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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 2004
Page
7
Public notices announce a bulletin board service with contact by mail and email. Provides addresses in Ottawa and Cedar Street and states no charge for announcements and requests no phone calls.
Ottawa boards set 7 p.m. meeting at Ottawa Middle School to elect officers and handle housekeeping and the 2005 budget. Also on Tuesday and Thursday the Caregivers Support Group meets at 7:30 a.m. at Ottawa Retirement Village and a luncheon with East Central Kansas Area Agency on Aging runs 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Richmond Care Center. Call for details. Volunteers sought for Hope House pallets at noon Thursday. Democrats to meet to organize for Franklin County Fair. West Franklin Seniors meet Tuesday at Pomona Community Building with Dr. Brent L. Kesler as speaker.
City and community events list for Ottawa with times and venues. Includes City Commission at City Hall, 4H clubs and Clover Review, school board, chamber directors, PATH exercise, library story time, blood pressure clinic, and senior programs at local centers and halls.
Pomona Days drew a crowd despite waterlogged grounds and puddles as Lion's Club members adapted events including a car show moved to street parking. Vendors reported fewer booths than prior years while home made ice cream and homestead exhibits offered weathered fun and a weekend barbecue and bingo drew large crowds.
Friday to Sunday notices list births in Ottawa including Dorothy and Robert Swafford s newborn daughter, with other Ottawa residents named. Sheriff and Police logs record probation violation, DWI, leaving scene, domestic battery, battery, obstructing official duty, warrants, and driving suspensions, with bonds and releases. local business thefts and gas purchases noted in Ottawa and surrounding towns.
Kansas health officials add carbon monoxide to list of summer hazards for boaters and swimmers after Melissa Kennedy of Holton drowned at Perry Lake. In windless conditions CO can reach lethal levels near water, with symptoms like motion sickness or intoxication. Kennedy passed out and drowned in Slough Creek area. another woman fainted and was rescued, a third child also fainted.
Franklin County cities rely on lines owned by primary providers like SBC and Sprint. If smaller carriers face higher access costs, they may pass them to customers, reducing competitiveness, while analysts warn against premature victory by regional providers. FCC authority remains limited by old law, with state regulators likely to guide any changes. Janet Buchanan of the Kansas Corporation Commission notes business as usual for now.
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