Local man returns from deployment in Navy unit
Wellsville resident Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Brett W Campbell has returned from a six month deployment to the western Pacific and Indian Oceans with Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 139 aboard USS Carl Vinson. He is a 1990 Wellsville High School graduate who joined the Navy in 1992.
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Navy
Brett W. Campbell
James M. Campbell
Western Pacific
Indian Oceans
Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 139
Carl Vinson
Campbell
Wellsville High School
Tourism push details from Ottawa area 1996 reports
Tourism director McGee outlined 1996 actions to attract visitors including driving tours, a touring calendar, and a new county visitor guide. Grants funded $10,000 in TV ads for Johnson County and Kansas City while local spending was $2,500. Ottawa PRIDE hospitality training earned a Governor’s Tourism merit Award. The Prairie Spirit Trail's state park inclusion was debated by city and county officials.
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Murray McGee
National Public Radio
Ottawa Pride
Kansas
Ottawa Library Eyes Evening Storytime Session in February
The Ottawa Library seeks interest for a 30 minute evening Storytime starting Feb 5 at 6 30 p m with two or three stories and a short art project for ages 3 through 7. At least 10 registrations are needed by Feb 4. call Cheryl Sylvester at 242 3080 to register or for more information.
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Ottawa
Cheryl Sylvester
Ottawa Herald Circulation Rates and Delivery Details
Readers are informed delivery times and options for Ottawa Herald subscriptions. Phone numbers for delivery issues and circulation staff are listed, with rates for carrier, rural, mail, and out-of-state subscriptions and discounts for long-term plans. Address changes should be sent to The Ottawa Herald, 104 Cedar, Ottawa, KS 66067.
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Ottawa
Franklin County
Kansas
Ottawa Herald
Ottawa Herald, Inc
S. Cedar
Cedar
KCC opens hearings on local phone service competition
The Kansas Corporation Commission began hearings on opening the local phone market with Southwestern Bell as the sole provider and AT&T seeking entry. AT&T argues resale and interconnection could spur competition and possibly lower costs, with an arbitrator to break deadlocks on pricing. The commission plans a decision by March 8.
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Kansas Corporation Commission
Kansas
Southwestern Bell
American Telephone and Telegraph
KCC
At&t
Rian Wren
Southwest
Wren
ECC
Scott Richardson
Sprint
Ern Bell
Richardson
Rosemary Foreman
Foreman
Ketchum Reflects On Year Of Ottawa School District Progress
New board member and Wolf Creek engineer recounts 1996 milestones including open superintendent and principal posts, a closed middle school, planned middle school improvements, community support for a long term capital project, and team effort across teachers, parents, businesses and government.
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Ketchum
Joy
U.S.C
Wolf Creek
Sebelius highlights state insurance regulation and fraud efforts
Kansas Insurance Department head Sebelius notes many services and check points are missing from the system yet emphasizes multi state investigations, a sophisticated tracking system, solvency checks, consumer protections, and market conduct reports. She urges shoppers to compare policies and outlines efforts to curb fraud, with $4.5 million returned to policy holders in 1996 from 2,500 licensed companies.
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Sebelius
Insurance
Kansas
State Commissioner of Insurance
Finch vows serious bid for Ottawa city commission
Finch declares a committed candidacy for the Ottawa city commission. He emphasizes lifelong residence, family roots spanning over five decades, and deep ties to the community through schools parks streets hospitals and local life. He says he has the time to serve and wants to give back.
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Finch
Ottawa
Weather Tonight and Weekend Forecast Summary
Tonight becomes partly cloudy with a low near 5 below and a light west wind. Saturday’s forecast is dry with moderating temperatures. lows in the single digits to lower teens and highs in the 40s to lower 50s. Sunday stays dry and milder with lows 15 to 25 and highs 40s to 50s. Monday remains dry and warmer with lows in the 20s and highs in the 50s to around 40s west and 50s east.
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