Market Antiques building collapse downtown Ottawa
Downtown Ottawa faces uncertainty after Market Antiques at 113 N Main partially collapsed amid rains. Owner Bonnie Pietsch expects to relocate as engineers brace the structure and determine the cause. No injuries, neighbors report ongoing maintenance issues and potential issues with the building dating to around 1880.
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Jeanny Sharp
The
Ottawa Herald Utility
Ted Manes
City of Ottawa
Larry Mauile
Ray Hamilton
Ottawan
Marilyn Farmer
Market Antiques
N. Main St
Bonnie Pietsch
Pietsch
Pepper’s Lounge
Lee
Ottawa
P.J. Stephenson
Ottawa Main Street Association
Sarah Blecha
Ottawa Herald
Tax talk at Ottawa coffee forum stirs tax levy concerns
Local residents gathered at Ottawa City Hall for a budget forum hosted by Franklin County officials. Commissioners answered questions as they collect input on the budget amidst concerns over a proposed more than 10 mill increase in the property tax levy by County Administrator Doug Harris.
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Brian Williams
Herald
Money
Consok
Franklin Cownties
Roy Dunn
Don Stottlemire
Sue Farrell
Ottawa
City Hall
Ieh Ll
Stottlemire
Doug Harris
Ottawa Woman Dies In Head On Wreck On U S 59
A three vehicle crash on U S 59 north of Garnett killed 34 year old Mendi Lavender of Ottawa. Lisa M Brummel of Garnett and Brandi L Singleterry of Ottawa were hurt and airlifted to St. Luke's Plaza Hospital in Kansas City. Alvin Dennison of Garnett, 69, turned left onto 1980 Road and caused the collision.
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Vern Brown
Anderson County Advocate
Ottawa
U.S. 59
Garnett
Kansas City
Mendi Lavender
Lisa M. Brummel
Lavender
Anderson County
Kansas Highway Patrol
Brummel
Brandi L. Singleterry
Anderson County Hospital
St. Luke’s Plaza
Highway Patrol
St. Luke's
Alvin Dennison
Pomona Days prize gives teens a unique perspective
Two Pomona residents gained an unexpected view during a Pomona Days event. Laura Stinebaugh and Joe Harmis earned a LifeStar helicopter ride for volunteering to be rescued from a vehicle during Pomona Fire Department demonstrations. Stinebaugh enjoyed spotting her distant home five miles away.
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Pomona
Laura Stinebaugh
Joe Harmis
LifeStar
Stinebaugh
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