Historical Society annual meeting at RMH
Franklin County Historical Society sets its annual members meeting for 2 p.m. Saturday in the Ran som Memorial Hospital meeting room. Singles in Agriculture to meet at Place In Time Tecumseh with 12:30 p.m. registrations, 2 p.m. Air Combat Museum tour, dinner and dancing at 6:30 p.m. Information provided for Ann and Steve. Lawrence Men’s Chorale concert Friday at First United Methodist Church with tiered ticket pricing and auditions for spring season. The Magic School Bus Live tickets on sale for Lied Center and other KU venues. Soup Supper at Richmond United Methodist Church Saturday from 5 to 7:30 p.m. with free-will donations.
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Kansas
Tecumseh
Air Combat Museum
Ann
Steve
Lawrence Men’s Chorale
Lawrence
Lawrence First United Methodist Church
Vermont St
Lawrence Men's Chorale
J. Richard Walker
Kerry Marsh
Scholastic
Lied Center of Kansas
Lied Center
Murphy Hall
SUA
Kansas Union
KU Medical Center
Ticketmaster
Haskell
Richmond
Richmond United Methodist Church
Hill named to Dean's List at CMSU in 1999 semester
Jerry L. Hill of Ottawa earned a place on Central Missouri State University's Dean's List in Warrensburg for fall 1999 with a GPA between 3.5 and 3.99. Also listed are David Katzfey of Ottawa and Brandon Lee of Richmond at Independence Community College for fall 1999, each maintaining at least 12 credits and a GPA of 3.5 or higher.
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Hill
CMSU
Jerry L. Hill
Ottawa
Central Missouri State University
Warrensburg
David Katzfey
Brandon Lee
Richmond
Independence Community College
Baldwin man faces drug charges after traffic stop
Fermin Portillo Chavez, 45, was arrested near the Wellsville exit on I-35 after a truck driver reported a possible gun gesture. Police seized 30 grams of suspected marijuana, a pipe, and $572 from Chavez's Cadillac. He faces possession with intent to sell and other drug offenses plus driving on a suspended license. another passenger was not arrested and Chavez posted a $1000 bond.
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Baldwin
Fermin Portillo Chavez
Arizona
Wellsville
I-35
Chavez
Ohio Road
Cherry
Manheim
Waldo A. Tweedy III
Sycamore
N. Main
Travis Alan Ragan
Quenemo
South
Princeton
Vandalism hits South Star Chrysler lot in Ottawa
Ottawa police investigate $1,600 damage to four vehicles behind South Star Chrysler at 141 E 23rd. Capt. Ron Puterbaugh says fingerprints were collected and security video reviewed. Between 12:01 and 7:30 a.m. Saturday windows were broken on three cars and a 1993 Chrysler LeBaron vinyl top slashed. all cars belonged to South Star customers.
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Ottawa
South Star
Chrysler
Ron Puterbaugh
Panel endorses school uniforms in Kansas Senate committee
TOPEKA AP The Senate Education Committee endorsed a proposal requiring local school boards to hold public hearings on dress codes. The bill, amended by Senate Majority Leader Tim Emert, would let districts decide if uniforms are needed, with hearings by year end and input from students on standardized dress. Teachers would face the same standards as students under discussions.
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Topeka
Senate Education Committee
Senate
Tim Emert
Emert
Anthony Hensley
D-Topeka
Barbara Lawrence
Wichita
Ottawa mulls county offices in old OMS building
Franklin County considers repurposing the old OMS building for county offices to keep downtown activity. Commissioners weigh space needs for the district court and other departments while aiming to avoid tax hikes. A public meeting at Carnegie Cultural Center will discuss downtown redevelopment and Ottawa's Main Street reapplication.
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Ottawa Board of Education
Weigand
District Court
Harold Fuller
Commission
Harold Mayes
Agler & Gaeddert Chartered
Ottawa Business Association
OBA
Ottawa
Cathy Sitch
Graves seeks to use pension funds to shore up budget
Gov. Bill Graves proposes siphoning funds from KPERS to cover a shortfall in Kansas state finances. The plan delays a teacher retirement contribution increase and imposes a one year moratorium on disability and survivor benefits. Officials say retirees would not lose benefits, but critics fear it could block future cost of living adjustments.
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Graves
Associated Press
Topeka
Kan
Bill Graves
Paul Feleciano
Wichita
Senate
Ways and Means Committee
Kansas Public Employees Retirement System
KPERS
Senate Budget Committee
House Appropriations Committee
Dave Kerr
R Hutchinson
Daily Report Details City Admissions And Court Reports
Daily hospital notes record admissions for Jeanette James and Tonya Sheldon in Ottawa with births noted for Tonya Sheldon and Michael Jean Sheldon. Sheriff and police reports list arrests in Ottawa and Lawrence for obstruction, probation violations, domestic battery, driving with a suspended license, and battery. Injury and crash notes describe two weekend accidents near Ottawa with injuries treated at Ransom Memorial Hospital. Fire calls cite a grass fire destroying a mobile home and an unattended trash fire burning a shed and a Buick. Ambulance calls capture several medical emergencies and fall incidents in the area.
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Tonya Sheldon
Ottawa
Tonya
Michael Jean Sheldon
Sheriff
Brian Ray Qualls
G. Willikers
Heb
Jeffrey Alan Brown
Lawrence
Sheriff's Department
Franklin County
Richard Earl Crook Sr
Wellsville
Utal Road
Olathe Medical Center
Melvin W. Watkins
Quenemo
North Davis Avenue
Loy Edwin Hutchison
N. Main
O'Leary
S. Main
Scott O. Moran Sr
N. Cherry Apt
Moran
Justin L. Manheim
Susan M. Teichmann
U.S S59
Teichmann
Tracy L. Michael
Dell L. McReynolds
Paola
Labette Road
Kentucky
Ranso Memorial Hospital
McReynolds
Haskell Road
Harold Cummings Jr
Kingman Road
Thomas Kraft
Oak Haven Drive
Richmond
South Locust
North Mulberry
Feds probe $1.4 million shortfall at South Kansas Title
U S Attorney says a Wichita title company faces a federal probe after Kansas state officials found a $1 4 million loss of customer funds The FBI and Justice Department are investigating South Kansas Title Corp following bounced checks slow mortgage payments and unforwarded funds In one case a seller paid about 30000 for closing but the money was not forwarded to the mortgage company District records show South Kansas Title seized Friday after acquiring Realty Title Co escrow accounts in 1997.
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Wichita, Kan
U.S
Jackie Williams
FBI
Justice Department
South Kansas Title Corp
Williams
State Insurance
Kathleen Sebe
South Kansas Title
Jim Nelson
Sebelius
Realty Title Co
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Bulletin Board
Baldwin Man
ECEAN
Raymond Carey
Annex
Doug Loyd
Solu
Joy of Sax
Steve Miller
Ron Bishop
Steve Herold
K.C
Ottawa Municipal Auditorium
Daily Report
Jeanette James
Roberta Paine
Henry Gilroy
Ethel Bishop
Feds
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