NCCC lists spring graduates with area names
Neosho County Community College announced May graduates including eighteen students from Ottawa and nearby towns earning associate of science, arts, and applied science degrees. Honor roll student Blaine Bowling of Ottawa posted a 4.0 GPA. Kansas State University Agriculture Ambassadors Justin Knopf of Garnett will promote programs next year. KU spring honor roll includes 26 area students with Garnett Wellsville Ottawa and other nearby towns named.
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NCCC
Neosho County Community College
Amanda Stratton
Stacey Robbins
Amy Eberle
Jaretta Graves
Ottawa
Theresa Smith
Richmond
Karen Coley
Buchrus
Roberta Crooks
Lowell Anderson
Williamsburg
Denise Wiederholt
Princeton
Kelly Kleinow
Olliemarie Rocker
Debra Nickelson
Ginger Knight
Joyce Elaine Coughenour
Wellsville
Susan Kneisel
Garnett
Dorothy Welch
Blaine Bowling
Neosho County
Manhattan
Justin Knopf
Kansas State University Agricultural Ambas
Lawrence
University of Kansas
Brian Christopher Callahan
Laura Jann Kissel
Dennis Eugene Hermreck
Amy Marie Falke
Westphalia
Jennifer Leslie Cooper
Molly Jane Denton
Amy Nicole Green
Eugene Hilliard Jr
Holly Ann Hutchinson
John William Katzer
Anne Elizabeth Porter
Kyle D. Underwood
Matthew Thomas Christopher
Rantoul
Eliah Matthew Bures
Danielle Lynn Bedell
Shane M. Haas
Allison Rae Coffey
Jennifer J. Lemke
Shanna Ann Shoemaker
Jessica Hope Kibbe
Shanna Marie Kirkpatrick
Laura Anne Richard
Osage City
Christina Lynn McPhail
Amy Michelle Simmons
Carey R. Ziegler
Overbrook
Kimberly M. White
Quenemo
Woman helps save victim in Franklin County rape case
Jeanette Lutz alerted authorities after spotting a suspicious man, leading to the capture of Michael Dale Carrier, 37, Osage City, on suspicion of rape and aggravated battery. The Ottawa woman victim, beaten in a soybean field near Butler Road, remains in critical condition at KU Medical Center after transfers from Ransom Memorial. Carrier, on parole, was jailed on $250,000 bond as investigators link the crimes to Franklin County.
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Jeanette
Lutz
Butler Road
Here
Franklin County Sheriff's Department
Alan Radcliffe
Ransom Memorial Hospital
University of Kansas Medical Center
Radcliffe
Ottawa
Dew Drop Inn
Osage City
Carrier
Franklin County
EPA plans out-of-state incineration of dioxin soil
The EPA seeks to haul dioxin contaminated soil from Lemar Drive Ellisville and McDonnel Park St. Ann to a Kansas incinerator at Coffeyville. Excavation and burning off site is the preferred cleanup, costing about 14.3 million after public input.
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Ellisville, Mo
Environmental Protection Agency
St. Louis County
Kansas
EPA
Lemar Drive
Ellisville
McDonnel Park
St. Ann
Kansas Voters to Cast Early Ballots in August Primary
Kansas faces nearly 1.5 million registered voters for the August primary with results delayed until after polls close at 7 p.m. on election day. Campaign managers note early voting reshapes strategy, forcing earlier messaging and budget planning as candidates like Gov. Bill Graves and challenger David Miller ramp up outreach. Graves’ team distributes 50,000 advance voting applications and supplies ballots at events, aiming to boost GOP participation and streamline ballot requests through a Salina post office box.
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Kansas
Kris van Meteren
David Miller
Bill Graves
Jeff Wagaman
Graves
Miller
Wagaman
Graves Campaign
Salina
Arkansas Repertory season ends with three events
Three special events complete the season at Arkansas Repertory Theatre. Idols of The King debuts September 17 featuring Elvis Presley hits. Paul Mesner Puppets present The Dinosaur Show October 14. The Country Music Finale arrives spring 1999 with dates and performers to be announced. Advance tickets run August 24 to 28, with children under 18 half price.
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Arkansas Repertory Theatre
Elvis Presley
France World Cup victory unites crowd at Champs Elysees
France clinched its first World Cup title on home soil after defeating Croatia 2 1 in a dramatic final. Zidane scored twice to seal the win as jubilant fans flooded Paris landmarks from the Champs Elysees to City Hall.
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Brazil
Christian Junker
Lorraine
Eiffel Tower
Cedric Tranzler
France
Lilian Thuram
Caribbean
Guadeloupe
Croatia
Zinedine Zidane
Marseille
Emmanuel Petit
Zidane
Ronaldo
Cesar Lapaglia
Champs-Elysees
Paris
City Hall Plaza
Ad Astra Statue Plan Aims to Promote Capitol Renovation
Kansas officials unveil a plaza project for the Capitol dome renovation. A smaller Ad Astra statue will sit on a brick plaza west of the Capitol with donor bricks at 250 dollars and granite planters funded by gifts of 1000 dollars or more. Plaques will honor Kansas namesakes, including the Kansa Indians, to publicize progress and spur public involvement.
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Kansas
Capitol
Fort Riley to sign Indian burial sites agreement
Fort Riley in Kansas plans to sign an agreement later this month with the Kaw Nation of Oklahoma to care for American Indian burial sites on the base and to allow Kaw people to visit. The July 24 signing would be the first under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, which protects ownership and disposition of remains and cultural objects found on federal property. The act took effect in 1990 and eight known burial mounds exist at Fort Riley with a ninth on land leased from the Corps of Engineers.
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Ort Riley
Kan
Fort Riley
Oklahoma
John Dendy
Nebraska
Dendy
Corps of Engineers
Hospital and sheriff notes report local admissions and arrests
Admissions include Wayne Sink and Betty Spooner with Angela Caleb, Glenda Ingram, and others. Births record Ason Caleb and a daughter to Ingram Endicott. Arrests involve Steven Brown and Sean McCawley on traffic and license charges, plus Swanson Malone Williams Markus and Williams on various offenses. several releases and municipal court appearances noted.
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Wayne Sink
Ottawa
Betty Spooner
Pomona
Angela Caleb
Glenda Ingram
Helen Westbrook
Angela Caleb and Son
Amy Hirt
Westphalia
Angela
Lester Caleb
Steven Lamont Brown
Wichita
Kansas Highway Patrol
Homewood
Sean Patric McCawley
Lawrence
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Bucyrus
Debra Nelson
Steve Langer
Craig Davis
Lyon County
Bill Miskell
Kansas Department of Corrections
Missouri
Lion
Coffeyville
Riders In the Sky
Paul Mesner
Dinosaur
Argentina
Ad Astra
Jones
Bergen
the Daily Report
Josh Endicott
Sheriff's News
Police News
William Dale Swanson
E. Logan
Michael Lee Malone
Hickory
Kevin Lee Williams
West 15Th
Joseph Lee Williams
Douglas County
Dustin T. Markus
W. 7Th
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