Fireworks ban questioned amid jaycee show postponement
In Ottawa, windy weather led to postponing Chautauqua Days fireworks despite clear skies and festivity. Jaycees President Rex Carswell cited setup time and storm risk as reasons. Some residents displayed unauthorized fireworks, drawing calls for stricter enforcement. The Wichita Eagle analyzes environmental risks from hog farms and urges tougher state rules to protect the Ogallala Aquifer.
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Jaycees
Rex Carswell
Marais Des Cygnes
Ottawa
Ottawa Jaycees
Forest Park
Topeka
Southwest Kansas
Ogallala
Eagle
Jean Hays
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Southwest
Kansas
Southcentral
Graves
Demi Moore Finds Respect in Hunchback and Striptease
The essay praises Demi Moore's performances in The Hunchback of Notre Dame and Striptease, noting her influence and the larger message of feminine strength. It argues Moore's fame funds her family while highlighting how Esmeralda and Erin embody spirit, courage, and compassion beyond physical appearance.
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Demi Moore
South Florida
Moore
Quick
Esmeralda
Notre Dame
Erin
Phoebus
Game of Ottawa honors local merchants donors
Mid America Nutrition and Meals on Wheels recognize Ottawa merchants who bought ads for the upcoming Game of Ottawa collector’s item. The list includes Ottawa Appliance Repair Center Feldkamps Furniture Mart Kansas State Bank Peoples National Bank The Ottawa Herald and many others. Purchases support fund-raising efforts with games available at Intrust Bank Chris's Corner or Mid America Nutrition Program.
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Mid America Nutrition
Meals On Wheels
Ottawa
Ottawa Appliance Repair Center
Feldkamps Furniture Mart
Kansas State Bank
Peoples National Bank
The
Ottawa Herald
KPL Gas
Crooks
Ramsey Printing
City of Ottawa
Classic Oak Furniture
Rex's Family Hair Center
Adamson Brothers Sheet Metal
Kramer Drug
JC Penney
True Value
Sutton’s Jewelry
Drake Jewelry
Brown’s Shoe Fit
Agler & Gaeddert Accountants
Dengel & Son Mortuary
Bank IV
Cook's Service
Intrust Bank
Franklin County Aging Services
A Bloomin’ Florist
Porter-Bundy-Spears Insurance
Crown Realty
Performance Automotive
American Family Insurance
First Commercial
T&l Cabinet
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Country Mart
KOFO
South Star Chrysler
Sirloin Stockade
Conoco
Wal- Mart Automotive
Wal-Mart Vision Center
Wal-Mart Pharmacy
Chris’s Corner
Mid America Nutrition Program
PAT Watson
Letters to the editor Guidelines for submission
Readers are invited to send signed letters with the writer’s address and a telephone number for verification. Unsigned letters will not be published. Enclose a contact number to speed confirmation.
Contact details for Kansas government representatives
A list provides names and contact information for federal and state officials including President Bill Clinton The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Ave Washington D C 20500 U S Sen Sheila Frahm Nancy Kassebaum Sam Brownback Gov Bill Graves Attorney General Carla Stovall Insurance Commissioner Kathleen Sebelius State Rep Bill Feuerborn Ralph Tanner State Sen Doug Walker with corresponding offices addresses and phone numbers
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Bill Clinton
White House
Pennsylvania Ave
Washington, D.C
U.S
Sheila Frahm
Hart
Senate
Topeka
Nancy Kassebaum
Russell Senate
Washington
D.C
Fox
Sam Brownback
Longworth House
S, Kansas Ave
Brownbak
House
House.gov
Brownback
Bill Graves
State Capitol
Carla Stovall
Judicial Center
Kathleen Sebelius
Southwest
Doug Walker
Unbelievable Tidbits and Oddities From The News
A mix of oddities from non tabloid papers includes a Oregon festival using a catapult to launch old computers, Dahmer evidence auction items like hammers and handcuffs, and a rich man being warned by animal cruelty officials over a turtle’s swelling head. Also notes high prices for a cat transplant, a Virginia man seeking millions after a hand amputation, and Japanese watermelons selling for high yen.
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Oregon
da Vinci Days
Jackie Onassis
Jeffrey Dahmer
Dahmer
Richmond
Yvonne Montoya
Denver
Animal Cruelty
Yvonne
Thomas Passmore
Virginia
Passmore
Tokyo
Japan
Carl's Jr
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Herald
Tanton
Grant
Morton
Stevens
Show Us
Michael Jordan
George Pyle
Harris News Service
California
Rush Limbaugh
Vickie Hull
Lawrence
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