Regional Forecast Update Tonight and Saturday
Weather desk notes cloudy skies with light rain possible tonight and again Saturday. Low temperatures expected in the 40s, highs near 60 with overcast conditions and scattered showers likely across the region. Winds light to moderate from the west.
Weather Outlook Across Regions Today
Weather across the United States shows rain and snow in the Great Lakes with warmer Northeast temperatures. Northwest expected damp conditions while the Mid-Atlantic and Southwest remain clear and sunny.
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Hoodoo the Band to Play at Pepper's on Saturday
Hoodoo the Band featuring Blues Mama Karen and J.J. Jackson will perform at 8 p.m. Saturday at Pepper's located at 111 North Main Street. Admission is open to guests and members aged 21 and older.
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Pomona High Spirit Clinic Open To Young Students
Pomona High School announces its annual Spirit Clinic for preschool through eighth grade students. Registration starts 12:45 p.m. Sunday and runs until 4 p.m. in the school multipurpose room. Cost is 5 per participant with 7 dollar Spirit Clinic T shirts available. For details contact Susan Zentz at 785 566 3392 or 785 566 0196.
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Teen jailed for battery of fellow OHS student
A 17-year-old Ottawa High School student, Jimmy Smith, was jailed after being arrested for aggravated battery. Police say he struck fellow student Chris Smith, 16, at Freedom Park, injuring him enough to require hospital care. The incident followed a reported desire to start a fight.
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Garnett business moving to Franklin County open house planned
Esh Quality Structures, a Garnett firm specializing in post frame buildings, moves to Richmond in Franklin County with an open house from 8 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. on January 25-27 and 30-31. Rueben Esh says demand in Franklin and Miami counties drove the relocation. The larger site will host offices. about 75 percent of sales are detached garages with other projects like horse barns. Last year the firm built 178 structures.
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COF Receives Donations for Horticultural Therapy Program
Wayne Baylor and Dan Andrews accept a $5,000 gift from Tom Osterwald of B E Aerospace to fund a $90,000 horticultural therapy program and walking trail behind COF’s administrative building at 1516 Davis Road. Six B E Aerospace reps toured the facility and shared lunch with COF staff. COF has supplied oxygen masks for B E Aerospace for 24 years. A separate $500 check from Wal Mart Distribution Manager David Tyler was also given to Dan Andrews to support the same program and trail.
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EMS rate hike tied to Medicare change for ambulance runs
Franklin County officials approved higher EMS charges after Medicare shifted to a flat payment for ambulance services. Major increases apply to the most serious emergency runs from 375 to 450 dollars and the least serious non emergency runs from 225 to 250 dollars.
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Franklin County eyes shared codes court with nearby counties
Franklin County commissioners at a Wednesday work session weighed creating a codes court to handle building code and zoning violations, potentially via a shared system with another county. The plan faces cost concerns, and officials may pursue cost-sharing through the Fourth Judicial District with guidance from the Kansas Association of Counties.
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Jay Newton
Newton
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Kansas Association of Counties
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