Meth lab raid nets three arrests in Lane region
Law enforcement officials arrested Heather Dawn Sadders of Xenia Ohio Timothy Lee Evans of Lane and Gary Wayne Robertson of Ottawa on suspicion of manufacturing and possession of methamphetamine after a dawn raid by Franklin County Sheriff’s Department and federal DEA at Evans rural home 4392 Ellis Terrace. All remained in Franklin County jail. Officers reported the raid occurred about 4 39 a m and weather was mostly cloudy and cool with a high in the low 80s and east winds 5 to 15 mph.
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Lane
Heather Dawn Sadders
Xenia
Ohio
Timothy Lee Evans
Gary Wayne Robertson
E. 8Th
Ottawa
Franklin County
Sheriff's Department
Federal
Drug Enforcement Agency
Evans
Ellis Terrace
School Board to Meet in Ottawa Tonight
The Ottawa Board of Education will gather at 7 p.m. at the board office on Fourth and Walnut to review salary line items for district employees excluding teachers bargaining unit for 1997-1998. It will seek permission to publish a public hearing notice for the 1997-1998 district budget and will consider personnel employment and a possible bus service contract.
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Ottawa Board of Education
Fourth
Walnut
Chamber Coffee at Nations Bank Ottawa Area
The Ottawa Area Chamber of Commerce hosts its monthly coffee at Nations Bank 421 S. Hickory on Thursday at 8 a.m. Members will meet others, enjoy refreshments, and have a chance at door prizes.
Jayhawks to get new jet for KU operations
University of Kansas will replace its 1973 Beechcraft King Air with a 1997 Citation Bravo, delivered in September via the Kansas Endowment Association. Private donations will fund the aircraft, which can reach 450 mph, and it will serve KU Medical Center and other university units, with 445 flights by medical staff in the last year.
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Lawrence
Kan
University of Kansas
Kansas Endowment Association
James Martin
Endowment Association
Kansas
Robert Hemenway
University of Kansas Medical Center
Medical Center
No vote, gay rights bill cited in kind of weird terms
In June, California assemblyman Peter Frasetta opposed a bill banning discrimination against gays, offering a bizarre analogy about heifers and hormones. A Helena sheep researcher later said about 10 percent of rams may be homosexual, linking orientation to brain structures. Minneapolis firefighter Gerald Brown, fired in 1995 for sick leave abuse, was reinstated with back pay and planned to return June 2.
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California
Peter Frasetta
Frasetta
Helena
Mont
Minneapolis
Gerald Brown
Chuck Shepherd
P.O
St. Petersburg
Fla
Heat wave blamed for four Midwest deaths over weekend
Across the Midwest, extreme heat caused at least four deaths and numerous health incidents. Temperatures reached near 100 in several states with heat advisories in effect. In Cincinnati players struggled at Cinergy Field as field temps rose, while Chicago reported a heat index near 114.
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Midwest
Carbondale
Lamont
Iowa
Kansas City
Cincinnati
Atlanta Braves
Cincinnati Reds
Cinergy Field
Atlanta
Jeff Blauser
Gateway International Raceway
Madison
Ill
Illinois
Charles Crowe
Moline
Davenport
St. Louis
Cardinals
Busch Stadium
Chicago
Wolf Creek seeks 150+ temp workers for annual reactor refueling
Wolf Creek Nuclear Operation Center plans a month long refueling in October and will hire over 150 local temporary workers for clerical labor general duties and fire watch. Manpower will supply temps not directly involved in fueling to replace regular Wolf Creek staff. Pay ranges from 6.25 to 9 dollars per hour.
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Wolf Creek
Kansas
Brownlow
Burlington
New Strawn
Premature blast at highway site kills two workers
An explosion at a Nashville area highway widening job on Interstate 24 near I 440 killed two construction workers and injured fourteen, including motorists. Authorities reported one missing with several treated at Vanderbilt University Baptist and Columbia Southern Hills hospitals. The blast occurred as workers prepared to detonate dynamite, with officials labeling it a premature blast.
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Ashville
Tenn
David Sanford
Nashville
Michelle Messer
Jean Ridley
Metro Fire Department
Vanderbilt University, Baptist and
Columbia Southern Hills Hospital
Tennessee Department of Transportation
Luanne Grandinetti
Murfreesboro Road
LoJac Inc
Lebanon
Budget deal nears as disputes linger on child tax credit
Congressional leaders and the White House edge toward a budget deal amid disagreements over a new child tax credit and the scope of expanding health care for uninsured children. Senator Domenici said final draft awaited. President Clinton voiced cautious optimism about achieving a compromise without boosting the deficit. Talks to continue, with a possible Tuesday announcement and a Friday recess target.
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Ashington
Congressional
White House
Senate Budget Committee
Pete Domenici
R-N.m
Clinton
Domenici
Congress
House
Newt Gingrich
R-Ga
Gene Sperling
Sperling
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