Franklin County election notices show several incumbents filing
A number of Franklin County and Pomona officials have filed for the 2014 elections. Incumbents Harris Stottlemire Waymire and several Pomona council members face re election. State Treasurer Ron Estes in Wichita announced a bid for a second term, citing $20 billion in funds and a $3.5 million budget. Estes, born in Topeka, ran Sedgwick County finances before becoming treasurer in 2010. His bid is currently unopposed.
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Franklin County
Franklin County Board of Commission
Steve Harris
Don Stottlemire
Colton Waymire
Harris
Janet Paddock
Waymire
Pomona
Rick Smith
Dan Keith
Richard Adler
Paddock
Jerry Slavens
Billy Lloyd
Topeka
Kansas
Ron Estes
Richita
Estes
Wichita
Learning Quest
Sedgwick County
Osage County
Topeka man sentenced for attack on girlfriend’s son
Eddie Lee Smith Jr. of Topeka received 21 months in state prison after being convicted of aggravated battery in a domestic violence incident involving a 16 year old Burlington teen. Coffey County District Judge Phillip M. Fromme handed down the sentence on January 16.
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Burlington
Topeka
Coffey County
Phillip M. Fromme
Eddie Lee Smith Jr
Smith
Doug Witteman
Volunteer Openings Asks Contact At Ottawa Center
Volunteer opportunities listed by the Ottawa Volunteer Center a service of East Central Kansas Economic Opportunity Corp contact details include 1320 S Ash St phone number 785 214 4556 and email jcraft eckan.org for nonprofits seeking volunteers.
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Ottawa Volunteer Center
East Central Kansas Economic Opportunity Corp
S. Ash St
Eckan
Ottawa University students plan April community service drive
Ottawa University students will fan out in early April to help residents with yard work and home tasks such as shrub removal trimming painting caulking washing windows and more. Local seniors are invited to request assistance by emailing scrafteckan org or calling 785 214 4556. Volunteers are also needed to visit Ottawa Retirement Village for one hour of bingo dominoes and other games, with Laura Dryden reachable at 913 710 3024.
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Ottawa University
Eckan.org
Ottawa
Laura Dryden
Ottawa Artwork contest invites youth to paint city boxes
City of Ottawa expands Art on Main Street with six boxes left to paint. Students and community members may view the unpainted boxes on Martin Luther King Jr Day and begin designs. Submissions due Feb 20 with cash prizes. winners announced March 20. painting scheduled first week of April. Email Recci Shisler or Janice Craft for details.
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Ottawa
Martin Luther King Jr
Recci Shisler
Yahoo.com
Janice Craft
scraft@eckan.org
Ottawa area hospital and public safety activity summary
Daily hospital notes show admissions for Katherine Alexander Lane Richard Jackson and Floyd Ramsey in Ottawa with dismissals for Raymond Boehm George Hutchi son Anita Nichols from Pomona. Police and sheriff arrests occur in Franklin County Jayce, with warrants and suspected forgery and license issues in Ottawa, Junction City, and Baldwin City. Multiple incidents include welfare cases, battering report, and several fire department calls across Ottawa and surrounding areas.
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Katherine Alexander
Lane
Richard Jackson
Ottawa
Floyd Ramsey
Raymond Boehm
George Hutchison
Anita Nichols
Pomona
Sheriff’s Department
Franklin County
S. Main St
Rodney Cable
Baldwin City
Douglas County
Police Department
West Second Street
Anthony Golden
Junction City
City of
15Th Street
Osage Drive
Brandon Dewey
Wellsville expands anti drug education in schools
Wells ville police push for drug education in schools distributing the 112 page Drug Safety handbook and DVDs to about 75 seventh graders at Wellsville Middle School in cooperation with Community Safety Net and local donors. The program seeks to raise awareness, resist peer pressure, and provide resources for families while planning a February DARE rollout for fifth graders with the Franklin County Sheriff's Office.
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Wellsville
Wellsville Middle School
Walnut St
Community Safety Net
Steve Gillespie
Community
Safety
Gillespie
Franklin County Sheriff’s Office
Franklin County Sheriff's Department
Sheriff's Office
Wellsville High School
City Sees Record Lows as Cold Snap Grips Ottawa
Lincoln Elementary teachers and students endure a bitter stretch with single digit temperatures. Julie Huddleston observes crossing students while Aiden and Ashlyn Finch bundle up at 1102 N Milner Road. Ottawa Water Treatment Plant hits 3 degrees on Wednesday and 2 degrees on Thursday, surpassing 2009 records. Weekend forecast calls for 40s and 50s, ending the subzero wind chills.
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Janet Huddleston
Lincoln Elementary
N. Milner Road
Ottawa
Aiden Finch
Lincoln
Ashlyn
Gordon fashion and Idol ticket sparks Hollywood run
Gordon wowed judges on the show with a James Dean look and a Members Only jacket as Connick praised 2013 style influences. All judges approved Gordon as a contestant for American Idol, sending him to Hollywood for the next phase.
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Connick
Gordon
James Dean
Hollywood
Lopez
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