Shaw) Koon
Wingate
Ind
Kansas
Oklahoma
Wyoming
Lloyd C. Speaks
Pawnee
Okla
First Baptist Church
Jones Funeral Home
Hospital Notes and Local Arrests in Ottawa and Richmond
Admissions include Howell and Keller in Ottawa along with Higbie, Pederson, and Hodges in Ottawa and Richmond. Dismissals feature Higbie and son, and Marie Freed, George Louderback, Joseph Moody. Births record a son for Ann and Dustin Higbie. Sheriff and police reports cover Dudley’s driving while suspended case, Kennington’s warrant, and Haynes’ suspected financial card abuse. Additional thefts, vandalism, and vehicle damage reported around Ottawa with various losses.
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Elmyra
Howell
Ottawa
Loren Keller
Ann Higbie
Ruby Pederson
Sheila Hodges
Richmond
Marie Freed
George Louderback
Joseph Moody
Ann
Dustin Higbie
Sheriff's News
Gregory Alan Dudley
Cedar
Kansas Highway Patrol
Harold Gene Kennington Jr
Pomona
Franklin County
Wisconsin mother sets 50 year triple play record
Alice Olson achieved a rare triple play by giving birth to three sons on New Year’s Day in 1943 1945 and 1947. The family later drew attention in Ripley’s Believe It or Not on January 1 1948 as part of the unusual birth sequence. The Olsons also welcomed two daughters, completing a remarkable family milestone.
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Greenwood, Wis
Alice Olson
Winter menu and events at O'Learys Pub plus services
Fragments show O'Learys Pub new menu with open face prime rib and tenderloin sandwiches and live entertainment on January 11 at 7 p m. A recycling drive runs Monday to Friday and Saturdays 9 a m to 1 p m with drop offs at 211 S Main. A child care in service on January 8 at Bank WV from 6 90 p m to 9 90 p m costs 5 for non members. An unlimited tanning package for 25 is good through January 31 at Fashion Alley on Main Street. The text also mentions 2038 S Main and a phone number 242-1176.
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O'Learys Pub
Bank WV
Fashion Alley
Wall Street indexes slip as Dow falls at midday
At noon on Wall Street the Dow dropped 45.41 to 6521.77 with broad declines across major indices. The S&P 500 fell 4.07 to 743.58 and the Nasdaq composite slipped 1.94 to 1314.46 while volume approached 230 million shares. Silicon Graphics slid after warning of breakeven Q2. American Medical Response rose on news of a $1.12 billion sale to Laidlaw.
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Wall Street
New York Stock Exchange
Standard & Poor
Silicon Graphics
American Medical
Ambulance
Canada
Laidlaw
Dow
Merck
IBM
Newt Gingrich
House
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Craig Dengel
Deel Jon Mortuary
Hickory
Princeton Circle Drive
Ottawa, Kansas
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W. Tecumseh
Ottawa Farm Bureau Insurance
Laza Cinema
Paes
23Rd
Iowa
Mississippi
America
Pict
Lamb- Roberts Funeral Home
John Blythe
Hope Cemete
Franklin County Historical Society Building Fund
East Central Kansas Economic Opportunity Corp
Rachel Jacob
Sarah
Stephenson
the Daily Report
Heb Beste
Police
Richard Haynes
S. Ash
Charles Cull
Princeton
Robert Geiler Jr
W. 4Th
WallMart
Daniel Norton
N. Cherry
E. Wilson
Pete Montano
Alana Ball
N. Oak
S. Main
Ronn D. Helse
Ottawa Co-op
Franklin County Farm Services
Casey’s
H&r
O'Reilly Auto
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Edward D. Jones & Co
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