Arrest follows battery report and manhunt in Ottawa
A 26 year old rural Ottawa man Justin Walker was arrested after a domestic battery report. Deputies found him near 1001 E Logan St and Davis Road around 1:52 p.m. He faces charges including aggravated kidnapping criminal restraint domestic battery and criminal damage to property. He remained in Franklin County jail on a $2 500 bond.
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Ottawa
Justin Donald Wheeler
Wheeler
Franklin County Adult Detention Center
S. Main St
Franklin County
Iowa Terrace
Jerrod Fredricks
Franklin County Dispatch
Fredricks
Ottawa City Limits
Great Life Golf & Fitness
E. Logan St
Davis Road
74 year old Princeton man in ICU after Gator rollover
A 74-year-old man, Ronald Huffman, remained in intensive care Thursday at Overland Park Regional Medical Center after a Gator utility vehicle rollover on his property near Rantoul. He was trapped under the vehicle, extracted by fire departments, and airlifted with undisclosed injuries. His wife Rose Huffman, 69, was not injured.
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Overland Park Regional Medical Center
Overland Park
Rantoul
Ronald Huffman
Haskell Road
Franklin County
Ohio
Cutler
Lincoln- Ottawa-Harrison Township
Huffman
Overland Park Regional
Rose Huffman
Ottawa school board filing deadline nears
Local residents eyeing Ottawa school board seats have less than two weeks to file intentions. As of 2 p.m. Friday no one had filed for one of three April seats. Terms for Bill Allegre, Brandon Jones, and Marge Stevens expire in 2013. each is a four year term. Filing closes noon Jan. 22 at the Franklin County Clerk's Office, 315 S Main St, Ottawa. General election set for April 2. primary if needed on Feb. 26.
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Ottawa School Board
Bill Allegre
Brandon Jones
Marge Stevens
Franklin County Clerk’s Office
S. Main St
Ottawa
Froggatte
Stacia Spencer
Stacy Hower
Sherry Harris
West Franklin School Board Set for Monday Meeting
West Franklin school board schedules its regular monthly meeting for 7 p.m. at the West Franklin Education Center Pomona. The agenda includes staff travel requests a donation to West Franklin Middle School a mileage rate change and an update from district superintendent Dotson Bradbury. Residents may speak up to three minutes without prior registration.
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West Franklin Education Center
E. Franklin St
Pomona
West Franklin Middle School
Dotson Bradbury
Pomona City Council to Convene Special Meeting
Pomona City Council will hold a special meeting at 6 p.m. Thursday in the Pomona Community Building at 219 Jefferson Street. Doors open 30 minutes before. Residents wishing to speak must register prior to the meeting.
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Pomona
Weekly School Lunch Menu January 14 18
Monday chicken and noodles mashed potatoes pickled beets and pineapple and mango. Tuesday spaghetti with meat sauce tossed salad mixed vegetables Texas toast and peaches. Wednesday roast beef mashed potatoes and gravy green beans roll cake and ice cream. Thursday sloppy Joe potato salad country blend wheat bun and strawberries. Friday ham and beans raw vegetable salad bread and pears.
Hospital Notes and Police Reports From Ottawa Area
Daily hospital admissions include Misty Loftus of Wellsville on Wednesday and Patsy Larkin Grace Nilges Dale Pearson and Linda Platt of Ottawa on Thursday. Dismissal lists Patsy Larkin. Sheriff's arrests include a 19 year old Ottawa woman battered by her boyfriend and Justin D Wheeler 26 of rural Ottawa on multiple charges. Matthew Taylor 20 of Quenemo on a Franklin County warrant. Police arrested Michael Allen Coleman 43 of Wichita for driving with a revoked license and Mon e Joann Scott 21 of Kansas City Missouri for marijuana and paraphernalia at I-35 Ottawa.
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Iowa Terrace
Ottawa
Justin D. Wheeler
Matthew Taylor
Quenemo
Franklin County
Police Department
Michael Allen Coleman
Wichita
Mon
E Joann Scott
Kansas City
Multiple incidents reported by Franklin County Sheriff and area fire departments
Sheriff department logs detail 2:43 p.m. windshield damage on a 2008 Kobota tractor at 3200 Shawnee Road. A 74 year old man injured in a Gator rollover at 3597 Haskell Road. airlifted with undisclosed injuries. A 14 year old Ottawa girl runaway. Suspects damaged grass in Forest Park. Thefts include April Fox cited for shoplifting at Walmart. A 79 year old Garnett driver and 81 year old passenger injured in a collision on South Cedar Street. Fire dept responses include a wreck at East 10th and South Cedar, possible hazmat at 926 N Oak St, and several medical calls. Fire crews also checked a downed power line and gas smell. no fires reported.
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South Poplar Street
Ottawa
Forest Park
North Locust Street
Walmart Supercenter
S. Princeton St
Fox
Wellsville
South Cedar Street
Mary Fagg
Garnett
Felicia Cadwalader
Princeton
Fagg
Wilma McIntosh
Ransom Memorial Hospital
East 10Th
South Cedar Streets
N. Oak St
Franklin County Fire Departments
E. South St
Richmond
Haskell Road
Ohio
Cutler
Lincoln-Ottawa-Harrison
Idaho Road
Williamsburg
Cloud Road
Hasty brothers sustain basketball ties beyond court
Adam Hasty and older brother Austin remain linked to the OU program as Adam stars and Austin, set to graduate, contemplates remaining involved by watching games next season. Coach McKowen notes Austin led from the bench and kept teammates motivated during his Cyclone days.
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OHL
Cyclones
McKowen
Cyclone
Iola High School
Ottawa University
Adam Hasty
Austin Hasty
Eric Carter
Andy Carrier
Southwestern College
Wilson Field House
S. Cedar St
Ottawa
Adam
Tola
Alex
Braves
West Franklin school board filing deadline looms in Ottawa
Franklin County filings close noon January 22 for three open seats on the West Franklin School Board. Candidates Froggatte and Rockhold spar over consolidation as funding cuts loom under Gov Brownback tax plan. Both emphasize representing patrons and improving transparency amid talks.
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Sam Brownback
Rockhold
Williamsburg
Froggatte
Williamsburg Recreation Commission
Failure to yield leads to injury wreck in Ottawa
Paramedics bustle an injured driver into an ambulance after a crash at 10th and Cedar in Ottawa. Mary Fagg, 79, Garnett, failed to yield while turning left, hitting Felicia Cadwalader, 22, Princeton. Fagg and passenger Wilma McIntosh, 81, Princeton, were treated and released from Ransom Memorial Hospital.
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Cedar Streets
Ottawa
Mary Fagg
Garnett
Cedar Street
10Th Street
Fagg
Felicia Cadwalader
Princeton
Wilma McIntosh
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Linda Platt
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OHS
Matt Bristow
The
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West Franklin
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