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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 2011
Page
1
Birth announcements list Jamie Goyer of Ottawa and Charlene Mize of Williamsburg as new arrivals reported on Wednesday.
Franklin County Jail logs show at 11:01 a.m. Tuesday Nicholas Hoyt 24 Ottawa arrested on an active City of Ottawa warrant in the 300 block of South Main Street. At 4:27 p.m. Tuesday Leslie Lowery 32 Ottawa arrested on a Coffey County warrant in the 800 block of North King Street. At 5:28 p.m. Wednesday Julie Couch 47 Ottawa detained on suspicion of theft in the 2100 block of South Princeton Street. David E. Barton 40 Ottawa arrested on a City of Ottawa warrant at 3 p.m. Wednesday in the 2100 block. At 10:47 p.m. Wednesday Kyana Smith 31 Quenemo arrested on a City of Ottawa failure to appear warrant in the 700 block of West Second Street.
A 49 year old Ottawa man reported at 10:52 a.m. on Wednesday that his credit card was charged without his knowledge in the 2400 block of Meadow Lake Drive.
A 29-year-old Ottawa woman reported battering by a known suspect at 10:22 p.m. on West 3rd Street. A 20-year-old Ottawa woman reported money stolen from a vehicle at 9:49 a.m. on Osage Drive. A 23-year-old Ottawa man reported an item stolen on South Olive Street at 8:41 a.m. All incidents occurred Wednesday.
Police activity on Main Street and Walnut Street includes out side agency assists and non injury incidents. Vehicle crashes involve David Nelson Sr in Florida and Doris Holsten in Michigan on K-68 highway, Robert Ogan in Ottawa hitting a deer, Adam Lewis in Ottawa hitting Helen Linneman in Pomona, plus a gas leak at West 23rd Street and Eisenhower Avenue with Ottawa Fire Department responding.
Ottawa Co op quotes Thursday afternoon price levels for hard wheat 8.13 soy beans 13.25 corn 6.11 milo 5.81. Franklin County USDA farm service posted grain prices corn 6.13 milo 10.91 oats 3.24 soybeans 13.29 wheat 8.03.
Engineers from Professional Engineering Consultants told Ottawa city commissioners that an old east side sewer, from 15th and Cedar to the wastewater plant, needs replacement. The project could exceed $4.3 million and would add growth capacity, with work possibly starting in March and finishing by March or June 2013. The west side sewer will also need replacement as the city grows. Aerial photos are planned later this winter to aid planning.
Four three person teams will compete in a Kansas 150 Trivia Contest Saturday following the Franklin County Historical Society’s 74th annual meeting. The meeting, at City Hall Commissioners Chamber, 101 S. Hickory, begins at 2 p.m. and is open to the public. Deborah Barker notes the winning team will be announced after preliminaries and a final round. Blaine Finch will offer a welcome, with secretary Almeda Edwards reading the mission and minutes, and Barker giving a 2010 overview.
Central Heights residents will vote in a March 1 primary. Candidates for position No 2 include Keith Brock Cindi Dryden Judy Hamblin and Lori Thompson. Position No 1 candidates are Eugene Schaefer Kathy Sheldon. Rick Pryor seeks No 3 and Kevin Tooley No 7. West Franklin candidates for No 1 are Curtis Altic Anna Lee Curtis and Rusty Eeord. No 2 Janie Dillon No 3 Timothy Matthias No 7 Danny Homer and Lisa Reece. Voting on No 2 limited to area residents including parts of Ohio Township Richmond and Pottawatomie Township at Richmond Fire Station.
The Kansas City District U S Army Corps of Engineers invites flood plain managers downstream property owners water supply interests emergency responders and recreation interests to a 3 p m February 8 open house at Pomona Lake Project Office 5260 Pomona Dam Road Vassar to discuss a recently completed dam safety risk evaluation. The session encourages open dialogue with Corps personnel and includes a planned presentation for attendees.
Central Heights girls basketball team plans to honor at least eight members of the 1981 state championship squad after tonight’s 6 p.m. varsity game against Jayhawk Linn. Legends from the title team are expected to attend and be recognized.
A coroner states a 58-year-old Lawrence woman whose body was found in a vehicle in an alley died from cold exposure. Police report no connection to the vehicle or home and no foul play. The low reached 4 degrees overnight helping explain the exposure.
Justices of the Kansas Supreme Court took a short field trip to mark Kansas joining the Union in 1861. They heard cases Thursday in the restored Old Supreme Court Chamber at the Statehouse, part of a multi year effort to recreate the building’s early 1900s look.
At 11:57 a.m. a brush fire at 619 U.S. 59 drew Lincoln Ottawa Harrison Ohio and Richmond fire units. Firefighters contained the blaze, but it rekindled at 12:11 p.m. and was extinguished again. The homeowner reportedly lacked a burn permit for the day.
January 28 1911 a jury ruled for Miss McKee in a breach of promise suit awarding Damages of 10000 The case recalled an 1880s action where Ella Leggett sued Alfred Johnson of Peoria for engagement dissolved when Johnson married Florence Cary Two trials and a state Supreme Court decision upheld the lower court in 1882 The piece also notes a North Hickory Street family inquiry by Marshal Bruner with a neglected home and possible poverty It mentions W M Henderson planning a two story brick business building on Hickory Street and Frank Baughman likely to coach Ottawa University next fall.
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