Legends donate books to libraries and local schools
Legends Bookshop owners Mayor Matt Matthews and Susan Harmison-Matthews donated the remaining inventory to the Ottawa Library and Sacred Heart School to keep books in the community. The gift included fiction non fiction history cookbooks and health titles with an estimated retail value of 8000 to 9000 dollars.
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Legends
Matt Matthews
Susan Harmison-Matthews
Ottawa Library
Sacred Heart School
Harmison-Matthews
Ottawa University
Harrison-Matthews
Matt
Commercial Federal Adds
Michael J. Westerman
Commercial Federal Bank
Kansas
Ottawa
Lyndon
Osage City
Iola
Edward D. Jones
Commercial Federal
Commercial Federal Corporation
QVC
Burlington
Air Country Critters Inc
QVC Inc
Country Critters
America
Woodmen
Habitat For Humanity
Modern Woodmen of America
Franklin County
Second and
Willow
Wynndee Lee
Habitat Board
Modern Woodmen
Kansas Business Hall of Fame
Will F. Nicholson Jr
Rocky Mountain Bankcard System
Denver
Colo
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Bill Graves
Diana Friend
Bank IV
Gordon Greer
N.A
Greer
Boatmen’s Bank of Kansas
Wichita
Bank IV Kansas
Missouri
Kansas Cities
Boatmen
Doty returns to law firm as counsel after retirement
Jules V. Doty, who retired as Franklin County District Court judge in December, will join Gleason & Doty Chartered as counsel to partners Thomas Gleason Jr. and Mark Doty. He plans mediation work under ADR, expanding the firm’s practice while staying active in the legal field.
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Jules V. Doty
Doty
Franklin County District Court
Gleason & Doty
Thomas Gleason Jr
Mark Doty
District Court
Thomas Gleason Sr
Gleason Jr
Gleason
Mark
Washburn University Law School
ADR
Jules Doty
Bat stresses court points in Philadelphia murder trial
In closing, prosecutor slams a baseball bat onto evidence boxes to portray the fatal Nov 11 1994 gang beating of 16 year old Eddie Polec. Six defendants aged 18 to 20 face first degree murder and conspiracy charges. Jury deliberations begin after Greenspan instructs the sequestered panel.
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Hiladelphia
Joseph Casey
Eddie Polec
Polec
Casey
Jane Cutler Greenspan
Crook
Rienzi
Pinero
Alexander
Tonight's Forecast With Light Snow Likely
Tonight stays mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of light snow and gusty north south winds. Lows dip to 0 to 5 above, with east winds at 5 to 10 mph. Extended outlook calls for very cold air and chances of snow Friday.
IBM Buys Tivoli Systems For 734 Million
IBM will pay 734 million dollars to acquire Tivoli Systems Inc. a midsized software firm that helps firms migrate from mainframes to networks of smaller computers. The deal highlights a shift among IBM’s largest customers away from mainframes toward distributed data processing.
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New York
IBM
Tivoli Systems Inc
Ag committee clears farm legislation amid party division
The House Agriculture Committee approved a dairy and farm subsidy package on a 28 to 17 vote, the first clearing by the panel chaired by Rep. Pat Roberts. It overhauls dairy programs and revises sugar and peanut supports while preserving some elements. Democrats Peterson Condit and Bishop backed the measure, praising its policy balance and potential in future talks.
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United Republicans
Pat Roberts
R-Kan
Collin Peterson
Minnesota
Gary Condit
California
Sanford Bishop Sr
Georgia
Peterson
Hazardous Waste Event and Local Business Closure Notes
Household hazardous waste drop at FR CO HHW Facility from 7 am to 1 pm. Plaschka and Kramer Liquors announce closure for moving and will reopen Feb 6. IREX will be closed Jan 90, 31 and Feb 1, reopening Friday Feb 2.
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FR. CO
Plaschka & Kramer
IREX
Ottawa Mill Levy Matches Among Small Cities
Ottawa officials compare city and total mill levies with nearby towns. The data show Ottawa at 46,962 city mills and 145,291 total mills, with Hanover and Leavenworth as similar city levies and Augusta and Belpre as close total levy matches. Population and property values vary widely among the peers.
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Parsons
Arkansas City
Ottawa
Atchison
Independence
Matt Matthews
Hanover
Leavenworth
Ice causes problems at Wolf Creek pump station shutdown
A leaky seal forced the Wolf Creek plant pump to be taken out of service and the shutdown may last unknown. Temperature near Burlington hit 2 to 10 degrees as winds churned the lake and ice problems arose. KG&E president Bill Moore said output would be boosted at other plants or purchases made from utilities to cover the outage.
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Moses
Burlington
Bill Moore
Kg&e
Wolf Creek
Realtors Back Tax Lid Extension In Kansas Hearing
Only the Kansas Association of Realtors attended the Senate hearing supporting a three year extension of the property tax lid. Spokeswoman Karen France said the lid offers checks and balances on local governments raising taxes and urged a constitutional amendment to tie spending growth to personal income or a similar measure.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas Association of Realtors
Karen France
Senate Assessment and Taxation Committee
Ottawa Herald Advertising Rates 1995
Rates listed for delivery in Ottawa and surrounding areas with options by carrier motor route and mail across Kansas. Includes monthly, quarterly and annual figures, with state tax and advance payment terms.
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Ater
Ottawa
Chang Ottawa
Herald Uwhelms Us
Truth
Franklin County
Miami
Douglas
Osage
Anderson
State of Kansas
The
Ottawa Herald
S. Cedar
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Doty Bucks
Mark Poto
Ake
Ottaw
Anton Arenenserenseey
Clinton
Hillsdale
Pomona
Tivoli
Ag Committee
Bishop
Condit
John 0. Montgomery
Jay Bemigs
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