Teen wreck victim gains strength after crash
Donnie Foster 18, an Ottawa High School graduate, remains unable to feel below the chest after a June 13 one vehicle wreck near Coffeyville. Family says he is improving at Craig Hospital in Englewood, with better reflexes, off oxygen and hopeful for release, while his girlfriend Shana Ledom and his mother Angela Bishop were also injured.
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Courtney Servaes
Herald
Donnie Foster
Craig Hospital
Englewood
Colo
Donald Foster Sr
Donald Foster Jr
Ottawa
Coffeyville Regional Medical Center
Foster
Angela Bishop
Shana Ledom
Williamsburg
May Ohs
Coffeyville
U.S. 169
Kansas Highway Patrol
Bishop
St. John’s Regional Medical Center
Joplin
Ledom
Overland Park Regional Medical Center
Suspected arson ruled in overnight Ottawa fire
Sheriff Craig Davis said an abandoned Ottawa home on Jackson Road was set ablaze at 2 a.m. Friday. The Franklin County Sheriff's Office investigates the 2200 block fire as a random act with damage cost undetermined. owner is Mark Weigand.
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Herald
Ottawa
Craig Davis
Davis
Franklin County Sheriff’s Office
Jackson Road
Mark Weigand
Tow Truck Theft Prompts Extra Lockdown Measures
A & T Towing owner Mike Topp tightens security after a rollback tow truck was stolen from his yard and later found stripped in a cornfield. Police say the theft may involve more valuables than usual and stress keeping doors locked and valuables out of sight. Hock family offers a reward for information.
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Mike Topp
Topp
A & T Towing
S. Main St
Adam Weingartner
Ottawa
Weingartner
Hock
Anderson County Fair begins with events and concerts
Fair week opens in Garnett with clothing and arts displays at 8 a.m. and judging at 1 p.m. at Anderson County Junior-Senior High School. Country legend David Frizzell performs at 4:30 and 7:30 p.m. with advance tickets available through Friday. The Merchant's Tent hosts a meet and greet raffle with Diamond Rio, tickets $1 to $10. Parade is Tuesday at 7 p.m. with 4-H activities and exhibits judging at 1 p.m. Tuesday.
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Anderson County
Garnett
David Frizzel
Frizzel
Oklahoma
Shelly West
Anderson County/EState Research Extension Office
S. Oak St
Susan Wettstein
Garnett Tourism Advisory Committee
Diamond Rio
Wettstein
Emerging Artist Mentoring Program Offered in Ottawa
The Ottawa Art Guild hosts the 2009 Emerging Artist Mentoring Program at Carnegie Cultural Center on Sunday from 1 to 4 PM. Randy Endicott says mentorship helps artists develop a personal vision, with guidance rather than micromanagement, across stations in photography, watercolors, oils, acrylics, and drawings.
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Ottawa Art Guild
Carnegie Cultural Center
S. Main St
Ottawa
Randy Endicott
Art Guild
Chip Seal Project Set to Start Next Week
Franklin County Public Works reports 2009 chip seal project starting Monday by Blevins Asphalt Construction. Work calls for spraying asphalt, embedding limestone chips, and brooming before and after. Southwest quadrant mainly affected. Obey signs and flaggers. avoid fresh oil. Questions to (785) 229-3550.
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Franklin County Public Works Department
Blevins Asphalt Construction Co. Inc
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