Franklin County Adopts First $4 Million Budget
Franklin County approved a $4,081,064 budget with a 34.08 mill levy after a brief public hearing. Commission Chairman Leroy Wasmund criticized the public’s lack of attendance, noting only three commissioners, the county clerk, one reporter, and Roy Swank attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George B. Pyle
Franklin County
Commission
Leroy Wasmund
Laura Sutton
Roy Swank
Ottawa Rfd 2
Wasmund
County budget details reveal road heavy spend and no fund warrants
Local officials note surplus budgeting from prior years while outlining 1981 allocations. A $160,000 no-fund warrants sale kept the road department running after heavy snows and rising gasoline costs, with the county to repay $183,000 this year and levy 2.92 mills. Major outlays cover roads $1,122,000, general fund $850,000, hospital expansion bond payments $235,000, ambulance $199,900, and employee benefits. Federal revenue sharing stands at $263,774 with $85,000 for the landfill funded by user fees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wasmund
Carmen Peffly
Peffly
General Fund
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Health Department
County Building Fund
Bus Safety Workshop Planned at Ottawa Junior High
The Kansas Department of Transportation sponsors a regional school bus safety workshop at Ottawa Junior High School on Friday August 15. The session runs 8:30 a.m. to noon with no charge and offers certificates. It covers current regulations and procedures and emphasizes safe transport for all Kansas school children, including transportation of the handicapped.
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Kansas Department of Transportation
Ottawa
Kansas
DOT
Death Notices and Local Police Briefs From Ottawa Area
Services for Mrs. Cecil Blake Lawson 79 Ottawa RFD 2 will be at Westminster United Presbyterian Church with burial at Belton Cemetery. Ada Lingo 76 Cedar House Nursing Home died Saturday. services at Bethany Church of Christ Waverly with burial Agricola Cemetery. Admissions and discharges plus a lengthy list of arrests burglaries thefts and noninjury accidents are summarized with names ages and locations across Franklin County.
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Ada Lingo
Cedar House
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Bethany Church of Christ
Waverly
Agricola Cemetery
Lingo
Globe
Ottawa
Lester L. Lingo
Edwin Lingo
Gary Lingo
Nadine Caple
Pomona
Rosemary Kunard
Edgerton
Fern McDougal
Bonner Springs
Ralph Beard
Ruth Robbins
Irene
Addie Hollow
Wellsville
Betty Horne
Barbara Butterworth
Fern Burns
Linda Tyson
Parker Rfd
Lora Hawkes
Richmond Rfd
Randall Renaud
RFD
James Moss
S. Main
Helen Vogler
Richmond
Charles Louk
Cedar House Nursing Home
James Wallace
Donna Helphrey
S. Willow
Jed Rodgers and Son
Helen Campbell
John Penney
Forker named Area VI vice president for retired teachers
Marvin P. Forker of Ottawa is appointed Area VI vice president for Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota and South Dakota by the National Retired Teachers Association. He chairs local groups and has 28 years as a Kansas school superintendent, with roles in United Way and aging councils. In 1977 he joined the Kansas High School Activities Association Hall of Fame for his work with youth.
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Marvin P. Forker
Ottawa
Area VI
Iowa
Kansas
Minnesota
Missouri
Nebraska
North Dakota
South Dakota
National Retired Teachers Association
Forker
RTA
Franklin County United Way
Franklin County Council On Aging
National Association of School Administrators
Kansas High School Activities Association
Overland Park Man Hurt As Car Catches Fire After Wreck
Raymond Berg, 50, escaped serious injury when his 1978 Oldsmobile left I 35 two miles northeast of here, struck a fence, ran through a bean field, reentered the roadway, and burst into flames. He was pulled to safety by passersby, treated for a forehead cut, and held on $500 bond on DWI and reckless driving charges.
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Daniel F. Hankins
N. Mulberry
Highway Patrol
Dwi Hankins
David M. Hankins
Mulberry
Hawkins
Kenneth P. Evans
Evans
Hill House
Ottawa
Owen Heidner
Homewood
Rex A. Cummings
S. Cedar
Block South Main
Leroy J. Hildebrandt
Franklin County Fairgrounds
Timothy L. Springston
Olathe
Merrita R. Poe
Burrough
Poe
Springston's
Olive
John D. Bryan
Ash
Edward Parker
Parker
Bryan
Main Street
North Main
Clarence H. Caylor
Rantoul
Deham H. al- Deham
Harry S. Funk III
Garnett
Overland Park
Here
Raymond Berg
Bery
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Wall Street Mixed as Productivity Falls Sixth Quarter
New York AP report shows productivity across the nation’s businesses slipping for the sixth straight quarter. The Dow briefly dipped before rising 2.64 to 920.73 after two hours of trading as more NYSE issues declined than advanced by 7 to 5.
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New York
New York Stock Exchange
DPS Probes Weekend Auto Theft Of Mustang
The Department of Public Safety investigates the theft of a 1979 Ford Mustang from Robert K. McDaniels home at 1609 Chestnut. The car, seen at 11 p.m. Friday, was found missing at 7 a.m. Saturday and had no keys, suggesting hot wiring. Loss estimate not provided.
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Department of Public Safety
Robert K. McDaniels
Chestnut
DPS
McDaniels
Rainmaker at L and M Shoe Repair ad and local notices
The page lists a family show The Rainmaker with tickets 3.00 adults 1.50 children, advance pickup at Butler Music and Auditorium box office. There are political ads for Earl Link County Commissioner 3rd District and A E Coffman re election. Also ads for Freda's Dress Shop anniversary, spruce tree fungicide, Willis Garden Center hours, Pence’s Golden Eagle Restaurant dinner special, and piano tuning by Brad Reynolds with appointment numbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butler Music
Auditorium
Memorial Record for Mrs Cecil Blake Lawson
Mrs Cecil Blake Lawson longtime Ottawa resident and widow of Josiah B Lawson died July 27 1980 Funeral services set for Westminster United Presbyterian Church Thursday at 2 00 p m Rev Henry A Roberts Jr officiating Burial in Belton Cemetery Belton Missouri Family to meet with friends July 30 7 00 to 8 00 p m at Lamb Roberts Funeral Home Viewing times at the funeral home begin Tuesday morning through Wednesday evening and after 10 00 a m Thursday at the church
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecil E. Lawson
Cecil Blake Lawson
Ottawa
RFD
Westminster United Presbyterian Church
Belton Cemetery
Belton
Henry A. Roberts Jr
Lawson
Grandview
Parsons
Ottawa University
Faith
Gold Star Mothers
Josiah B. Lawson
Kansas City
Robert Hull
Ottawa Rfd 2
Bob Gene Lawson
Prairie Village
Back Pain Common in America Says Chiropractor
Dr Larry J Matney presents back pain as a frequent complaint beyond headaches noting causes range from minor missteps to spinal disorders. He advises chiropractic care to locate and correct underlying issues and outlines prevention and rehabilitation guidance from Matney Chiropractic Ottawa Kansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry J. Matney
D.C
Matney Chiropractic
P.A
South Main
Ottawa
Kansas
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Scott Gistar
Peoples National Bank
Diane Yeamans
the Daily Report
Lamb-Roberts Funeral Home
Westminster Church
Rickman
Salem
Ore
Dara Osburn
Neosho Rapids
Jones Funeral Home
John Mckhissick
Lyndon
Raymond Wolken
E. Logan
Sheriff's News
Public Safety News
Tracy Blanco
Willow
Blanco
Ottawa Boy
David M. Schmoe
Schmoe
Pop Machine
Mid- America Dairymen Inc
N. Main
Russell W. Snyder
S. Cherry
Lloyd L. Switzer
S. Mulberry
N. Poplar
Ford
Steve Higbie
Higbie
Ottawa Co-op
Ottawan Veep of Teachers Organization
Wall Street
L.& M Shoe Repair
Earl Link
Earl
Pol
Link
Ad Briefs
Freda
Willis Garden Center
Center
A.E. Coffman
Pol. Ad
Pail
Pence's
Golden Eagle
Brad Reynolds
Cliff Reynolds
Health News
America
Mr. Jones
Opra
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