Recycling drives grow as community efforts expand
The Lake Region Resource Conservation and Development Project held its third recycling drive at the former Ed's Food Market lot with plans for monthly collections. Proceeds fund local recycling education while individuals may also deposit recyclables at Garett, Lawrence, Topeka and Kansas City.
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Lake Region Resource Conservation and Development Project
Ed’s Food Market
Garett
Lawrence
Topeka
Kansas City
Barry faces crack cocaine arrest and vows recovery
District of Columbia Mayor Marion Barry speaks after arrest on crack cocaine charges. He calls the experience the hardest of his life and says he must heal his body mind and soul. Barry has traveled to Florida seeking treatment for chemical dependency and insists he will walk the journey with support not loneliness.
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Barry
Florida
District of Columbia
Marion Barry
Letters To The Editor RMH staff passionate, considerate
Don Douglas and family of Mary Douglas commend Ransom Memorial Hospital RMH for compassionate medical and personal care. They urge community support and ask readers to write to Congress about unfair rural hospital treatment, thanking RMH staff and volunteers in Osawatomie’s rural area.
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Ransom
Reyes
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Ransom Memorial
Congress
RMH
Don Douglas
Ex-DPS employees fuel city protest over firings
Community outrage rises as Ottawa City Commissioners face criticism for dismissing three veteran DPS workers Tony DeLaTorre Warren McGill and Bill Wright. Critics say the firings mask costly mismanagement by the city manager and commission, warning of future lawsuits if the employees are not reinstated.
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Ottawa
Herrman
Tony DeLaTorre
Warren McGill
Bill Wright
City Commission
Ottawa Herald pricing and staff listing excerpt
The Ottawa Herald lists staff roles including Editor Publisher Jim Ri Hitch, Managing Editor Terry Ostmeyer, Advertising Director Mike Geisa, Circulation Manager Peg Annatong, Office Manager Wayne Snow, and Press Foreman Jean Roseman. It also provides a fragmented rate table for subscriptions by duration and method, with prices for daily, weekly, monthly, and annual terms and several regional options.
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Ottawa
Kansas
Jim Ri. Hitch
Terry Ostmeyer
Jim Hombeck
Mike Geisa
Peg Annatong
Wayne Snow
Jean Roseman
January Confounds Me as Birds and Weather Jumble
A reader ponders January's quirks observing robins, buds, and weather shifts. He notes early bird feeding changes, scarce suet attraction, dead sparrows, and energetic squirrels while reflecting on mild winters and upcoming St Patrick's Day shopping.
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St. Patrick's Day
Community grateful for Christmas aid after rural fire
Dean and Marie Rossi narrate how a country house fire on Dec 23 displaced their family of six. They thank neighbors, churches, fund organizers, and local businesses for food, clothing, gifts, and temporary housing as the community’s Christmas spirit Consols them. The couple praises prayer, help, and acts of kindness that replaced loss with gratitude.
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Dean
First Christian Church
Briles
New Hope Baptist Church
Paul Hays
Rann
Bureau
Don Leadbetter
Leadbetter
Dean & Marie Rossi
Michael
Matthew
Markuss
Mitchel
Ottawa
RFD
Community Recyclers Rally At Earth Team Event
Residents from across the area gathered at the former Ed's Market to sort rinse and bundle glass plastic and metal for recycling. Volunteers removed labels flattened cans and sorted paper saving energy water and trees through the drive which aims to transform waste into new products and reduce landfill waste.
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Earth Team
Ed’s
Campbell's
City officials grab at straws in DPS saga letter to editor
Security supervisor Tony Lemaster questions the firing of Sgt. Bill Wright and the discipline of another officer by the Department of Public Safety. He argues drastic actions waste taxpayer money, notes the loss of a 13 year veteran, and suggests county wide law enforcement under the sheriff with DPS HQ repurposed as a fire department.
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Department of Public Safety
Bill Wright
Ottawa Herald
DPS
Tony Lemaster
Willow
Red lights and pull over on Franklin Douglas roads
A reader letter rails at rude drivers who fail to yield to emergency vehicles on Franklin and Douglas County roads. It notes state law requires pull over to the right, but enforcement is scarce. officers sometimes stop violators after following an ambulance or patrol unit to warn them of the yielding rule.
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Franklin
Douglas County
Kansas
When You Hear Sirens Pull Over For Emergency Vehicles
The guide urges motorists to yield to emergency vehicles with lights and sirens. It stresses safe, courteous, and legal behavior, noting pulling over helps responders reach scenes quickly and protect everyone on the road.
Community recycling drive boosts aluminum recovery efforts
Residents describe rinsing and donating aluminum cans for reuse in new cans and products. They note aluminum recycling uses 95 percent less energy than ore, and announce ongoing voluntary collections on February 17 and every third Saturday of each month. Janet Davis signs off from 1114 N Cherry.
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Janet Davis
N. Cherry
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