County forms search groups to fill vacant county posts
Franklin County moves toward choosing a permanent administrator and counselor after Lisa Johnson resigns to join Ottawa University. A pre screening panel of Harris Wilkins Moler and an administrator employee will narrow 11 administrator and 6 counselor applications. Applicants hail from Kansas Missouri and Texas for administrator with counselor applicants all from Kansas. The board plans to meet with the pre screening group by July 21 or 22.
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Don Moler
Franklin County Board of Commissioners
Lisa Johnson
Johnson
Ottawa University
Commission
Steve Harris
Gayla Wilkins
Harris
Wilkins
Colton Waymire
Kansas
Neosho County CC Announces Ottawa Campus Enrollment
Neosho County Community College plans enrollment at its Ottawa campus July 24 from 10 am to 3 pm at 900 FE Logan St. Eligible enrollees receive a chance at a $250 scholarship. FAFSA must be completed by Thursday and students must provide transcripts and ACT or SAT scores from the past three years.
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Neosho County Community College
Ottawa
Logan St
Robbery case updates as defendants await trials
Waiting Jeffcoat and Christel Collins, both awaiting sentencing or trial, were linked to a March 21 robbery after detectives received information and a search warrant led to arrests. Martin and co-defendants face conspiracy and aggravated robbery charges as local and federal agencies laud the investigation.
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Jeffcoat
Christel Collins
Quenemo
Collins
Martin
Herald
Barry Grissom
U.S
Kansas
Franklin County
Ottawa Police Department
Kansas Bureau of Investigation
The
FBI
Franklin County Attorney’s Office
Scott Rask
Hospital Notes Reflect Arrests And Admissions In County
Daily report details pended license and drug charges after a traffic stop. Admissions include George Louderback and Alberta Smith, with multiple entries across Friday to Sunday. Sheriff's arrests list Franklin County warrants, DUI, and domestic battery incidents involving residents of Pomona, Ottawa, Baldwin City, Quenemo, Centropolis, and Lawrence, plus a deer collision on U.S. 59.
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George Louderback
Burlington
Alberta Smith
Pomona
Anne Salyers
Ottawa
Judith Jolly
Atchison
Sheriff's Department
Franklin County
S. Main St
Justin Criqui
Cole Farrar
Dan Willford
U.S. 59
East 27Th Street
Veronica Blumhagen
Lawrence
John Brown
Eisenhower
Chelsea Taylor
Princeton
U.S
Sand Creek Road
Quenanna Kent
Baldwin City
Hoover Street
Chad Smith
Franklin County Adult Detention Center
North Ninth Street
Alyssa Jewell
Centropolis
Monroe Street
Jason Hutchison
Quenemo
Police Department
Caylie Farrar
Alina Hibbs
South Sycamore Street
Melody Yurchak
Kirbyville
Texas
North Sycamore Street
Jeffrey Robinson
South Hickory Street
Nicholas Hoffman
South Oak Street
Alisha Ellis
Shawnee
I-35
Christopher Bell
Kansas City
Missouri
Police Department Reports And Thefts In Ottawa
Police logs detail protective custody for a 33 year old man on East Logan Street and a death by own action for an 78 year old man on South Cherry Street. Thefts include a 50 year old man scammed on South Olive, a known thief taking a license plate on North Main, a 24 year old woman’s residence break in on Olive Street, a 35 year old woman’s items taken on South Sycamore, shopliftings at Walmart by two women, and a vehicle collision near Peachwave involving driver Michael Kennicott.
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East Logan Street
Ottawa
South Cherry Street
South Olive Street
North Main Street
Olive Street
South Sycamore Street
Walmart
Wellsville Police and Ottawa Fire Department Activity Summary
Friday to Sunday report shows Wellsville Police responding to motorist assist on Main Street and public assist on Main Street, found property on West Sixth, juvenile complaint on Walnut, and animal complaint on Main. Saturday notes fire department assist on Walnut. Ottawa Fire Department reports 14 medical calls across Friday to Sunday.
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Main Street
West Sixth Street
Walnut Street
Fire Department
Ottawa Fire Department
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Daily Report
Sheriff's Department News
Kingman Road
Jackson Road
Jeffrey Weidner
Richmond
Police Department News
Wellsville Police Department News
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Obstetrics & Gynecology Board Certified
Olathe
Olathe Medical Center
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