Ottawa hires second building inspector Ray Timmish
Ray Timmish named Ottawa building inspector bringing Kansas roots and prior work in Wichita and Coconino County. He will review plans and handle public and business inquiries while colleague David Piotrowsky focuses on site inspections.
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Coconino County
Arizona
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Kansan
Pratt College
Pittsburg State University
David Piotrowsky
Piotrowsky
KBA
de Fries
Kansas Bar Association
John Wratil
John L. Richeson
Richard O. Skoog
Wint Winter
Melvern Plans Weekend Post Office Anniversary Events
Melvern hosts Saturday events marking the 125th anniversary of the Melvern Post Office beginning at 8 a.m. in tandem with Sunflower 4-H Fair Days. Activities include gifts prizes refreshments a special pictorial cancellation by first grader Rick Haversack and mural by Linda Lawhorn with youth groups. The fair days feature a baby show cow boy poet Harold Carpenter project judging a parade a dance a variety show arts and crafts and Pony Express Riders performances.
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Melvern Post Office
Rick Haversack
Linda Lawhorn
Harold Carpenter
Pony Express
Bicycle Helmet Awareness Week Pool Party in Ottawa
Ottawa hosts a pool party Friday from 1 to 4 PM at Forest Park Pool to celebrate Bicycle Helmet Awareness Week. Free admission with a can of food for Hope House. helmets for sale at $8.50 from PHASE c/s at DCCCA Center and Ottawa Street Festival. drawings for prizes. July 23 29 declared Bike Helmet Awareness Week by the city. For info call Shannon Pulliam at 242-0005.
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Forest Park Pool
Hope House
DCCCA
Ottawa
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Shannon Pulliam
Christie Brinkley and Richard Taubman split after seven months
New York AP reports supermodel Christie Brinkley and millionaire real estate developer Richard Taubman are divorcing seven months after their December wedding and seven weeks after the birth of their son. The couple survived a Colorado ski trip helicopter crash.
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New York
Christie Brinkley
Richard Taubman
Colorado
Sorry Service and the Drive-Thru Lesson
Don Taylor explores how frequent apologies in customer service reveal underlying issues. He cites missteps in fast food, office calls, and retail encounters, then argues the cure is eliminating root causes through planning, effort, and better performance to avoid saying sorry.
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Don Taylor
Wal-Marts
Amarillo
Texas
Railroad Artists Weekend Exhibits Open in Baldwin City
Aldwin City invites Biro artists and photographers to exhibit and sell works depicting railroad subjects at Allen Park near the depot. The two day event runs 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. with free entry, coinciding with Midland Railway weekend excursions departing 11:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m., and 3 p.m. For space reservations call Ross M Bryan at (913) 856-7770.
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the Midland
Award winner urges local business leaders to act
Stinson told Ottawa chamber members that residents must take responsibility to improve the town. She urged merchants to plan, study markets, and invest in listening to customers, with calls to shop locally, improve parking, and keep downtown vibrant through ongoing analysis and friendly service.
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Chamber
Ottawa Chamber
Weather Forecast And Local Readings
Mostly clear tonight with a low near 70 and a light south wind. Friday brings a chance of thunder storms mainly in the eastern half with hot highs 95 to 105 and lows 65 to 75. Saturday is hot and dry with highs 90 to 100 and lows in the lower 60s to lower 70s. Sunday stays hot and dry with highs 95 to 105 and mid 60s to mid 70s. Local log shows yesterday’s high 91 and record high 111 in 1934. no precipitation data provided. barometer 30.12 inches and rising. Sunset 8:39, sunrise 6:17. Repeae.
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Lehi’s Style Salon Opens and Windy Pines Notices
Hazardous waste drop at FR. CO. HHW Facility limited hours 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. contact 242-1176. Leah’s Style Salon opens August 1 contact 242-3272. Windy Pines business hours: closed Sundays open Mon-Sat 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. contact 242-5214.
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Leah's Style Salon
Windy Pines
Ottawa veterans honor Korea War memories at Washington trip
Franklin County veterans including Hey and Ivy Hey plan a six day visit to Washington for the Korea War memorial dedication and other sites like the Smithsonian. Ottawa library displays honor fallen and serving residents with a list of local names and veterans, highlighting the war's legacy and civilian military supremacy debates.
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South Korea
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Franklin County
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Clifford John Flora
Edward D. Brandt
Donald N. Webster
George W. Bones
Delbert D. Ball
Dolores Martinez
Irvin
Joe” Garrett
James Alexander Jr
James A. Boucek
Lloyd E. Hughes
Larry L. Seaborn
John Leecy
Dwayne Barton
U.S
Ottawa Memorial Post
Richard Andrews
Ronnie D. Barlow
Lester L. Bones
Charles L. Crable
Jack E. Davis
Laver Early
Dale M. Erickson
Fred Espinosa
Robert Frizzell
Loren W. Gilmore
Glenn Hook
William Jewett
Albert L. Keefer
Donald E. Knight
Purple Heart
Donald C. Kornhaus
Arthur Kreuzberg
Richard A. Lamberd
Howard R. Ledom
Jack L. Ledom
Mike Marin
Arthur D. Moore
Kenneth Morrow
Joe D. Oakes
William Ogle
John Pacheco
Samuel Pacheco Sr
George A. Papps
Louis Plascka
LeRoy Reeves
Artur J. Renne
Robert A. Richardson
Robert L. Roberts
Marvin E. Ross
Billie Schulz
John L. Shenk
Thomas J. Spellman
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