Ottawa area monthly events calendar highlights various meetings
We Herald lists events for the Ottawa area from the Chamber of Commerce and Library. Highlights include art displays at the Ottawa Library and Ransom Memorial Hospital, City Commission and VFW Hall meetings, city band concerts, farmers markets, and multiple board sessions. Notable dates run from the first through the end of the month with elections, fairs, and forums noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa Area
Jewell Eastman
Ottawa Library
John Gladman
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Farmer’s Market
City Commission
American Legion
VFW Hall
Convention and Tourism
Franklin County Conservation District Board
Forest Park
County Commission
Franklin County
Ottawa-Franklin County
Kansas Veteran Commission
Ottawa Recreation Commission
Planning Commission
Ottawa
Jay~ce
Richmond Fair
Waverly Ohie
Ottawa School Board
S. Malin
Ottawa Area Chamber of Commerce Board
Education and Health Committee
Farmers Market
AARP
East Central Kansas Area Agency On Aging
Earthteam Recycling
la Leche
S. Elm
ORC
Ottawa Library Board
Quilter’s Guild
Elliott
Franklin County Kansans For Life
New Courts
Franklin County Fair Board
Kansas Veterans Commission
Ottawa Jaycees
Legislative Action Committee
Bluegrass Group
Ottawa Municipal Auditorium
S. Mala
Ottawa Middle School
Franklin County Strategic Plan progress outlined
The Franklin County Strategic Plan was presented to the Ottawa City Commission after four months of public input. A task force synthesized ideas into seven goals, including job creation, business retention and expansion, industrial recruitment, and affordable housing, funded by a $14,200 state grant and led by local groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ly Bill Tellier Herald
Franklin County
Lou Atherton
Ottawa Area
Brent Fogle
Ottawa
Franklin County Economic Development Corp
Ottawa City Commission
Chamber
OFCED
Convention and Tourism Bureau
Fogle
Holiday Friday adjusts Ottawa offices and services
Many offices and businesses in Ottawa close Friday for the Fourth of July with Saturday closures. Federal and local offices including Ottawa City Hall and the Franklin County Courthouse will be closed Friday and Saturday, while the landfill and library stay open Friday. Banks close Saturday but remain open Friday. post office operates Friday only.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Deparment of Agriculture
East 23Rd
Social Security
Kansas Driver's License Examiners
Ottawa
Franklin County
Franklin County Extension Service
County Health Department
Ottawa Family Physicians
S. Main
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Ottawa Medical Clinic
Bank IV
First National
Peoples National
Kansas State
Franklin Savings Association
U S aid begins Bosnia airlift support
President Bush and Secretary Baker outline a humanitarian response to besieged Bosnia with U S air and naval relief deliveries. They distinguish aid operations from deploying ground troops while noting possible UN authorization for force if needed. Sarajevo airport has been opened for relief shipments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Bush
Bosnia
U.S
Yugoslavia
United States
James A. Baker
Baker
United Nations
Sarajevo
55 Years of Mail Call Ends Dorothy Lindsey Farewell
Dorothy Lindsey, 75, of Pomona, completed her last mail transfer in Franklin County Tuesday, ending 55 years of service across Ottawa Pomona and Williamsburg routes. She also ran Lindsey's Grocery with her late husband for 38 years and served as substitute for family members since 1937. The mail route evolved from depot handoffs to a truck relay, with trains and stacked sacks creating memorable risks and scenes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.O. Lindsey
James
Dorothy
Lindsey
Pomona
Ottawa
Williamsburg
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