ECKAN Food Distribution Scheduled for Franklin County
ECKAN Agency will distribute commodity food items to eligible Franklin County participants on Monday July 19. Distribution sites: ECKAN Center Ottawa 9 a.m. to noon and Wellsville Walnut Plaza Apartments 10 a.m. to noon. Bring sacks or boxes as items vary.
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ECKAN
Eckan Agency
Franklin County
Eckan Center
W. 3Rd
Ottawa
Wellsville
Walnut Plaza
Baldwin Art Affair Gallery hosts Bronze Figure Show opening
The Baldwin Art Affair Gallery hosts a July 16 7 to 9 p.m. opening reception for a Bronze Figure Show featuring 13 Lawrence artists and Eldon Tefft. The exhibit runs July 16 to August 13 with a concurrent Baldwin Art Walk. The event is free and open to the public.
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Baldwin Baldwin
Art Affair Gallery
Lawrence
Eldon Tefft
Baldwin
KC board given another week to pick superintendent
A federal judge extended the Kansas City school board's search for a new leader to July 19, requiring the board to present the selection process and district plans at a hearing. The district, amid turmoil from desegregation cases, rejected two candidates, Jay T. Edwards and Pascal Forgione Jr., who both declined the post.
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Kansas City, Mo
U.S
Dean
City discusses road work and zoning as session continues
Kansas Department of Transportation plans area projects while M J Fahey Construction seeks a week to beat engineer estimates before Dec 15 deadline. The commission restudies bid, welcomes Wal Mart Distribution 2,000,000 safe hours, honors heroism by police and reserve officers, approves a July 31 sidewalk sale, names Finch to a Retail Recruitment Task Force, and rezones two districts. A Main Street parking change is under review and North Side Park naming contest results will be announced at September’s first meeting.
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Kansas Department of Transportation
M.J. Fahey Construction Co
Finch
Wal-Mart
Michael Everhart
Shane Muhl
Bourque Hutchinson
Everhart
Gillette
Chamber of Commerce
Scott Lambers
Ottawa
Underwood
North Side Park
City Hall
County Fiber Link Sparks Payback Debate and Lease Dispute
County commissioners discussed the fiber optic network linking county offices and public works. Fortney defended a county join versus separate school district plans while concerns over equipment resale and future video use were raised, and a lease dispute with Ottawa Family Physicians arises over annex space.
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Harold Fuller
Kevin Jones
County Computer and Information Services
Fortney
Lucent
Tom Weigand
Campaign advertising confusion at high school boosters
Newman notes Amateur Sports Promotions will start ads after August 1 to avoid Booster Club mix ups. Other firms seek DHS merchandise ads, causing confusion as advertisers mistake them for school or booster group. OHS and Booster Club dissociate and receive no funds, only the ill will.
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Newman
Bom
OHS
Booster Club
Ottawa Hospital Notes and Sheriff Reports Brief
Admissions Kama Rich and Gertie Daw both of Ottawa and Terri Andrews of Williamsburg Wednesday. Dismissals Roy Huske Ottawa Wednesday. Births A son for Kama Rich and Doug Rich Ottawa Wednesday. A son for Gertie Daw and William Nash Ottawa Wednesday. Sheriff notes cover incidents arrests burglaries vandalism and two ambulance calls in Ottawa area with dates and locations. Continuous local names and places listed with charges and losses.
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Kama Rich
Gertie Daw
Ottawa
Terri Andrews
Williamsburg
Roy Huske
Kama
Doug Rich
William Nash
Ottawa educators discuss shared goals for district
School leaders from diverse perspectives aim to collaborate for kids. They plan strategic planning and emphasize the board's role in selecting a new superintendent in Ottawa.
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Ottawa
Hawley to Lead Mission With First Woman Commander Eileen Collins
Hawley and four crewmates including Eileen Collins spoke to reporters before their Kennedy Space Center launch set for midnight July 19. Hawley, KU and UC Berkeley trained astronaut, has 27 days in space from a 1984 flight and has held top NASA posts at Ames and Johnson Space Center before joining the Chandra mission.
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Air Force
Eileen Collins
Kennedy Space Center
Florida
Hawley
Salina High School
University of Kansas
University of California
Space
Astronaut Office
NASA
Ames Research Center
California
Houston
Johnson Space Center
Rural break in linked to car theft spree in Franklin County
Franklin County sheriff’s deputies tie a Monday to Tuesday spree to a series of thefts across Rockport and Ottawa. A 1982 Ford Crown Victoria was recovered near Rock Creek Road, then a 1976 Chevy Monte Carlo from Ottawa Airport was found near Tillery’s home. A motor home belonging to Lois Markley was stolen and located at a Richmond fast food lot before a 1994 Eagle Talon owned by Rebecca McNeil was taken. Multiple suspects are suspected with no arrests yet.
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el Jacal
S. Main
Chet Harold Coats
Princeton
S. Oak
Sherry Marie
David Joseph Wheeler
E. Grant
Ottawa
Ford
N. Main
Social Security Administration
E. Logan
Franklin County
S. Elm
South Elm
Ray Tillery
Haskell Road
Rockport
Kevin Kimball
Kimball
Missouri
Ottawa Municipal
Montana Road
Tillery
Lois Markley
Haskell
Fast Food & Groceries
S. State Road
Richmond
Rebecca McNeil
Allen Terrace
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Tom Leitnaker
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Tim Leitnaker
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Tijeras
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