Library Line answers a mix of civic and local questions
The piece promotes the Community Information Center at 5th & Main and provides tools for patrons to call, write, or visit. It compiles Q and A on weather history, school start dates, interest rate caps, local fairs, sharpener locations, refrigerator mold care, and W-4 form access, with specifics from city offices and local businesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
5Th & Main
Albright’s
S. Main
Dundee Fabrics
Reeves Repair
N. Oak
Elmer's
Centropolis
Thefts and crashes mark city crime notes in Forest Park and Ottawa
The Daily Report records seven trees stolen from planted sites in Forest Park with a 350 dollar loss. Ottawa Truck reports twenty three tires taken from 415 E Dundee totaling 2950 dollars. A non injury crash at 1400 South Oak involves Billie Morrison and Dorothy Hastart with 150 dollars damage to each car and a backing citation. A hit and run in Pence's South parking lot causes 200 dollars damage to Gail Sammons's car. Civil cases include Household Finance Corporation versus James E and Harriet Lawson and Didde Office Supplies and Printing versus Cannady Supply Company Inc seeking money recovery. The report also covers Kansas City market activity and cattle hog pricing trends across major terminals.
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Forest Park
Ottawa
Dundee
South Oak
Billie Morrison
S. Willow
Dorothy M. Hastart
Emporia
Morrison
Pence
S. Main
Gail Sammons
S. Poplar
Household Finance Corporation
James E
Harriet Lawson
Didde Office, Supply and Printing Company
Cannady Supply Company Inc
KEPCo seeks Wolf Creek share as longest KCC hearing ends
The Kansas Corporation Commission wrapped four weeks of testimony in KEPCo’s bid for a 17 percent stake in the 1.5 billion Wolf Creek nuclear project and hydro rights. The hearing, the ECC’s longest in 47 years, ends with closing arguments due July 25. KEPCo seeks a public utility certificate to gain generation and transmission capabilities for its 27 of 38 co-ops.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas Corporation Commission
Wolf Creek
ECC
Tom Taylor
Commission
Southwest Bell Telephone Co
Kansas Electric Power Cooperative Inc
Kepco
Southwestern Power Administration
SPA Power
Ross
Northeast Kansas
Skunk delays Hello Dolly! audience at Milwaukee tent
Jo Anne Worley led about 2,000 theatergoers to evacuate the Melody Top Theater as a skunk wandered onto the stage area before intermission. Humane Society says the animal was trapped near shrubs with two more skunks found nearby.
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Milwaukee
Jo Anne Worley
Melody Top Theater
Miss Worley
John McDowell
Humane Society
Community Event Briefs July 19 Dance and Specials
Local groups host events and discounts across town. Mary Kay cosmetics offer free facial. Elks Lodge dance Saturday night with Country Sunshine. FAIR Week features perms and makeup discounts at Guy & Dolls Hair Fashions. Motorcycle rodeo at Franklin County Fairgrounds July 19 with info line. Pence’s Golden Eagle serves dinner 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. Eagles Lodge dance 9 p.m. Silver Lake 2-man hall tournament July 20. Bernhardt Dance Studio previews through Wednesday. Homemade ice cream social at Faith Lutheran July 20 7–9 p.m. Limsted Electric hosts tool demo July 22. Steak supper and dance at VFW Hall July 19 with Marvin Ross and the Country Gentlemen.
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Marvin Ross
The
Country Gentlemen
VFW Hall
Nursing Home Hearings Scheduled for Ottawa Projects
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment sets a public hearing at 9 a.m. on August 6 in the County Courts Building for two nursing home developers in Ottawa. Wesleyan Churches of Kansas with Opal Health Care Centers Inc. seeks an 88 bed facility at Wilson and Milner, while Crestview Care seeks a 120 bed home on West 15th Street to replace the current 51 bed Crestview. Barry Kramer notes a single hearing officer will chair and invites written or oral statements, with a decision due by August 18. The planned Ransom Memorial Hospital facility is not part of this hearing as no formal application exists.
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Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Ottawa
County Courts
Wesleyan Churches of Kansas
Opal Health Care Centers Inc
Crestview Care
Crestview Nursing Home
Wesleyan
Wilson and Milner
Crestview
Barry Kramer
State Health Planning Office
Kramer
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Kansas NEA Endorses Six Congressional Nominees
The Kansas National Education Association political action committee endorsed six candidates for Aug. 5 congressional nominations. The group also urged the board to join NEA in backing Jimmy Carter for President. Endorsements include Phil Martin and Steve Pratt in the 1st district, Bob Wootton in the 2nd, Dan Watkins and Jack Weyforth in the 3rd, and John Simpson for Senate, with Chris Yackle named for the 4th district state Board of Education.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas National Education Association
Kansas Political Action Committee
Kansas-Nea
Kansas-Nea Board of Directors
National Education Association
Jimmy Carter
Senate
John Simpson
Salina
Chris Yackle
State Board of Education
Jim Lewis
Kansas Nea
Kansas
Civella Guilty in Bribery Conspiracy Trial
Nick Civella, reputed Kansas City crime boss, and two co defendants were found guilty of conspiring to bribe a federal prison warden in Fort Worth Texas to transfer Civella’s nephew. Jury verdict followed brief deliberations. faces up to five years prison and 10,000 dollar fine per count.
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Springfield
Kansas City
Nick Civella
Aus
Civella
Peter Tamburello
John Tortora
Scott O. Wright
Tamburello
Tortora
Louis J. Gengler
Federal Correctional Institution
Fort Worth
Texas
Anthony Civella
Texarkana
Gengler
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Weather Almanac
Ottawa High School
Consumer Protection Division
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Coffey
Osage
Ohio
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the Daily Report
Public Safety News
District Court News
Sioux City
Tollet
Helfers
Omaha
Peoria
St. Paul
Joliet
Helters
Choice
Paul
Midwest
Iowa
Minnesota
St. Louis
Indianapolis
Ilinois
Nésota
Mounts
Illinois
Sioux Falls
KCC
SPA
New York
Patrick Johnson
Arizona State University
ITMSA
Waldorf-Astoria
Johnson
Arizona State
Ford Models
Wilhelmina Models
New York City
Soledad
Calif
Sirhan B. Sirhan
Robert F. Kennedy
State Board of Prison Terms
Ralph Pizarro
Sirhan
Central Prison
Supreme Court
Eileen Fulton
CBS
Lisa
Ms. Fulton
Betsy von Furstenberg
Lisa Colman
Rita Salk
Ad Briefs
Mary Kay Cosmetics
Elks Lodge
Country Sunshine
Guy & Dolls
Franklin County Fairgrounds
Middle Creek Trail Riders
Golden Eagle
Eagles Lodge
Karen and the Kaslaways
Silver Lake
Bernhardt Dance Review
Bernhardt Dance Studio
Wed
Faith Lutheran Church
E. 12Th
Milwaukee Electric Tool
Limsted Electric
Main
West Seventh Terrace
West 15Th Street
NEA
Phil Martin
Larned
Steve Pratt
Hays
Bob Wootton
Democrat
Dan Watkins
Lawrence
Jack Weyforth
Merriam
David B.B. Helfrey
Frey
Duvall
William Duvall
Denger & Son
Jerry Harnden
Mt. Hope Cemetery
Williamsburg
Son
Hickory
Jackson Square
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