Plaschka reaches state finals in Ottawa event
Karla Plaschka of Ottawa won 300 dollars at the True Value Jimmy Dean Country Showdown sponsored by Ottawa True Value and KOFO. She wrote and performed two songs, advancing to the state finals August 7 at the Trego County Free Fair in Wakeeney with a path to regionals at McGraws Cowboy Casino in Hutchinson. Tammy Leach to compete in Miss Teen Pageant this weekend at Overland Park DoubleTree Hotel, daughter of Mark and Kathy Leach.
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Kathy Leach
Ruth Moore
Gerald Leach
Waterloo
Iowa
Vonda Obermier
Nora Springs
Ottawa Middle School
Weekend events in county and Kansas City area
Chautauqua Days at Cheese Park Friday and Saturday feature a $3 park entry with B J Thomas concert tickets $15 in advance or $20 at the gate. Lane’s Fourth of July picnic and fireworks are free at Lane Ball Park with 2 p.m. games, 6 p.m. dinner, and dusk fireworks. Worlds of Fun Celebrate America runs today through Sunday with country stars Billy Dean David Lee Murphy Rhett Akins Toby Keith and Trace Adkins. concert add-on is $2 plus park admission. Call (816) 454-4545 for times.
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Ottawa subscription price list amid service options
Reader information lists contact numbers Fox and subscription lines. It shows carrier delivery in Ottawa at 7.104 monthly, rural towns by carrier 7.75, rural motor route 8.10, Franklin counties mail 8.05, rest of Kansas 9.80, all other states 10.10 per month tax not included. Discounts apply for three six and twelve month plans.
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Franklin
Kansas
Ottawa to build new middle school amid community pride
Superintendent Harvey Ludwick notes the near future site will host the new middle school while Ottawa officials emphasize youth care. Mayor Vicki Cumiskey calls the project a tangible community effort reflecting commitment to youth as students like Bryan Cumiskey will be among the first attendees. Groundbreaking marks the move from the condemned May 1996 building and modular interim spaces to a formal campus after years of displacement and adaptation in Ottawa.
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Ottawa
Vicki Cummiskey
Cummiskey
Bryan
Dale Fox
Ottawa High School
Fox
Sue McClaran
McClaran
William Jennings Bryan remembered in biographical sketches
Krebs portrays Bryan as a complex figure who sought peace mediation and monetary diversification, noting his Nobel prospects and role as prosecutor in the Scopes trial. The actor highlights Bryan's Chautauqua themes on democracy, religion, morality, prohibition, imperialism, and opposition to Darwinism, while acknowledging past ties to the Ku Klux Klan and mixed moral judgments.
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Clarence Darrow
Tennessee
Krebs
Ku Klux Klan
Civil War Demo and Kansas Heritage Festival Schedule
Saturday July 5 1997 features a Civil War demonstration a juggling hour by Sandy Brown and acts by Fred Krebs C Robert Haywood and Kay Kuhlman plus a baseball segment and a park concert. Fireworks close the day with KOFO radio involvement and a full lineup of arts crafts food booths and games. Sunday July 6 1997 begins with an all denomination church service and breakfast
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Bill
Sandy Brown
Jean Pouncil
City Band
Kofo Radio
Rome
Fred Krebs
William Jennings Bryant
Robert Haywood
Kansas
Kay Kuhlman
Oregon Trail
James Bonamy
BJ. Thomas
No-Show Public Hearing Marks Ottawa Budget Session
Ottawa city commissioners held a public hearing on the budget but no citizens spoke. Former detective Tony De La Torre urged a youth intervention officer for the OPD to curb gang activity and mediate youth conflicts. Rachel Fleer criticized police responsiveness to a 911 call and urged broader city accountability to avoid lawsuits. Two agenda items were approved: right of way for a Social Security building at 1120 E Logan and a special use permit for ECKAN day care at 225 E 2nd.
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City Commission
Tony de la Torre
OPD
de la Torre
Rachel Fleer
N. Poplar
Fleer
E. Logan
East Central Kansas Economic Opportunity Corp
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Petting Zoo Sits In For Ottawa Chautauqua Days
The Church of the Brethren Ottawa sponsors a petting zoo at Forest Park from 9 am to 2 pm during Chautauqua Days. Donations go toward a voice activated computer for Robert Harris, 1997 Ottawa High graduate who is quadriplegic. Estimated cost about $4,000. church aims to raise half through further fundraisers, with Wal-Mart matching to help.
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Church of the Brethren
Ottawa
Forest Park
Robert Harris
Ottawa High School
Sandy Brown Payne
Wal-Mart
Weather Tonight and Weekend Forecast Summary
Cool tonight with no 30 percent storm chance. Becoming partly cloudy after midnight, low 55 to 40, north wind 5 to 15 mph. Dry Saturday then a chance of thunderstorm Sunday. Lows in the 50s Saturday and 60s Sunday. highs in the 80s. AccuWeather 1907.
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