Franklin County Republican Women Meet at Poncho's
The Franklin County Republican Women will meet at 9 a.m. Saturday at Poncho's 429 5 Main to introduce Republican candidates for the Aug 6 primary. The meeting is open to the public. Water workshop on Sept 19 at Celebration Hall covers water quality in the Marais des Cygnes basin with Lake Region RC&D and Kansas State Extension.
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QOP
Franklin County
Marais Des Cygnes
Celebration Hall
Lake Region RC & D
Kansas State Extension
Vandalism and arrests in Williamsburg and nearby areas
A vehicle fuel line damage reported between 10 p.m. and 10:20 p.m. Wednesday in Williamsburg. Arrests include Rudolph Alphonso Vopata for failure to appear on a municipal warrant and Heather Tucker for no insurance. Thefts involve bicycle loss in the 800 block of S. Main. Other agencies report Jennifer Calderon for meth possession and tax stamp violation. Non-injury accidents occurred on Fourth and Second streets. An ambulance responded to a medical emergency on Oregon Road.
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Sheriff's
Williamsburg
Rudolph Alphonso Vopata
Rantoul
Third
Main
Heather D. Tucker
Osage Drive
Apt. E
S. Main
Jennifer Lynn Calderon
Pomona
N. Cedar
Shawnee County
Janie B. Swallow
S. Cedar
Franklin L. Borrer
Richmond
Laura Mae Beth Herlocker
Pittsburg
Michael D. Shelton
Shelton
Oregon Road
Thefts and hit and run probe in Franklin County
The Franklin County Sheriff seeks tips on removal of a Champion two horse trailer from the 3600 block of U S 59 between June 19 and 22 9 a m.Meanwhile a hit and run occurred June 21 near Princeton as a rust colored 1980s Camaro struck a vehicle and left east on Ellis Road Crime Stoppers offers rewards up to 1000 and toll free tips at 1 888 311 TIPS 8477.
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Franklin County
Princeton
U.S. 59
Ellis Road
Police seek school vandals at Eugene Field Elementary
Ottawa Police seek information on a break in at Eugene Field Elementary School, 720 Tremont, where about 9:30 p.m. Tuesday intruders shattered a window, discharged fire extinguishers, damaged materials, and removed lab glassware. Chief Jeff Herrman says the inventory is incomplete due to teachers’ belongings. call 1-888-311-TIPS for tips and potential rewards up to $1,000.
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Herald
Ottawa Police Department
Eugene Field
Tremont
Jeff Herrman
Herrman
Brownback Stresses Moral Leadership in Corporations
Front page notes Kansas Senator Brownback urging leaders to guide corporations by moral principles. He cites falling capital gains receipts and stock prices. He welcomes USDA emergency grazing on CRP grassland amid drought and plans a Saturday press conference in Overland Park to endorse Phil Kline for attorney general.
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Brownback
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Kansas
USDA
Overland Park
Phil Kline
Kline
Johnson County
David Adkins
Local music man delights audiences at Williamsburg luncheon
Alan Cunningham, a Kansas children's performer, returns yearly to Williamsburg for the Winners Circle luncheon, entertaining with silly antics and crowd participation. He travels statewide with his wife Phyllis and often brings their sons to help, performing in libraries and schools across Kansas. A power outage briefly paused his program but didn’t dampen the cheer as kids joined in and sang along. Cunningham plans a benefit concert for Over the Rainbow at the Carnegie Cultural Center in Ottawa with ice cream and activities to follow.
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Amy Schmitz
Herald
Alan Cunningham
Williamsburg
Cunningham
Ottawa
Kansas
Washington
Mid- America
Phyllis
Chad
Gord
Chugga
Cord
Ruby-Ann Rose Milliken
Waverly
Sandy Milliken
Ruby-Ann
Milliken
Katy Runnells
Rantoul
Tara
Carnegie Cultural Center
Ron Bishop
Williamsburg Community Center
Kansas educators inducted into National Teachers Hall of Fame
Washington AP report says five teachers were inducted into the National Teachers Hall of Fame in Washington. Recipients include Lisa Zahn Crooks of Olathe Kansas and Jane Bray Nelson of Orlando, with Pat Lindquist and Dana K Kelly honored for long service and community outreach.
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Kansas
National Teachers Hall of Fame
Washington
Lisa Zahn Crooks
Olathe
Kan
Jane Bray Nelson
Orlando
Fla
Emporia
Pat Lindquist
Lindquist
Salina
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
White House
Hall of Fame
Dana K. Kelly
Southwest Elementary School
Lakeland
Kelly
School For
Crooks
Black Bob
Nelson
University High School
Janice Margoles Gould
Lawrence Hall Youth Services
Chicago
Adkins Names Dowell Campaign Chairman for AG Bid
Area attorney John Dowell of Franklin County is named county campaign chairman for David Adkins in the Kansas attorney general race. Adkins cites Dowell’s AG experience and commitment to safety as key assets. Endorsed by retiring Attorney General Carla Stovall. primary set for August 6 with challenger Phil Kline.
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John Dowell
Franklin County
David Adkins
John
Kansas
Adkins
Leawood
Carla Stovall
Phil Kline
Johnson County
Rose Hill to build Burnham family a home
In Rose Hill, residents plan to construct a home for Gracia Burnham and her three children by Christmas. Organizer Steve McRae says the goal is a comfortable, modest house, not a mansion, with volunteers from the community. Gracia and her children are living with relatives in Florida after her rescue from a kidnapping in the Philippines. her husband Martin was killed.
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Rose Hill
Burnham
Gracia Burnham
Steve McRae
McRae
Philippines
Teresa Burnham
Martin
Gracia
Florida
Jeff
Mindy
Zach
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Sheriff’s Office
Aschmitz
Ottawaherald.com
Fortable
Paul and
Greta Burnham
Rose Hill Horn
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