Recreation Commission to meet Friday special meeting
The Ottawa Recreation Commission will hold a special meeting at 10 a.m. Friday to formally adopt a resolution supporting a public building commission. Alzheimer’s support group to meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday in conference room C at Ransom Memorial Hospital for caregivers and family members. contact Carolyn Elder at 242-3791.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alzheimer's
Alzheimer’s Support Group
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Carolyn Elder
Lutheran women donate quilts for church auction near Junction City
Members of Faith Lutheran Church Lutheran Women's Missionary League donate 50 quilts for an August 4 auction at Camp Tomah Shinga near Junction City. Auction begins at 10 am with viewing at 9 am. For more information call (785) 238-3654.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lutheran Women's Missionary League
Faith Lutheran Church
Camp Tomah Shinga
Junction City
Daily Report Hospital Notes and Sheriff Arr ests
Readable items show admissions including Viola Crump Florence Car roll both of Ottawa Linda Green Quenemo Wednesday Dismissals James Ferris Ottawa Wednesday Sheriff arrests include Adam Lee Samuelson 18 Wrestmoreland at 3700 U S 59 on driving while suspended bond 150 Rodney Lee Badders 20 Waverly at 305 S Main on probation violation arson criminal damage bail 5000 in jail Theft reports garage door openers Princeton loss 450 Vandalism damage to vehicle Rantoul Police arrests Cheney Ledom 43 Ottawa warrant probation violation bail 1000 Dusin 35 Wichita DUI bond 1000 Slemp 22 Ottawa pass bad checks loss 880 Osage Drive theft of CDs 880 Main Street vandalism 800 Ambulance medical emergencies listed in S Poplar Elm and 8th Street areas
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Viola Crump
Florence Carroll
Ottawa
Linda Green
Quenemo
James Ferris
Sheriff's News
Adam Lee Samuelson
Wrestmoreland
U.S
Rodney Lee Badders
Waverly
S. Main
Franklin County
Princeton
Rantoul
S. Cherry
N. Mulberry
Kelly Lee Dusin
Wichita
Carrie Anne Slemp
Cedar
Osage Drive
Vision posts open as Ottawa seeks steering committee
Five Ottawans applied to join Ottawa Vision steering committee with seven to eight seats planned. Blaine Finch notes five solid applicants and hopes for more before the July 30 deadline. First meeting set for July 31. subcommittees on transportation utilities housing and facilities will form mid September with public kickoff August 22 at the county annex.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleon Rickel
City Commission
Planning Commission
Finch
Vision
Herald
John Merrell
Merrell
County Annex
Ottawaherald
Kansas hot spot in nation
The Associated Press reports Kansas reached the nation’s top temperatures twice this week with Fort Riley at 111 and 110 on consecutive days amid heat warnings. Suburban Kansas City saw 96 inside Roeland Park City Hall as workers cope with rising temperatures while awaiting a new air conditioner. Wichita logged 106 and faced a 105 heat index, raising health risk concerns noted by meteorologist Paul Howerton of the National Weather Service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Kansas
Fort Riley
Kansas City
Roeland Park City Hall
John Carter
Carter
Wichita
Paul Howerton
National Weather Service
Trucking firm plans to locate in Wellsville
Franklin County Planning Commission approved J and J Drive Away Inc. of Overland Park to relocate its corporate headquarters and small used truck sales to Wellsville near I 35. The action carried eight conditions including no on site repairs or fuel stockpiling, while opposing residents argued impact on property values and quality of life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellsville
Franklin County Planning Commission
J & J Drive Away Inc
Overland Park
Randy Shanks
Gary Bubeck
Bubeck
Marilyn Poor
Ners
Will Newhouse
Newhouse
Williamsburg
Jim Hogan
Juanita Peckham
Charlie Gilkey
Hilltop Maintenance Systems
Brand X Garage
Pomona
Planning Commission
Darrin Peschka
Dpeschka
Attawaherald.com
Williams picked for wildlife post
Kansas Wildlife and Parks Secretary Steve Williams has been nominated by President Bush to lead the U S Fish and Wildlife Service. The eight nominations were sent to the Senate for confirmation, with Interior Secretary Gale Norton praising Williams as capable of uniting diverse interests to resolve natural resource issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kansas
Fish and Wildlife
Williams
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
City weighs demolition of four rent homes despite neighbor bids
The city plans to vote at a Monday work session on demolishing four houses at 803 S. Poplar after residents argued the property is hazardous. City officials say prior warnings were issued and several more demolitions may follow, with funding set to rise for future actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seymour
Douglas
Damon Wallis
S. Poplar
John Merrell
Merrell
Green
Virginia
Scott Lambers
Sion
Lambers
Ottawaherald.com
City updates include building rules, grants, and personnel changes
Sewer building rules now set six thousand three hundred square feet as a threshold for permits, variances remain costly. Neighborhood Revitalization gains extended coverage and annual re adoption noted. Cedar Street classification shifts enable federal grant applications. Jack Davis honored for service. Vicky McCurdy and John Heckert named to boards. City audits arranged with Agler Gaeddert. employee health insurance rises 27 percent next year with cost sharing. Cleon Ricket provides contact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First
15Th
Jack Davis
Marais Des Cagnes River Basin
Tree Board
Agler & Gaeddert
Cleon
Ottawaherald.com
Local governments discuss budget progress in Ottawa meeting
County city and education officials met for a joint session to review budgets. Ottawa Board of Education and the City of Ottawa fine tuned budgets with a study session planned. County commissioners approved a budget with a hearing set for August 8 at the annex.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darrin Peschkr
Herald
Ottawa
Coen
Gene Ramsey
Ramsey
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bulletin Board
Daily Report
Cheney Duster Ledom
8. Elm
Darrin Pescher
Food For
Heather.Greer
Pomona Pioneers
Wildlife Post
Ing
Ottawa School Board
S. Cedar
Vicky McCurdy
City Planning Commission
John Heckert
The
Don McMican
McMican
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!