Black History Month events aim to fund Ottawa Library
Ottawa residents will join a series of February events to raise funds for Black History materials at the Ottawa Library. Organizers, led by Richard Jackson, seek about $1,000 with donations already at $418, plus a February 21 deadline before a fourth annual dinner. The lineup includes a city proclamation, dances, reunions, a Mowbray Union display and a March 1 closing talk by Rev Wayne Franklin.
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Melissa Bauman
Ottawa
Ransom Memorial Hospital
U.S.C
Richard Jackson
Jackson
First Baptist Church
Elliott Hall
Stacy Hopkins
First Baptist Church of
Franklin County
Ottawa City Commission
City Hall
Sherrice Dydell
Georgetta Bartlett
Joe Wakefield
Edna Saxton
Amelia Gray
Onetta Edwards
Lee Johnson
Ottawa Country Club
Minnesota
Chicago
Ottawa University Mowbray Union
Wakefield
Wayne Franklin
Topeka
Southwestern Bell Telephone
Kansas
Bethany Chapel
RMH clarifies admin adjustments and staff discounts
The RMH story clarifies that a trustees vote on administrative adjustments applied only to trustees, physicians, and allied staff members including weekend ER physicians and periodic clinic workers. Other RMH employees retain discounts per the employee handbook. The vote does not affect write offs for patient billing corrections due to human error.
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Ransom Memorial Hospital
RMH
Dan Cope
the Herald
Pittsburg Student Theft Suspect Arrested on Campus
Pittsburg authorities arrested Aaron L. Waddell a 23 year old Pittsburg State University student on the PSU campus for felony theft in connection with the Havens Steel semi trailer cab stolen January 14 from the Havens plant on Davis Road. He also faced warrants from Franklin County and other counties for related charges. He remained jailed awaiting initial appearance.
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Department of Public Safety
Pittsburg
Havens Steel
Davis Road
Pittsburg State University
Aaron L. Waddell
PSU
Tony DeLaTorre
Ottawa
Waddell
Franklin County
Havens
Chanute
Iola
Garnett
Anderson County
Allen County
DeLaTorre
DPS
Kansas
Moran
DeLa Torre
Auditions Reopened for The Fantasticks in Ottawa
The Ottawa Civic Theater reopens auditions for The Fantasticks at 7 p m tonight in the Administration Auditorium at Ottawa University. Director Roger Moon seeks both singing and non singing roles to fill the production with community participation.
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Ottawa Civic Theater
Ottawa University
Roger Moon
Funeral services set for Donald W. Catuska Quenemo
Funeral services for 72 year old Donald Wesley Catuska of Quenemo will be held Friday at 2 p.m. at Quenemo United Methodist Church with burial at Highland Cemetery Ottawa. He died Tuesday at a Topeka hospital. Born November 22, 1914 in Ottawa he married Audrey Davidson in 1940. Surviving are his wife three daughters, four sisters, two brothers and 13 grandchildren. Memorials may go to the American Cancer Society.
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Donald Wesley Catuska Quenemo
Donald Wesley Catuska
Quenemo
Topeka
Quenemo United Methodist Church
Ottawa
Highland Cemetery
Audrey Davidson
Ottawa Steel
City of
Europe
Donna Fine
Fort Myers
Fla
Mary Carson
Denise Johnson
N. Oak
Betty Isaacson
St. Paul
Minn
Elaine Smith
Paola
Phyllis Wallace
S. Sycamore
June Smith
Lawrence
James Catuska
S. Oak
Wyeth Catuska
Carlinville
Commission Candidate Arrested In Ottawa
A man who filed to run for the Ottawa City Commission was arrested on a county warrant for failure to pay a $100 fine and $26 in costs from a speeding violation. Also detained were three others on traffic and related warrants. all were released or remained jailed with future court dates set.
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Ottawa City Commission
William F. Egidy Jr
Davis Road
Egidy
Clifford S. Parsons
Burl
Ingame
Robert E. McClendon
Garnett
Raymond J. Cook
N. Cherry
McClendon
Anderson County
Franklin
Anderson
Cook
Parsons
Wells Dairy recalls ice cream and sherbet in 10 states
Wells Dairy Inc. recalls Wells Blue Bunny and private label ice cream ice milk and sherbet from 10 states including Kansas and Missouri after confirming possible contamination with a dangerous bacteria. Products under Baker Boy Bestjet Betsy Baker Country Rich Fastco Fine Fare Food-4-Less IGA Oak Grove Pleasmor Plymouth Maid Reeds Shurfresh Sunshine Tem Tee and Wells Blue Bunny are affected with dates on or before January 16 and plant codes on packages.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Kansas
Missouri
Betsy Baker
Country Rich
Fastco
Fine Fare
IGA
Oak Grove
Pleasmor
Plymouth Maid
Reeds
Shurfresh
Sunshine
Tem Tee
Wells
Blue Bunny
Bestyet
Sherbet
True Value
Stocks Climb In Busy Session On Wall Street
In heavy morning trading on Wall Street the Dow Jones industrials rose to 2,173.65 noon EST, the NYSE composite up 0.25 to 156.97 and the AMEX market value index up 1.01 to 300.50. General Motors gained 1 percent to 73, FMC rose 2 percent to 29.5, Xerox up 1 percent to 68, as the Dow added 12.04 points to 2,163.39.
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NEW York
Wall Street
New York Stock Exchange
American Stock Exchange
General Motors
Roger Smith
FMC Corp
Xerox
School boards set meetings on closings, contracts, audits
Garnett USD 365 board meets at 8 p.m. Tuesday at the district office to discuss closings bus contracts curriculum reports administrative contracts and teacher negotiations. West Franklin USD 287 holds a special meeting at 1 p.m. Saturday to review a needs assessment. a regular meeting at 7 30 p.m. Monday will cover this year's audit adoption of a business education curriculum Appanoose sewage project a three year special education program and Pomona High School drivers education for next year.
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Garnett U.S.D
Pomona High School
Topeka legislator arrested after apartment clash
Rep. Kenneth D. Francisco of Maize was booked on battery and obstructing official duty after an altercation at a south Topeka apartment. He was released on a $1,000 bond and faces court on Feb. 19. the case involved a log throwing and a man’s injuries.
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Topeka
Kan
Kenneth D. Francisco
Shawnee County
South Topeka
Francisco
D-Maize
Kathryn Ewing
Terry L. Bullock
Christopher R. Sluder
Quenemo
Sluder
Slader
Statehouse
Ad Briefs and Local Shop Notes
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Charlotte
S. Elm
Budge
Jay
S. Main
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