Ottawa students cited in national and USC honors
Susan Mackie, a junior at Ottawa High School, earns USC Resident Honors Program selection and Trustee Scholarship. Mindy Brown of Ottawa named All American Collegiate Scholar by the U S Achievement Academy. she attends Barton County Community College. Army and Marine notices include Pvt Benjamin A. Dickey at Fort Sill and Pvt Christopher P. Arter with the 4th FSSG in Kansas City. Andrew and Kath leen Mackie and Joe and Teresa Brown are listed as parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Susan Mackie
Ottawa High School
University of Southern California
Losanne
Andrew and
Kathleen Mackie
Army National Guard
Benjamin A. Dickey
Fort Sill
Lawton
Okla
Anderson County
Christopher P. Arter
Garnett
4Th Force Service Support Group
Kansas City
Anderson County High School
Marine Corps
Mindy Brown
U.S. Achievement Academy
Barton County Community College
Joe and
Teresa Brown
Ottawa man convicted on three felonies after two day trial
Kevin Lee Williams 24 of 1004 E. 7th was convicted by a Franklin County District Court jury of three felony counts tied to a February 1997 pickup theft and restrained actions in jail. He was acquitted on one count of criminal damage to property for driving the stolen pickup into a tree. Williams faces sentencing August 17 for deprivation of a motor vehicle and other charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Franklin County
Kevin Lee Williams
Williams
GMC
Ramsey Printing Co
Mary Ann Jones
Wayne Kissinger
Kissinger
Darold Cain
Wendell J. Barker
Brett Berry
Barker
Jesus Christ
Jesus
Youth 17 to be tried as adult in rape case
A 17 year old Ottawa boy Daniel L. Hartpence faces adult trial for raping a 7 year old girl in April. He is charged while staying at the girl's family home and has been held in juvenile detention since the arrest on April 14. He could face up to 17 years in prison if convicted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Franklin County
Daniel L. Hartpence
S. Willow
Couple leaves $1 million to Concordia town
Marian Cook died May 11 leaving a one million dollar trust. Earnings from the trust will fund the Brown Grand Theatre Cloud County Community College and the Cloud County Health Center in Concordia Kansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concordia
Kan
Marian
Charles Cook
Mrs. Cook
Cook
Brown Grand Theatre
Cloud County Community College
Cloud County Health Center
Cowboys on trail songs and Kansas as cattle hub
Hoy explains that real cowhands sang to pass long drives and that few verses survived the Chisholm Trail. He notes Kansas and Texas as origin points, Kansas’ rise as world cattle market in the 1860s to 1880s, and the media shaping the cowboy image into American myth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Midwest
Hoy
Chisholm Trail
Gene
Roy
Kansas
Texas
Chicago
Union
Debaters Discuss County Commission Expansion and Roads
Republican candidates debated adding two seats to the county commission and whether an administrator is needed. They backed reviewing RMH sales tax, noted 911 dispatch inequities, and emphasized road funding and CHIP as long term planning. They agreed budgets can be tightened but gave no concrete immediate changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carey
Waymire
Kansas
Mavity
Psyopic
County Commission
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Ree Eaaeserr
Kansas 10th District Debate Highlights Two Candidates
Democratic aspirant Tanner and challenger Rugg addressed education funding tax policy and highway needs at Grand Chautauqua. Baker candidate Rhea did not attend. Tanner urged phasing out property taxes for school funding while Rugg emphasized fairness in tax assessment and value for money. The race centers on highway widening US-59 and state tax structure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Ralph Tanner
Caren Rugg
Matt Rhea
Baker University
Tanner
Rugg
East Central Kansas Area
House
Ottawa
Lawrence
Pat Roberts
Nancy Kassebaum
Vince Snowbarger
Texas
Ann Richards
Teachers and board reach smoother negotiations this year
Bezek led the board in five negotiation sessions since May with several board members present. Last year negotiations stretched over a year and teachers balked at a unilateral contract issued in March that about two thirds rejected. Alderman predicts a town and school district benefit, higher morale, and more board participation. next meeting Friday aims to finalize details, with ratification expected this month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bezek
Boczek
Hospital Notes And Sheriff Information Fill Daily Report
Admissions list Marion DeCock, Ottawa, and others with transfers and dismissals across Friday to Sunday. Sheriff notes report arrests in Williamsburg, Franklin County, Osawatomie, and Ottawa for battery, disorderly conduct, DUI, probation violation, and other offenses, with detainees, bonds, and court appearances. Burglaries, vandalism, and thefts are documented in multiple Ottawa area addresses with items ranging from VCRs to vehicles and cash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion DeCock
Ottawa
Overland Park Regional Medical Center
Elva Smith
Williamsburg
Tonya Katzer
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Mackie
LaDonna M. Dickey
Quenemo
Marais Des Cygnes Valley High School
Melvern
Ottawan
By Blake Spurney
Herald
Gene Autry
John Wayne
Roy Rogers
West
America
911 Dispatch
Koch Materials
Vermont
Nickhlame
the Daily Report
Jaimie L. Thornton
Thomas P. Tschantz
Rodolfo Nepomuseno
Osawatomie
Kansas Highway Patrol
Edward Velez
Liberty
21St Street
Princeton
Shannon Lee Hagelin
N. Mair
David M. Crim
Mulberry
Johnson County
Karen Stout
Georgia Road
Ron Castleberry
Riley Road
Christine Jones
Pomona
David and
Mary Osher
Richmond
Benjamin F. Hughes
Poplar
Cypress
Michael R. Kile
Maple
Susan I. Lee
S. Maple
John L. Bond
Jawa Terr
South Cherry
Michelle D. Bailey
Ellis Terr
S. Walnut
Josephine Scott
Olive
John A. Hahn
Shaun Sanders
Edward Eugene Alterman
S. Sycamore
Cleveland
Jenny Moses
Gerry W- Mangold
N. Cherry
Kurt Wall
Eisenhower
N. Main
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