Ottawa High School Freshmen Cheerleaders Win Camp Honors
Ottawa High School freshmen cheerleaders earned spirit sticks and high marks at the state Universal Cheerleading Camp. The squad received a trophy for superior overall improvement, while both varsity and freshman squads earned ribbons for superior performance and excellent performance. Travis Caryl was a jump off finalist and was later chosen for a Camp All Star squad with Katie Stewart and Season Riley trying out. Caryl was also selected for a special squad to perform in London.
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Ottawa High School
Amber Levins
Andrea Hathaway
Stacy Dryden
Mary Rayson
LoRds
Ottawa
Travis Caryl
Katie Stewart
Riley
Caryl
London
Krissy Reid
Season Riley
Stephanie Denniston
Jennie Hull
Amber Johnson
Christian Rayson
Danielle Gould
Purple Heart Bridge honors wounded U S military heroes
The Arkansas River bridge in Derby was dedicated as the Purple Heart Bridge with a ceremony honoring about 20 Purple Heart recipients including Dale Gregory, a WWII paratrooper, and Ramon Reyes who fainted during the heat. Relatives cheered as veterans crossed the bridge while service anthems played and a Sedgwick County official explained the symbol’s history.
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DERBY
Arkansas River
Dale Gregory
Wichita
Normandy
Gregory
Ramon Reyes
Wellington
Reyes
Sedgwick County
Teen Driver cited after backing into parked car
Thirteen-year-old Michael A. Espinosa of West 7th was cited Saturday evening after he allegedly backed into a legally parked vehicle owned by Pascual Aguilar of Topeka on West 2nd. He and passenger Jade Hernandez were belted and uninjured. Espinosa was arrested for driving without a valid license and given a court notice.
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Herald
Michael A. Espinosa
West 7Th
Pascual Aguilar
Topeka
West 2Nd
Espinosa
Jade Hernandez
North
Sycamore
Medical center sale aids global relief effort drive
McPherson Medical Center will be sold with proceeds donated to MAP International, a nonprofit medical relief ministry. Dr. Tom Billings and Nancy plan to support AIDS prevention, vaccines, and essential medicines for developing countries, citing missions work in Congo in 1969 70 and 1985 95. Remaining debt of 450000 will be paid from the sale.
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McPherson
McPherson Medical Center
Tom Billings
Nancy
Medical Assistance Program International
Greg Sperry
St. Simons Island
MAP International
Billingses
Sperry
Billings
Congo
Dillingses
Africa
Suzanne Barony
Firefighter Training in Wellsville Trains Lift and Carry Ladder
Karen Leroy of Cutler Township Fire Department wore turn-out gear and learned to lift and carry a ladder from Kansas State Firefighters' Association instructor Lawrence Ruff at a Saturday Franklin County Firefighters Training session in Wellsville. Attendees included firefighters from Franklin Jefferson Osage and Miami counties.
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Karen Leroy
Cutler Township
Kansas State Firefighters’ Association
Lawrence Ruff
Logan
Franklin County
Wellsville
Franklin
Jefferson
Osage
Miami
School board eyes promotions and hires for next year
The board will consider promoting the vice president role, ratifying the district teachers and staff agreement with new salaries, and approving hires Renee Antonio as vocal music teacher and Chris Reynolds as band instructor plus a technology support post. A demolition hearing for the former middle school may be discussed pending State Historical Society ruling.
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Cummings
Collins
Renee Antonio
Chris Reynolds
Friends of Historical Buildings, Inc
State Historical Society
Shawnee officers cleared in theft case over lockers
Topeka AP report says Judge Thomas Conklin dismissed charges against Undersheriff William Huffmier and former deputy Dave Reser, ruling the lockers were abandoned by the county as scrap when taken from Forbes Field property room in June 1999. Prosecutors failed to prove ownership and Reser had permission, negating theft intent.
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Topeka
Shawnee County
Carla Stotvall
Eta
William Huffmier
Dave Reser
Jockers
Sheriff's Department
Forbes Field
Thomas Conklin
Conklin
Huffmier
Reser
Forbes
Law Enforcement Center
Davey Meneley
Births and arrests in Daily Report hospital notes
A son was born to Angela M and Heath J Vandeventer at 11 21 am Wednesday at Over land Park Regional Medical Center. Police reports list multiple arrests for theft burglary battery and firearms offenses with various bonds and court appearances. Vehicle and property damage incidents are noted along with several non fatal and medical emergencies reported by ambulances.
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Angela M
Heath J. Vandeventer
Overland Park Reginal Medical Center
Harry Edward Piper Ill
South Ash
Rantoul
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George Washington
Darell Downing
Downing
Douglas MacArthur
Washington
Elizabeth Will
Quartermaster General
Army
Brock
George Patton
France
Sale of Medical Center
Toto
Daily Report
Sheriff’s News
Patricia I
Timothy John Bowen
Anthony Mark Sherman Bueno
South Main
Christina Marie Velez
West 10Th
Arthur D. Moore
Apple Lane
Joshua S. Buhs
East 4Th
North Locust
South Oak
East Sth
West 4Th
Ronald V. Ferguson
Lane
John Brown
Ferguson
Natalie J. Walter
Welda
Oak Haven
Brandon S. Ferguson
Pomona
Karl W. Eisele
Montana
Robert L. Bezek, Jr
Baldwin
Stafford
Bezek
Eisele
314 West 3Rd
North Mulberry
Pawnee Road
East 3Rd
North Main
North Cherry
West 15Th
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