Antique store closes but relocates near Welda
Garnett business notes show Frog Antiques closing its Garnett shop. Owner Karen Revey will run Goodies Antiques and a small shop at her farm north of Welda. She seeks a buyer for Frog Antiques to keep the local antiques presence and has run shops with customers from Texas to Iowa.
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Anco News
Frog Antiques
Karen Revey
Welda
Revey
Goodies Antiques
Angie Gettler
Frog
Texas
Missouri
Arkansas
Nebraska
Kansas
Iowa
Hotz
Hotz Office Systems
Pat Mejia
Hotz Reprographics
Xerox Engineering
R.D. Kerley
Mejia
Kansas City
Ottawa
S. Main
Country Mart
Princeton Circle Drive
East Central Kansas Economic Corp
Bank IV
Gary L. Sherrer
Fourth Financial Corporation
Kansas Secretary of Commerce
Investment Savings Fund
Ron Baldwin
Wall Street Journal
Edward D. Jones
Edward D. Jones & Co
Bill Henningsen
Jones
Sin Ueser
Debbie ‘Kueser
Modern Woodmen of America
Kueser
Modern Woodmen
Court building security overhaul faces space chaos
Franklin County vows security upgrades after an expanded courthouse layout created odd hallways and doorways. Sheriff Bowling says 911 calls routinely route to deputies, with future plans including panic alarms and fewer entrances to improve response times. Griffin's salary is covered via the courts building security budget approved by commissioners.
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Bowling
Franklin County
Steelman
Larry Wright
Thomas Sachse
House panel advances measure to repeal labor tax on remodeling
Kansas lawmakers move to repeal the 4.9 percent tax on labor used in remodeling, sending the amendment to the Senate floor. Gov Graves backs repeal for new construction. opponents warn of revenue losses and call for more data. Committee chair Langworthy plans hearings, urging action on the adjoining remodeling proposal.
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Janis Lee
Ckensington
Dick Bond
Roverland Park
Treasury
Audrey Langworthy
Prairie Village
Absolutely Ottawa Campaign Awards Aim to Honor Helpers
The Ottawa Area Chamber of Commerce launches the Positively Emporia campaign expanding into Absolutely Ottawa with two new awards. The Community Image award will rotate quarterly to honor individuals who show pride and service, while the Community Builder award will be given annually to chamber members active in the community for at least three years. Nominations are open at the chamber, with a Feb 28 deadline for the first image award.
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Emporia
Ottawa
Ottawa Area
Lou Atherton
Ottawa Chamber
Ottawa Area Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Fred Searls
Searls
Absolutely
Senior Center to celebrate 18th anniversary bash
The Senior Center at 301 S Main plans an 18th year dinner at 6 p.m. Tuesday with Harold Shombers as speaker and music by Bill and Arlene Butts. The center serves daily noon meals, offers transportation, special shopping trips, and delivers 100 frozen meals daily. Reservations via 242-7440.
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Ee Senior Center
S. Main
Harold Shombers
The
Center
Bill and
Arlene Butts
Quenemo
Local education trust backs student projects in Ottawa
Ottawa educators describe funded programs for nutrition, language, and community photo projects. Fourth graders use disposable cameras to document Ottawa’s environment while elementary students learn foreign languages with Ottawa Truck sponsorship near $500. Baby Think It Over dolls teach pregnancy and parenting concepts with parental permission required. OPET seeks sponsors for Windows and Baby Think projects with deadlines in April.
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Lego
Taylor
Eve
Franklin County Health Department
Country Mart
Apple Market
Health Department
Lincoln
Dee Anne Harnden
Ottawa
Alice Wolf
Ottawa High School
Ottawa University
Marle Mordy
Ottawa Truck
Rock
Maridee Devore
OPET
Devore
Garnett District Hosts Satellite Summit on Education Goals 2000
The Garnett school district invites participation in a national satellite town meeting at 7 30 p m Tuesday hosted by U S Secretary of Education Richard W Riley and Deputy Secretary Madeleine Kunin. Superintendent Ken Woods cites focus on preparing students for high skill high paying jobs and school to work programs. Contact 913 448 6155.
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Garett
Ken Woods
Woods
U.S
Education
Richard W. Riley
Madeleine Kunin
Ottawa community event roundup and sales notices
Local ads list ballet and gymnastics classes at Davidson Dance Studio. a Las Vegas trip via Hometown Friends from March 18 to 21 with Sandy. Kansas State Bank of Ottawa FDIC member. Kiwanis Pancake Bake Sale at Ottawa Middle School January 13 with two service hours. Alley fashion sale January 4 to 2. January clearance at Brown's Shoe Fit with 10-70 percent off footwear and handbags at 40 percent off. daily prayer meeting at 903 N Poplar. Dee Williams listing. VFW 6901 Hamburger Day January 15 from 1:30 to 6:30 with playoff watch and burgers at N 59 Hwy.
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Las Vegas
Brown
Ottawa Herald Subscription Rates Declared for 1994
The Ottawa Herald lists multiple subscription plans with duration options and prices by mail in various counties and delivery methods. Rates are in advance and include state sales tax. postmaster address change to Ottawa Kansas 66067.
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Ottawa
Chang Ottawa
Ite
The
Ottawa Herald
S. Cedar
Patchy fog and cool forecast across region tonight
Tonight fog and cloud cover with a low in the mid 30s and a light south wind. Friday through Saturday stay dry with lows ranging from the lower 20s in the northwest to the mid 30s in the southeast. Highs reach the mid 40s to lower 50s, with Sunday bringing a rain or snow chance in the north and mainly dry conditions in the south.
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Nsoutheast
KDOT bids target Kansas road work in Douglas and Franklin counties
The Kansas Department of Transportation announces bids totaling about 45.9 million dollars for state highway projects. In Douglas County the AEE MS-566 segment will be recycled and resurfaced with a three foot asphalt shoulder added, handled by Omni Engineering for 816,386 dollars. In Douglas and Franklin counties K-33 will receive a new surface over the existing pavement from K-68 in Franklin County to US-56 in Douglas County, with Hamm Companies completing resurfacing for 362,213 dollars.
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Kansas Department of Transportation
Kansas
Douglas
County
AEE
Douglas Johnson County
Omni Engineering
Omaha
Neb
Franklin Counties
Franklin County
Douglas County
Hamm Companies
Perry
Ito orders shelter records release in Simpson case
Los Angeles judge Lance Ito ordered a battered women s shelter to turn over documents to attorneys in the O J Simpson murder trial. The ruling came as a day focused on domestic violence in Simpson and Nicole Brown Simpson s relationship began, a session so inflammatory that the jury was sequestered before it started.
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O.J. Simpson
Superior Court
Lance Ito
Simpson
Nicole Brown Simpson
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Jay Bemis
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Gene Kelsey
Virginia Howe
Wayne Snow
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