Lightning rod scam targets Ottawa couple in Franklin County
Franklin County Sheriff's Department warns residents about three men posing as lightning rod inspectors who convinced elderly Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Hay of Hays to pay 687 dollars for cable no work was done. Hay, 84, paid 17.50 per foot. check payment sent to bank to stop. Courtless.
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Franklin County Sheriff's Department
Ottawa
Sheriff's Office
Raymond Hay
Hays
Here
Sheriff's
Hay
ECKAN Hunger Drive Seeks Garden Donations for Care-A-Van
ECKAN asks gardeners to donate excess produce to the Care-A-Van mobile market. ECKAN will pick up tax deductible donations. Contact Gloria Crane at 242-7515 or P O Box 110 Ottawa 66067 for details.
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Eckan Community Foods and Nutrition Department
ECKAN
Gloria Crane
Community Food and Nutrition
P. O. Box
Ottawa
Funeral services for Emma A. Sellers in Ottawa
The funeral for 84 year old Emma A. Sassaman Sellers of 734 Ash will be at 3 p.m. Saturday at Dengel & Son Mortuary with burial in Union Cemetery. She was born July 10 1898 in Centropolis and lived in Franklin County. Surviving are two sons two daughters and multiple grandchildren. services include a 7 to 8 p.m. gathering at the mortuary.
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Emma A
Sassaman) Sellers
Ash
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Dengel & Son
Union Cemetery
William Weber
Sellers
Centropolis
Franklin County
Ottawa
Columbia
Cook
Rangeline
Old German Baptist Church
Navy
Narva Alvin Sellers
Gerald A. Sellers
Merriam
John 8. Sellers
Springfield
Kan
Shirley Bowling
N. Poplar
Eleanor R. Barlow
Narcatur
Ash Street
Kansas
Planners To Consider Wal-Mart Request In Ottawa
Ottawa planners meet Tuesday at City Hall to hear Wal-Mart Properties Inc. on amending the Wal-Mart PUD major tenant building size from about 50 000 to over 65 570 square feet. A public hearing on zoning for Paul Gaynor’s tract at 410 W 19th continues, with possible action. Also up for six year capital improvements plan and southwest Ottawa land use plan status.
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Wal-Mart
Ottawa Planning Commission
Wal-Mart Properties Inc
Paul Gaynor
S. Cedar
City Commission
Myles Schachter
Ottawa
Wellsville Library Budget Hikes and City Council Actions
Wellsville library requests 1984 budget of 8200, up from 7000, as council discusses next year’s city budget with a 13 percent across the board increase. Council approves painting bid for water tank at 16770, plans shift rotations for police duty, reserve officer funding, and traffic signal adjustments. Williamsburg to host a cable tower on city lot with Webb Telemedia of Emporia, fees depend on household signups. donations for fireworks ongoing. vacant lot noted.
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Wellsville
Jerry Bennett
Bennett
Topeka
Dan Simpson
Council
Williamsburg
August Noll
Webb Telemedia
Emporia
Jeannette Jensen
Jensen
Heat Cramps Risks and Remedies in Hot Weather
Heat cramps are muscle pains from salt loss during heavy sweating. Treatment includes diluted salt water, rest, and avoiding exertion for 12 hours. Preventive steps include light clothing, gradual temperature changes, regular hydration, and taking breaks during exercise in heat. Seek medical attention if symptoms persist or illness from heat occurs.
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Anthony D, Zinn
EMT
Hosts Sought for International Teens in Kansas Nebraska
Foreign visitors ages 15 to 18 need host families to provide room and board for about three weeks. German students arrive July 15 to August 13 and French students August 3 to 20. Contact Marilyn DeFreese in Princeton or NACEL coordinator Jolane Luetchens for details. some Japanese 4‑H students will also stay in Franklin County.
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Kansas
Nebraska
Marilyn DeFreese
Princeton Rfd 1
Byron
Lawrence
North Atlantic Cultural Exchange League
DeFreese
NACEL
Jolane Luetchens
Adams St
Lincoln
Neb
LABC
Japan
Franklin County
Cooling-Bill Aid Begins For Low Income in Ottawa
Franklin County residents may receive federal help with summer cooling via the Low-Income Energy Assistance Program. Ottawa Social Rehabilitation Services opens applications at 122 ER 2nd, with eligibility based on income, cooling costs, age or handicap status, and prior cooling payments. Applications after August 31 are ineligible.
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Franklin County
Ottawa Social Rehabilitation Services Office
Ottawa
Local July Fourth events and openings listed around Pomona area
Holiday notices and specials list July activities at Wagon Wheel Pomona DRT Rocks Forest Park and Prairie Harbor Lake Pomona. Shrimp nights at Wagon Wheel every Friday, factorys closed for Fourth, dancing Owens Family Band Saddleback Lounge, and local businesses like Carpet Warehouse and BE S Wax open or closed for independence day.
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Wagon Wheel
Pomona
Forest Park
Ice Cream Social
Forest Park Shelter House
Saddleback Lounge
Second and Main opens partial, First street remains closed
The east side of the Second Street/Main intersection is open easing access to the 100 block of South and North Main. The east side of the First Street/Main crossing remains fully closed after a joint decision by the construction company and Ottawa Public Safety. First Street is to reopen in about two weeks.
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Keith A. Shaw
Hamblin
Shaw
Lance Fuller
Walton
Rock House
South
Us-39
Fuller
Jim D. Cook
N. Mulberry
Larry Powell
Greater Ottawa Chamber of Commerce
Construction Company
Ottawa Department of Public Safety
Powell
Second Street
North Main
First Street
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the Daily Report
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