Midwest flood workers weary in relentless crisis
Army Corps of Engineers chief T Hahn and responders across Illinois Iowa Missouri describe fatigue after weeks of non stop effort to manage the Mississippi flood crest and its toll on homes livelihoods and mental health. Deputy Karl Eickmeyer and Des Moines staff share burnout while National Guard airlifts aid and volunteers press on amid mounting strain and limited rest.
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T. Louis
Seriice Hahn
Army Corps of Engineers
Hahn
Midwest
Corps
Hannibal
Cairo
Calhoun County
Ill
Karl Eickmeyer
Illinois
Mississippi
National Guard
Eickmeyer
Des Moines
Iowa
Raccoon
Family Counseling Center
Dorothy Ehlert
Ottawa McDonald's to remodel with tallest Kansas playland
O'Reilly, manager of the Ottawa McDonald's, reveals plans to remodel the interior and expand the west exterior. The project adds a turquoise and mauve color scheme, movable seating, a bar row, a condiment stand, and a two day renovations with the playland featuring two slides including an 18 foot tall slide. The restaurant will keep seating capacity around 85 and aims to open by August 25.
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Ugh O'Reilly
Ottawa
McDonald's
McDonald’s
Playland
Kansas
O'Reilly
O’reilly
Hugh Sr
Eileen O'Reilly
Emporia
Turnpike Authority refinances bonds for Topeka to KC reconstruction
The Kansas Turnpike Authority sold 105 million dollars in new bonds at 2.7 to 5.7 percent to refinance older debt and fund the start of a 50 mile Topeka to Kansas City reconstruction. The issue raises total indebtedness to 166 million, but saves 10.5 million over the life. Twenty million will begin the road work, with a 75 to 100 million project cost over a decade.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas Turnpike Authority
Kansas City
Jack Holland
B.C. Christopher
Custody Case in Justices Hands over Jessica DeBoer
The Supreme Court weighs new requests to delay returns of two year old Jessica to her birth mother and to allow the DeBoers of Ann Arbor to keep her. The Iowa birth parents seek custody since her birth on February 8, 1991, while the foster family argues the child faces unimaginable harm if separated from those who have raised her.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Harry A. Blackmun
Iowa
Jan
Roberta DeBoer
Ann Arbor
Mich
Jessica
Blackmun
DeBoers
Daniel and
Cara Schmidt
Blairstown
ESU arts workshop enhances literacy skills in children
Ottawa attendees at Emporia State University weekend workshop titled Enhancing Literacy through the Arts outlined methods in art dance drama and music to boost literacy for children up to age eight. It covered activites and techniques for classroom use and community programs.
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Ottawa
Emporia State University
Elm
Jean
Noah Janssen Sandstrom
Knox College
Galesburg
Ill
Sandstrom
Knox
Peter Sandstrom
Ottawa High School
Williamsburg
Ohio
Kristin Dale Smith
Doug
National Association of Retired Federal Employees
Sirloin Stockade
Humphrey
NARFE
Gray
Diana Gray
Robert
Amelia Gray
Olive
Williams Natural Gas Company Educational Foundation
Adamson
Fred Adamson
Franklin County
New taxol variant aims to curb allergy risk
Researchers report water soluble protaxols that may reduce allergic reactions from taxol infusions. Protaxols dissolve in water and show similar cell-killing effects in lab tests, but require animal and human trials before approval. taxol is currently used against ovarian cancer.
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New York
Avi Einzig
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Einzig
Nature
K.C. Nicolaou
Scripps Research Institute
la Jolla
Calif
University of California At
Ad Briefs Showcase Weekend Sales And Closures
Ad briefs list Hurricane Sherry's in Welleville on July thirty first with road grading contact, Salp sidewalk items, OHS neon shirts and balloons at Screen Hall, Guy Mae's Tavern in Winch closed for vacation July 26 to August 9 reopening August 10, plus Sutton's Jewelry offering 50 percent off and free jewelry cleaning on July 31 at 207 S Main.
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OHS
Screen & Hall
Main
GUY & Mae's
Winch
Sutton's Jewelry
S. Main
Woman pleads guilty in Pepsi hoax case
Milwaukee AP. Katherine Wuerl, 30, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to falsely reporting a syringe in a Pepsi can during a nationwide product tampering scare. Prosecutors sought up to five years and a $250,000 fine. sentencing set for Oct. 19.
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Milwaukee
Katherine Wuerl
U.S. District Court
Bomb threat at Underwood Equipment prompts search
Franklin County Sheriff Rex Bowling reported a Monday bomb threat to Underwood Equipment at K-68 and I-35, prompting evacuation from 8:20 to about 10:00. Deputies pursue a few leads with help from authorities in a neighboring state, unnamed.
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Franklin County
Rex Bowling
Underwood
Bowling
Underwood Equipment
Ottawa Herald subscription rates announced for 1993
The Ottawa Herald lists composed subscription prices effective January 1 1993 across delivery methods. Rates include Ottawa carrier plans local rural motor route and mail options with multi county and out of state figures. all quoted in advance with state sales tax included.
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Peg Armstrong
Virginia Howe
Wayne Snow
Jean Rossman
Ottawa
Franklin
State of Kansas
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Washington University School of Medicine
Jean Rissover
Sue
KTA
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Rod Fogo
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Chains & Brace
Sutton's Jewalry
S. Mn
Colby
Beral
Oom Eee Power Tun Tetora Ee Mune
PT. Doudy
Salina
Rittsburg
Paul Clinton
Hillsdale
Melvem
Pomona
Mid
Bam
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