Ottawa students earn honors and offices in 1996
Nicole McCune of Ottawa was elected song chair for Sigma Kappa at Northwest Missouri State University. David Testorff and Lena Mader, both Ottawa locals, earned fall semester honor roll and dean’s list honors at Missouri institutions. Navy ensign Travis Rhoades, Wellsville, completed Submarine Officer Basic Course. Modern Woodmen leaders Debbie Kueser Dawn Leadbetter and Robin Mitchell received merit club status for youth clubs in Ottawa area.
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Ottawa
Nicole McCune
Northwest Missouri State University
Maryville
Sigma Kappa
Ottawa High School
CMSU
David Testorff
Southwest Missouri State University
Springfield
Lena Mader
Benedictine College
Wellsville
Navy
Travis Rhoades
Ronald
Kathleen Rhoades
Naval Submarine School
Groton
Conn
Wellsville High School
Baker University
Modern Woodmen of America
Debbie Kueser
Dawn Leadbetter
Robin Mitchell
Pomona
Modern Woodmen
Medal of Honor to honor Black WWII hero and six others
Willy James Jr and six other Black veterans will receive the Medal of Honor in Washington. The awards follow a Shaw University study showing racial prejudice blocked Black soldiers from nomination in World War II. James died in April 1945 while saving a superior officer during the siege of a German village, and his family in Kansas City, Kansas gathers to honor him.
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Ansas City
Kan
Willy James Jr
James
Kansas City
Michelle Harris
Harris
Washington
Valeenie James
Clinton
White House
Pfc
U.S. Army
Shaw University
Raleigh
N.C
Army
Anrmy
Pentagon
Lippoldsberg
Shaw
Weather drags on with heavy snow and cold across states
The latest storm left Redfield with snow piled high as Buffalo reported 20 inches and Montague saw closed roads. Utah endured two feet of snow with 60 mph winds, while Utahs Hill Air Force Base reported a 52 degree wind chill. Denver faced subzero temps and shelters filled, with Colorado Springs recording its coldest Jan 12 reading. Freezing rain troubled Texas as temperatures dipped to the 20s. Snow flurries were forecast to continue through the week.
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Anken
Redfield
Syracuse
Buffalo
Montague
Utah
Wasatch Mountain Range
Hill Air Force Base
Salt Lake
Fred King
el Paso
Denver
Colorado Springs
Ottawa chamber marks 250 magical people at banquet
Speaker James Metzger told about Ottawa's 250 magical people who shape community services and urged broadening volunteer bases. Mel Brown and Bob Bregant swapped chamber roles at the Ottawa Area Chamber of Commerce annual meeting with about 180 attendees. Metzger linked chamber support to business success and lifelong civic service.
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Mel Brown
Ottawa
Metzger
Chambers
Fincom
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Chambers of Commerce
Mecca
Kansas
Snowy owl sighting highlights Pratt Barber bird count
Cold winds did not stop 12 bird watchers in Pratt and Barber counties from recording 84,000 birds across 54 species during the Sawyer Winter Bird Count. coordinator Bob Hartmann noted a rare Arctic snowy owl seen along a snowy Kansas countryside, marking a first for the area.
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Ratt
Kan
Pratt County
Barber County
Sawyer
Audubon
United States
Bob Hartmann
Pratt Area
Kansas
Hartmann
Pratt
Barber
Reader Information for Ottawa Herald Delivery Rates
Ottawa Herald readers are advised on delivery times and contact numbers for missed papers. The notice lists Ottawa carrier price 6.82 monthly, rural carrier 7.22, rural mule route 7.69, Franklin County mail 7.85, adjoining counties 7.87, rest of Kansas 9.52, all other states 9.18, with discounts for 3, 6, or 12 month subscriptions.
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Ottawa
Franklin County
Kansas
The Ottawa Herald Office Notice Detail
The Ottawa Herald lists address details for its Ottawa Kansas office and publication information. The notice mentions daily publication except Sundays and holidays and provides corporate contact details.
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Ottawa Herald
Ottawa Herald, Inc
S. Cedar
Ottawa
ED Hose Ree
Weather forecast brief for upcoming days
Tonight mostly cloudy with flurries possible after midnight. Lows 5 to 10 above with a southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Wednesday turns cold with a chance of snow. lows 10 to 15, highs 20 to 25, and southeast reaching the lower 30s. Thursday dry and cold. lows 10 to 20, highs in the 20s. Friday remains cold with little or no precipitation expected.
TALK Ian Lubert leads discussion on The Wind in the Willows
The TALK series in Ottawa offers an adult discussion of classic and modern children's literature. Ian Lubert, philosophy teacher and former Midwest Bioethics Center staffer, leads the first session at 3 p.m. Thursday in the city hall library conference room. Copies are provided by Kansas Humanities Council and Ottawa Library for checkout.
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Ian Lubert
Kenneth Grahame
Kansas
City Hall
S. Hickory
Lubert
Rockhurst College
Midwest Bioethics Center
Lawmakers discuss tax cuts ethics reform and deregulation
Tanner and Feuerborn foresee attempts to reduce property taxes and pursue ethics reforms in separate bills. They warn against a two mill cut as insufficient and discuss retail utility deregulation, school funding changes, and equalizing state income taxes for single filers and married couples amid a complex funding landscape.
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Tanner
Graves
Ballegeoeach
Ottawa
Feuerborn
Tommy
Scho
Justices Hear Clinton Immunity Question In Landmark Argument
The Supreme Court weighs whether a sitting president can be forced to answer a civil suit for private actions while in office. Justices discuss limits on judge control over presidential appearances and the public interest in unimpaired duty performance. Fewer than 100 observers attend in cold weather.
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Davis
Scalia
Anthony M. Kennedy
Clinton
Walter Dellinger
William H. Rehnquist
High Court
Rehnquist
Jones
Little Rock
Arkansas
Whitewater
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