Moonlighting star boosts Franklin County Fair sale
Leroy Van Dyke drew the largest crowd and pushed prices higher at the Franklin County 4-H Market Sale. More than $51,100 changed hands including top prices for grand and reserve grand champion barrows lambs and steers, with notable bids from Ottawa Co-op The Ottawa Herald and Kile Equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diane Yeamans
Herald
Leroy van Dyke
Franklin County
van Dyke
Fair Board
Anks
Missouri
Bar
Ottawa Co-op
JoAnna Rossman
Pomoria Rfd 2
Barrow
Abby McNish
Ottawa Rfd 2
Kile Equipment
Kansas City
Laura Mayes
Ottawa Rfc 2
Megan McAuley
Wellsville Rfd
Ottawa ‘Herald
Jeff Peine
Princeton Rfc
Richmond- Williamsburg Co-op Association
Fair notebook reports fair concert and cake contest
The fair hosted its first Sunday concert arranged by Dewey Cook with Leroy Van Dyke drawing about 800 attendees from more than 5,000 tickets. Winners in the chocolate cake contest included Lori Wistuba for first, Betty Stevenson for second, and Annie Foote for third. details on publication of the winning recipe were to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leroy
van Dyke
Fair Board
Dewey Cook
Cook
Lori. Wistuba
S. Oak
Ruby Gregory
Betty Stevenson
Rantoul
Annie Foote
Ottawa Rfc
Sullier Ald
D.Y
Ottawa school board to continue 1989-90 goals plan
The Ottawa school board meets at 7 30 p m in district office to finalize goals for 1989 90 and set a date for August goals retreat. They will review attendance policy changes at Ottawa High School and consider budget publication before August 3 and a July 31 special meeting to ratify the teachers contract.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lori Alvarado
Ottawa School Board
S. Main
Don Duncan
OHS
Ottawa
Ottawa High School
Duncan
Fire damages Ottawa residence. dog rescued
A Ottawa Public Safety officer fought a blaze at 209 S Oak on Saturday night. Two residents evacuated before firefighters arrived and a dog was saved. The home suffered extensive fire damage to three rooms and smoke and water damage overall. The owner is David Howard. The fire started from a spark from an extension cord igniting a bed and spread to two other rooms. No damage estimates were available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa Department of Public Safety
S. Oak
David Howard
Steve Zuk
Demery May Escape HUD Grilling In Subprime Subsidies
The Justice Department has no current plan to prosecute former HUD official Thomas Demery over subsidies to developers tied to a charity he helped found. Rep Barney Frank released a July 19 letter from the DOJ to HUD Inspector General Paul Adams, as hearings on Reagan era mismanagement at HUD resume. Frank criticized witnesses at the hearings for possible perjury and urged independent DOJ investigations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Justice Department
HUD
Thomas) Demery
Gerald E. McDowell
Department
Barney Frank
D-Mass
House
Congress
Frank
Paul Adams
Thomas Demery
Inspector General
Demery
Pro abortion trend in poll shows strong public support
A national Media General AP poll finds Americans favor legal abortion in their states by 63 percent if the Supreme Court reverses Roe v Wade, with 38 percent likely to not voting for firm antiabortion candidates. Support for Roe rose to 59 percent, while 65 percent back abortions at public hospitals, dropping to 51 percent under certain restrictions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Media General Associated Press
U.S. Supreme Court
High Court
Supreme Court
Bush urges Senate support for B-2 Stealth and defense budget
President Bush met with the Senate Armed Services Committee to defend the half billion dollar B-2 Stealth bomber and the MX and Midgetma missile programs. He argued the B-2 is revolutionary and essential for US security as Congress considers deep defense cuts. He justified the cost at 70 billion for 132 planes at 530 million each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Bush
Senate
Armed Services Committee
State Department
Capitol Hill
U.S
United States
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Lawrence
Richard Reed
Princeton
Terry Moyer
Wellsville
Lloyd McClure
James Burr
Bush Woos
Kansas
Leavenworth, Lawrence, and Galveston
Santa Fe
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