Our Own Hardware lays off Ottawa workers
Our Own Hardware distribution center in Ottawa plans permanent layoffs for 147 full-time employees after a merger with HAL. The company, citing ongoing evaluation of functions, said recalls could occur if workers make themselves available, with broader staff reviews continuing in coming months.
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Ottawa
Noti
Ced
Mary ‘Kay
Sinethera
HAL
HAT
Jeffersonville
Béini
Smathers
Ottawa Distribution Cente
Ottawa in Ink and Real Life: Franklin County Reading Notes
The article surveys how local Ottawa settings color Franklin County fiction. It highlights works by Mrs Pennington Those Miller Girls Elmer Gantry and Theodora Jenness with ties to Ottawa, Sac Prairie and Chippewa Range. It notes Jenness life and the publication Young Wives Tales From Maine Kansas and where to check out or buy it.
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Kansas Day
Franklin Books
Mrs. Pennington
Miller Girls
Ottawa
Sinclair Lewis
Elmer Gantry
Lewis
Isaac S. Kalloch
Peg Bracken
Franklin County
Theodora Robinson Jenness
Norway
Maine
Kansas
Christine N. Stephens
Theodora R. Jenness
Theodora
Gomonto
Sac Prairie
Chippewa Range
Pecan
Fred Holt
Holmes Metcalf
Hod Paramore
George “Janner
Wild West v. Noble
C.A. Stephens
All Things
Ottawan
Dole to help GOP mark Kansas Day observance
Bob Dole returns to mingle with longtime supporters as Kansas Day festivities kickoff this weekend. He will host a reception from 12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the Downtown Ramada Inn, the GOP’s Kansas Day headquarters. Kansas joined the Union on January 29, 1861, an anniversary marked near that weekend.
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Gop
Topeka
Kan
Bob Dole
Kansas
U.S. Senate
Ramada Inn
Republican Party
Washington
Shoes key evidence in local court hearing
A victim testified she recognized assailant shoe prints as Aarron Moore's while cowering in a bathroom during an attempted armed robbery. District Magistrate Edwin Smith bound Moore, 21, over for arraignment on counts of attempted aggravated robbery, aggravated burglary and criminal damage.
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Herald
Aarron Moore
Cara Grey
N. Locust
Edwin Smith
Moore
Grey
Sheryl Lynn Likes
Likes
Greg
Shannon Anthony Aguirre
Heather Marie Bishop
Indiana Road
Ottawa Scouts Join Klondike Derby Competition
About 145 scouts from four counties participated in the Klondike Derby sponsored by Twin Rivers District of the Heart of America Council. Ottawa Troops 118 and 77 placed in multiple teams, Paola Troop 105 won first and second, with events including fire building first aid knot tying and woodcraft on a rugged river area. The day began at 7 30 a m in 19 degree weather with a hyped wilderness hike and travois demonstrations.
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Webelos
Boy Scouts
Ottawa
Paola
Scott Bird
Ottawa Troop 77
Swan River Black Powder Club
National Guardsmen
Eric Volmer
Twin Rivers
Klondike
City to change process for appointing new commissioner
At a study session the city discussed replacing the current method for filling a vacancy. The proposal would have the appointee serve the remainder of the term. Commissioner Matthews suggested skipping interviews and offering the seat to the runner up from last election, Richard Jackson, to honor voters while avoiding a special election.
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Lar
Cummiskey
Commission
Matt Matthews
Matthews
Board members confirm authorizing review of teacher evaluations
Marlin Kimball confirmed the board authorized review of teacher evaluations at the district office on board members own time. Jack Maxwell recalled the board discussing evaluations generally and wanting to know how they were done, with no interest in individuals. Sunflower University official Steve Lopes urged an executive session at the February 9 meeting for OFA to present its case and possible apology from Sheldon if relief is granted.
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Marlin Kimball
Jack Maxwell
Maxwell
Sam
Steve Lopes
Sunflower Univerv
Kansas National Education Association
Harvey Ludwick
OFA
Sheldon
Lopes
Bob Bezek Jr
Bezek
Dee E E
Ottawa board feuds with Ludwick over contract talks
The Ottawa School Board and OEA faced three fact finders on January 9 and 10 in a stalled 1997 98 contract dispute. Testimony accused Superintendent Ludwick of misleading the panel about research cited against hiring, while Ludwick defended his honesty. His contract was extended for one year amid the dispute.
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OEA
Ottawa Board of Education
OFA
Lopes
DEA
Ludwick
Special Services
Carolyn Newmaster
Newmaster
Ottawa
KNEA
Christ
Ottawa area sheriff reports arrests and incidents
Sheriff news lists arrests of Ronald W Kennedy and David Truitt Smith on probation violations in Franklin County. Incidents include domestic battery, vandalism, theft, and a car crash. Police report many suspects, damages, and a child indecent liberties case under investigation. Financial losses cited in several theft and vandalism claims.
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Elm
Lansing State Prison
Franklin County
David Truitt Smith
Hot Springs
Ark
Sheriff's Department
Pomona
Osborne Road
William David
211 High
Princeton
LaVonna Stewart
Lindwood Ave
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