Ottawa candidates file for city commission seats
Helen Hood and Mike Skidmore joined incumbents Linda Reed and Jeff Richards and former commissioner Rocky Fleer in the race for three open Ottawa City Commission positions. Gene Ramsey did not seek re election. The general election is April 2 with no primary due to fewer than 10 candidates. Skidmore emphasizes growth and intermodal facility opportunities. Hood highlights downtown improvements and a business friendly climate.
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Helen Hood
Mike Skidmore
Ottawa City Commission
Linda Reed
Jeff Richards
Rocky Fleer
Gene Ramsey
Ramsey
Janet Paddock
Franklin County
Ottawa Area Chamber of Commerce
Ottawa Main Street Association
Hood
Ottawa
Commission
Sheriff stance on gun laws spurs county and state debates
Franklin County officials report varied sheriff positions on gun control, with Johnson County Kansas Sheriff Frank Denning opposing firearm restrictions for law abiding citizens. Dallas area and Collin County sheriffs urge constitutional rights, while Calhoun County Alabama sheriff warns against conflating policy with enforcement. Community members seek clarity on sheriff adherence to the Constitution amid national executive orders.
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Kansas
United States of America
Frank Denning
Washington
Denning
Dallas-area
U.S
Texas
Collin County
Dallas
Fort Worth
Allen
Frisco
McKinney
Plano
Franklin County
Obama
David Feuerborn
Williamsburg
Calhoun County
Ala
Larry Amerson
Amerson
National Sheriffs Association
Detroit
Appalachia
Newtown
Curry
Prairie Paws to run trap neuter release effort
Prairie Paws a nonprofit low kill shelter partners with three local veterinarians to perform at least 25 surgeries weekly. All adopted animals are spayed or neutered. Ottawa police handle dog control and report no cat ordinance. Feral cats drive intake. trapping days to be announced. Cooper says SCPA and shelter will check for ownership tags and microchips. The program aims to reduce euthanasia and lower city costs.
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Prairie Paws
Cooper
Ottawa Police Department
Randy Allan
SPCA
Great Plains
Inaugural Parade Cadet Horstick Reflects On Journey
Adam Horstick, a 2009 Central Heights High School graduate and senior at the U S Coast Guard Academy, marched in the inaugural parade with 89 other cadets. The trip involved a 10 hour bus ride from New London to Washington and a practice stop at the U S Naval Academy before the Capitol march.
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Congress
New London
Adam Horstick
Annapolis
U.S. Naval Academy
Capitol
Horstick
Tom
Linda Horstick
U.S. Coast Guard Academy
Central Heights High School
BCI to Acquire Allegiance in Move to Expand Rural Broadband
BCI Broadband will acquire Allegiance in a deal signed last week with a 2013 close target. The press release notes the combined company will extend high speed Internet, HD video and voice across Allegiance’s Kansas, Arkansas, Texas and Oklahoma footprint, serving over 150000 homes and businesses after investment. Ottawa officials review franchise implications as the FCC approval process begins. The Bresnan lineage and BBH Capital Partners tie the venture to a broader growth plan in rural America.
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Allegiance
Shawnee
Okla
Kansas
Arkansas
Texas
Oklahoma
Nienstedt
Ottawa
Bresnan Communications
Jeffrey DeMond
Andrew Kober
Bresnan
DeMond
America
Chile
Poland
Shawn Begaj
Federal Communication Commission
BBH Capital Partners
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co
New York City
Brosnan Communications
Montana
Wyoming
Utah
Colorado
Billings
Mont
Denver
Bozeman
Daily Chronicle
Begal
Belgrade
Manhattan
Cablevision Systems Corporation
Bresnan.com
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Edgerton
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Animal Control
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Tom Horstick
Doug Carder
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