Transfer station to close for repairs Friday and Saturday
The Franklin County Transfer Station and Landfill will close at noon Friday and remain closed Saturday for repairs and resurfacing. It will reopen Monday after work is completed. The Ottawa City Commission will host government coffee at 10 a.m. Saturday at Peoples Bank with opening remarks, Q&A, moderated by Almeda Edwards. Sponsored by the Ottawa Area Chamber of Commerce Legislative Action Committee and the Franklin County Farm Bureau, it is open to the public.
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Franklin County
Ottawa City Commission
Peoples Bank
Fifth
Main Streets
Almeda Edwards
Ottawa Area Chamber of Commerce
Legislative Action Committee
Franklin County Farm Bureau
Franklin County Jail Arrests and Sheriff Patrol Log
The Daily Report lists multiple arrests by the Franklin County Sheriff’s Department and Kansas Highway Patrol including Harold Gee Casady, Tammie Yvette Toney, Phillip Dean Griffin, and others with charges such as battery driving while suspended marijuana open container theft disorderly conduct and warrants. Bonds range from 150 to 2620 dollars and several suspects remain jailed or released on bond. The sheriff’s news section also reports theft vandalism and various vehicle and property incidents, plus multiple non injurious and injury accidents, several grass and structure fires, and ambulance calls across Williamsburg Pomona and nearby areas.
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Franklin County
Sheriff's Department
Harold Gee Casady
Pomona
Tammie Yvette Toney
Omaha
Neb
Phillip Dean Griffin
Tyler M. Ahrens
S. Cedar St
Franklin County Juvenile Detention Center
Amy Joe Wadewitz
S. Cypress St
Kyle E. Norton
Quenemo
Wadewitz
Norton
Aaron D. Stottlemire
Rantoul
Rocky Lee Woods
Louisiana
yRoad
Andrew Charles McNish
Nevada Terrace
Gregory Lee Beaner
S. Willow Sr
David Wayne Floyd
Patricia Ann Hamilton
S. Oak St
Aletha Dawn Drake
Welda
Kansas Highway Patrol
Carlotta Sr. Dawson
Wichita
Sheriff's News
Insurance talk highlights elder financial aid options
Vickie Allen and ORV staff discussed complex elder financial assistance programs. She noted few understand the system without personal experience. Allen and her team educate residents and offer speaking engagements to civics groups. contact details are provided.
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ORV
Allen
Vickie Moss
Gmoss
Ottawaherald.com
Cancer center not ready to discuss Ottawa closure rumors
An Ottawa Regional Cancer Center administrator declined to comment on rumors of a possible shutdown. At a Franklin County Commission meeting, resident James Fredricks urged help to keep the center open, while officials said they had heard no closure plans and directed him to the chamber of commerce. The board also rezoned eight parcels and tabled two others, changing several tracts from agricultural to residential or commercial use.
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Ottawa
Darrin Kistler
Ottawa Regional
Riley and
Indiana Roads
Centropolis
Utah and
Thomas Roads
Five killed in Kansas Fourth of July traffic toll
The Fourth of July weekend in Kansas claimed at least five lives in separate crashes across the state. Marcus Vigil, 34, from Trinidad Colorado, died on U.S. 160 after failing to turn and hitting a sign west of Johnson City. Jennifer West, 23, of Anthony, was ejected and died when her car crossed the center line and struck a cement embankment near Kansas 2. Danielle Koelzer, 15, of Falls City Nebraska, died at KU Medical Center after the pickup she rode in overturned in a Brown County ditch near Reserve. Raul Gonzalez, 29, of South Coffeyville Oklahoma, was killed on a Labette County road near Edna when his vehicle went out of control. Christina Linden, 19, of Overland Park, died on I-435 near Lenexa after losing control and overturning against a guardrail. Last year’s weekend toll totaled 12.
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Kansas
Colorado
Marcus L. Vigil
Trinidad
Colo
U.S
Johnson City
Kansas Highway Patrol
Stanton County Hospital
Jennifer Ann West
Anthony
Aday
Kansas 2
Danielle Koelzer
Falls City
Neb
University of Kansas Medical Center
Brown County
Reserve
Raul E. Gonzalez
South Coffeyville
Okla
Labette
Edna
Christina Linden
Overland Park
Lenexa
Kansas law pressures Mennonites over draft registration
Hutchinson AP reports a July 1 law automates sending male driver license applicants ages 16 to 25 to the Selective Service, sparking concern among Mennonites who oppose warfare. Church leaders say the policy infringes religious freedom, complicates conscientious objection, and risks penalties.
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Kansas
Selective Service System
Selective Service
Ostlund
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Williamsburg
Florida Road
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Colorado Road
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Lane
Osage Drive
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Willow Street
South Oak Street
Garry Lingo
Pawnee Road
Terry W. Cline
Jane A. Wingert
Rockwood Drive
Main Street
Seventh Street
Wingert
Lila E. Skaer
Leawood
Aaron Dean Stottlemire
South Main Street
Doug
Megan Morris
Thomas Road
North Davis Avenue
Kingman Road
North Cleveland Street
Rock Creek Road
Idaho Road
Jackson Road
Cancer Center
Eisenhower Road
Kentucky Road
Oregon Road
Rock Creek Terrace
Cloud Road
Montana Road
County Zoning Board
LeLoup
The
Associated Press
Laurie Sish
Amy Miller
Garnett
Farmer's Market
Orscheln’s
Town & Country Supply
St. Princeton St
Jim Ostlund
Eden Mennonite
Moundridge
Joel Krehbiel
of Eden Mennonite Church
Krehbiel
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