July Fourth closures and holiday events in Franklin County
The bulletin lists July 4 closures for government offices and many city services including Ottawa City Hall, the Ottawa Herald office, and the library while Kramer Drug Store will open 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The Ottawa Jaycees fireworks display is planned for Forest Park with the City Band performing 8 to 8:45 p.m. and dusk fireworks, plus extended hours at the Old Depot museum to accommodate celebrations.
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Franklin County
Ottawa
Kramer Drug Store
Ottawa Herald
Ottawa Jaycees
Forest Park
Ottawa City Band
Old Depot
Jaycees
Franklin County Conservation District
Conservation District
Project Kansas
E. Dean Carlson
Kansas Department of Transportation
Kansas City
Lansing
Leavenworth
Olathe
Overbrook
Overland Park
Sac and Fox
Tonganoxie
Topeka
Franklin
Linn
Miami
Osage
Regulators scrutinize Western rate hike and reorganization
Kansas Corporation Commission discussed Western Resources Inc. rate increase of 150.5 million and its plan to reorganize ahead of a PNM merger. ECC staff urged 91.7 million in rate cuts while opposing the restructuring, amid warnings from customers and consumer groups about impact on ratepayers.
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Western Resources Inc
Kansas Corporation Commission
Western
KCC
Public Service Company of New Mexico
PNM
ECC
West
Ern
Cynthia Claus
John Wine
Kansas
KPL
KGE
Budget talks hint tax hike under 3 mills in 2002
Ottawa commissioners weighed a under 3 mill increase for 2002 with current levy at 42.779 and projections at 44.145 as city manager Scott Lambers seeks a cap for capital requests while approving a sidewalk project on E 11th Street and considering a reduced cost child safety restraint program via police instruction and ordinance changes.
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Scott Lambers
Lambers
E. 11Th Street
Cedar
College Streets
Larry Felix
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Ottawa
Jeff Herrman
Ezra Sykes
Esykes
Ottawaherald.com
Local Hospital Notes and Police Actions Reported
Daily Record outlines admissions and dismissals in Pomona and Ottawa, listing Dylan McKenzie and Abigail Richardson among new patients, with multiple police arrests including Justin Dean Brewer and Heather Moore on suspended license, warrants, and battery charges, plus a 14 year old in custody. Ambulance calls clocked Sunday and Monday in Locust, W Seventh, and W Fourth blocks.
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Pomona
Abigail Richardson
Ottawa
Rickey Furst
Baldwin
Police
Justin Dean Brewer
S. Main No. 29
Princeton
Heather Diane Moore
Oregon Road
Hickory
Juvenile Detention Center
Comanche the horse honored at KU museum exhibit
The 1862 born horse Comanche, famed for service with the 7th Cavalry and ties to Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer, is preserved in a climate controlled KU Natural History Museum case. Once sold for 90 dollars, he survived battles with the KKK and moonshiners before meeting his famed end at Little Bighorn.
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Lawrence
Comanche
Little Bighorn
Natural History Museum
University of Kansas
Brad Kemp
Oklahoma
Texas
St. Louis
U.S. Army
Fort Leavenworth
7Th Cavalry
Ellis
Myles Keogh
United States
Keogh
Kansas
Kentucky
Plains
Canadian
Black Hills
Comanche the horse stays at Kansas museum after Custer era saga
The famed Comanche, the sole survivor claim aside, survived Little Bighorn era battles and ended up at the University of Kansas mounted by Lindsay Dyche for 400 dollars. Fort Riley officials reportedly never paid, and debates over his fate linger amid local and Montana interest.
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Little Bighorn
Montana
Custer
Keogh
Comanche
Fort Lincoln
Fort Riley
University of Kansas
Lindsay Dyche
Kemp
University
Mount
Oread
Jonathan Wainwright
Bataan
Wainwright
Deane Malott
Lawrence
Haskell Indian Nations University
Museum
Community events announced for weekend in Richmond
The article previews a weekend of contests for all ages including coed softball and horseshoe tournaments. Ottaway Amusements of Derby will operate carnival rides Friday and Saturday evenings, with a classic auto show Sunday afternoon. Contact Darrin Peschka at dpeschka ottawa.
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Ottaway Amusements of Derby
Darrin Peschka
Dpeschka
Ottawaherald.com
USDA errors cost cattlemen millions in losses
The Agriculture Department said reporting system errors this spring led to $15 million to $25 million in losses for cattle producers. The National Cattlemen's Beef Association cites higher damages, around $42 million, based on Virginia Tech and Kansas State studies.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
Keith Collins
National Cattlemen's Beef Association
Virginia Tech
Kansas State University
USDA
Collins
Chuck Lambert
Lambert
Sewage leaks force Johnson County water from Missouri River
A fiber optic contractor punctured a 5 inch raw sewage line and a 42 inch treated waste line, releasing about 3,000 gallons of sewage and 2 million gallons of treated wastewater. The spill, upstream of Shawnee’s Johnson County Water District No. 1 plant serving 350,000, traveled toward the Missouri River.
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Shawnerf
Johnson County
Missouri
Kansas River
Johnson County Water District
Shawnee
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