Fatality on flood damaged Idaho Road near Pomona
Michael J. Kiefer, 36, of Pomona, was killed when his Chevrolet pickup hit a washed out section of Idaho Road about three miles east of Pomona. The vehicle rolled several times after leaving the road. Kiefer, not wearing a seat belt, was thrown from the truck and died at the scene. He had worked at Midwest Cabinet in Ottawa since 1991.
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Craig Davis
Davis
Kiefer
Franklin County
Midwest Cabinet
Industrial Ave
Ottawa
Interim OU president named former provost and mayor
The Herald reports Dr. Zook, long time Ottawa University provost and former city mayor, named interim president succeeding Fred Snow. Zook’s career spans Ottawa campus roles since 1967, OU Arizona provost from 1981 to 2001, launching OU's first graduate programs, expanding online degrees, and growing enrollment and professional education programs.
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Herald
Ottawa
Fredrick T
Iteawa
University
Sinc
Goat
Fred Snow
Dr. Zook
Patti Wolf
OU Board of
Zook
Ottawa University
City Commission
Gene Ramsey
Arizona
Higher Learning Commission
Rio Salado College
Barnyard Olympics Ignite Franklin County Fairgrounds
Saturday evening at the Franklin County Fairgrounds the Barnyard Olympics drew teams led by Katelyn Brockus and teammates Erik Wray Cassie Hopkins and Jake Sylvester. Events included stick-horse barreling hay bale stalking and a dead-animal pick up sponsored by 4-H Ambassadors.
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Katelyn Brockus
Burral
Erik Wray
Cassie Hopkins
Jake Sylvester
Franklin County Fairgrounds
Greensburg alumnus returns after tornado wreck
Ottawa University alumnus Jerry Freeman drove 19 hours from Thousand Oaks California to Greensburg Kansas. He found his birthplace home partially damaged after the May 5 tornado, with an addition ripped off, while his 97-year-old mother sat nearby.
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Allyson Weldy
Ottawa University
Jerry Freeman
Greensburg
Freeman
Thousand Oaks
Calif
Kansas
CNN
Main Street
Opal
Housing a concern as Greensburg residents recover
Two months after a tornado devastated Greensburg and claimed 11 lives, residents face housing woes as many relocate to surrounding communities. The USDA Rural Development Office assists with options to buy houses, modulars, or mobile homes, with a housing fair emphasizing quality housing and restoring jobs and public services.
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Greensburg
Usda Rural Development Office
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Chuck Banks
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William Allison
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