Federal flood aid extended to Franklin and neighboring counties
FEMA expands public and individual assistance to Franklin Anderson Coffey and Osage counties after heavy rains from June 26 to July 1. The move opens emergency grants and low interest loans for governments businesses and residents rebuilding flooded properties. Dodds Memorials owner Kenneth Dodds said he will contact FEMA as his Ottawa area business faced levee backup damage.
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Franklin County
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Franklin, Anderson, Coffey
Osage
U.S
Nancy Boyda
Kenneth Dodds
Dodds Memorials
N. Main St
FEMA
Dodds
Ottawa
Ottawa University student Derrick Heidt death review nears end
Parents Kevin and Debbie Heidt say the Kansas Bureau of Investigation plans to conclude its review of Derrick Heidt’s death at Pomona Lake February 2006. A key interview with a woman linked to the case may lead to additional questioning as Osage County and FBI involvement continue.
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Ottawa University
Pomona Lake
Kevin
Debbie Heidt
Morrison
Cole
Kansas Bureau of Investigation
KBI
Heidts
Derrick Heidt
Kevin Heidt
Osage
Osage County
Laurie Dunn
FBI
Kansas
Colorado
Derrick
Idaho Road Reopens After Flood Damage and Fatality
Idaho Road between K-68 and Labette Road reopened at 10 30 a m Thursday after Killough Construction completed repair work begun earlier. The county commission accepted Killough’s bid July 11, and Public Works director Jim Haag noted the timing may not reflect sole cause by the accidents. Company officials were unavailable for comment.
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Herald
Idaho
K- 68
Labette Road
Franklin County Public Works Department
Killough Construction LLC
Jim Haag
Franklin County Public Works
Killough
County Commission
Haag
Killough Construction
Bonding over bugs at entomology contest with 4-H
Isaac Chapman, seven, Ottawa, celebrated a month in the Rowdy Wranglers 4-H Club with a red ribbon at his first entomology competition. His mother Cristal says he has caught bugs since age two and stores them in jars, listing five favorites: flies, grasshoppers, locusts, ground beetles, and stag beetles.
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Isaac Chapman
Isaac
Ottawa
Rowdy Wranglers 4-H Club
Cristal Chapman
Bucket Calves Show Sparks Lesson in Showmanship
Abbie Grossnicklaus judges a 4-H bucket calves class at Franklin County Fairgrounds. She explains turning the calf’s tail as part of showmanship while six children parade their calves in a circle, highlighting bucket calves as a starter 4-H project.
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Sarah Blecha
The
Ottawa Herald
Heather Valdivier
Abbie Grossnicklaus
Abbie Grossnick Saus
Johnson County
Sara
Grossnicklaus
Franklin County Fairgrounds
Hayward Arena
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Cleon Rickel
Brandon Jones
Idaho Road
Franklin County Fair
Dusty Reichard
Pomona
Jake Rice
Richmond
Shawn Weaver
Scooter Rice
Weaver
Reichard
Anderson County Fair
Bugs
Brian Williams
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