City sets plan for separate budget fund for Ottawa airport
Ottawa commissioners held a work session on the airport budget amid calls for a separate fund so airport revenues stay with the airport. Mayor Padgett cautioned no dramatic changes until the airport study is finished, with decisions potentially affecting a $450,000 FAA grant and options to upgrade, close, or sell the airport.
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Ottawa
Weldon Padgett
Ottawa Municipal
Padgett
Tony LeMaster
LeMaster
Federal Aviation Administration
Andy Haney
FAA
Haney
Charles Gillette
Richard Jackson
Jackson
Rocky Fleer
Mike Detwiler
Friends of the
Detwiler
Friends
Ottawa area hospital notes and police blotter details
The Daily Report lists admissions including Tammy Norcross and family in Ottawa with transfers to Olathe Medical Center and births for Shelly Swaim Toni Wells and Tammy Norcross. Police reports cover arrests in Franklin and neighboring counties, several thefts including a church sign letter and a cell phone, a vehicle collision on Main Street, sick calls, and ambulance dispatches in Ottawa and nearby towns.
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Tammy Norcross
Ottawa
Trudy Kleitz
Wellsville
Carson Edwards
Pomona
Shelly Swaim
Betty Ewing
Hubert Gier
Joanna Smith
Olathe Medical Center
Toni Wells
Eric A. Scratchfield
Osage Drive
Sandra L. Christopher Reed
Garnett
First Christian Church
S. Cedar
Vanguard to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
Vanguard Airlines, based in Kansas City, suspends operations and plans Chapter 11 filing after eight years without a profit. About 1,100 employees to be terminated, with 60 remaining skeleton crew while financing is sought. Frontier and National airlines to honor discounted tickets for affected customers. The carrier had last posted a quarterly profit in 1998.
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Kansas City, Mo
Vanguard Airlines
Vanguard
Frontier Airlines
Scott Dickson
The
Kansas City Star
Guard
Kansas City
Cattell
Frontier
National Airlines
Cookbook fundraiser aids Franklin County cancer patients
Franklin County Cancer Foundation seeks 50 to 100 recipes for a fundraiser cookbook to raise 1000 to 1200 dollars. Books priced at 10 dollars will be sold at local businesses and offices, with recipes donated in memory of loved ones or in tribute to survivors. Submissions due by August 10, with delivery options via the foundation office or McIlvain’s home.
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Herald Stafr
Franklin County Cancer Foundation
Karen MclIlvain
McIlvain
Mclivain
North Platte
Neb
Olathe
Foundation
Ottawa Paint
Butler Florist
American Family Insurance
S. Main St
McKlvain
Main Street
American Cancer Society
McIilvain
S. Poplar St
Mellvain
Lourie’ Sisk
Karen Mellvain
Meclwain
County eyeing DOT grant for Haskell Road cleanup plan
County officials consider a Department of Transportation grant to fund up to 10000 dollars for cleaning a nuisance private lot at 2578 Haskell Road. If approved, county may avoid out of pocket costs as cleanup could start in late September or October pending grant and budget decisions.
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Department of Transportation
Haskell Road
Shaun Perry
Don Stottlemire
Coley
Tlemire
Larry Walrod
Attebery Pushes Grant Writer Idea in County Race
County commissioner candidate Attebery argues for a grant writer to maximize grant funds and offset costs. He criticizes current use of executive sessions as excessive and urges open government. He faces Republican Milton Farris or Don Hay in the August 6 primary.
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Attebery
The
County Commission
Milton Farris
Don Hay
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Coen
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Dickson
Elizabeth Cattell
Amy Schmitz
Aschmitz
Ottawaherald
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Guenther
Waymire
Extension Office
Laurie Sisk
District Court
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