Franklin County 4H Dogs Host First Invitational Show
The Franklin County 4 H Dog Club hosts its first invitational dog show Saturday at the Franklin County Fairgrounds. Open to all state county clubs, events include obedience showmanship and agility starting at 9 a.m. A public revival under Ron Comfort begins Sunday at Calvary Baptist Church with nightly services and child care.
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Franklin County
4-H
Franklin County Fairgrounds
Calvary Baptist Church
Ron Comfort
W. Seventh
U.S
Larry Brubaker
Comfort
Ambassador Baptist College
Lattimore
N.C
Corrections and incidents in Daily Report notes
The Daily Report lists a misspelling correction for Carol M Mack and hospital notes including admissions Carol Wright Ottawa and dismissals Zetta Fishback and others. Police reports cite thefts of stones and brick tile on S Main and a CD player on Princeton, vandalism to a vehicle on Liberty, a non injury collision on Red Jacket Main, plus several medical emergencies and transfers in Ottawa area.
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Carol M. Mack
Carol Wright
Ottawa
Zetta Fishback and Son
Garnett
Lori Fast
Tasha Kneller
Charley Roehl
Olathe Medical Center
Police
S. Main
Princeton
Liberty
James M. Cole
Warren E. Milton
Reno Road
Labette Drive
N. Cherry
S. Elm
Two arrested in check lane by The Herald staff
A Saturday DUI check lane yielded 12 sobriety evaluations and two arrests. Michael Thomas Whalen, 36, 526 1/2 S. Locust, was arrested at 12:25 a.m. Sunday at 2008 S. Princeton for driving under the influence and released on $1,000 bond. Matthew R. Tillinghast, 25, Lincoln, Neb., was arrested Sunday on U.S.59 by the Kansas Highway Patrol for DUI and released on $1,000 bond.
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Michael Thomas Whalen
S. Locust
S. Princeton
Matthew R. Tillinghast
Lincoln
Neb
U.S.59
Kansas Highway Patrol
Kansas
Record raised in MS walk in Ottawa May 5
Walkers in Ottawa on May 5 contributed to the MS Walk raising $6,098 for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society Eastern Kansas branch set a new record with over 900 participants across 13 communities totaling about $130,000, a 20 percent rise from last year. In Ottawa 42 walkers at Forest Park averaged $145 each. Money funds research and local MS programs.
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Ottawa
National
Kansas
MS Society
Forest Park
Court upholds Kansas child porn law ruling
The Kansas Supreme Court rejected a First Amendment challenge by David Zabrinas to the state anti pornography law. The 21 year four month sentence for soliciting and downloading child pornography was upheld, with the court clarifying the statute bans production or possession only of explicit images of under 16 year olds, not innocent nudity.
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Topeka
Kansas
David Zabrinas
Saline County
Zabrinas
Edward Larson
Larson
Sign crew checks new Franklin County detour sign
Brian Rader, an employee of George Lay Signs in Wichita, inspects the latest section of the Franklin County Tourism sign Thursday morning to ensure it is secure. The sign sits just east of the Osage Franklin County line on I-35 and directs travelers to the Ottawa detour exit.
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Brian Rader
George Lay Signs
Wichita
Franklin County
Osage, Franklin County
Ottawa
Western drops restructuring plan amid regulator probe
Western Resources Inc backed down on plans to spin off Westar Industries amid Kansas regulators probe into restructuring. CURB claims the move would saddle ratepayer utilities KPL and KGE with billions in debt. The KCC set a June 14 hearing and Western sought June 26 extension to prepare testimony while focusing on a separate $150 million rate case.
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Topeka
Western Resources Inc
Western
Westar Industries
Federal Securities and Exchange Commission
Westar
KPL
KGE
Kansas
SEC
Citizens’ Utility Ratepayer Board
Walker Hendrix
CURB
Kansas Corporation Commission
Hendrix
KCC
Roosemary Foreman
Kansas Blue Cross Blue Shield merger with Anthem announced
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas to become Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield in a 370 million deal with Anthem Inc of Indiana. The merger will require regulatory approval, keep 2,000 Kansas jobs, issue new member cards and distribute some merger proceeds as checks to policyholders.
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Topeka
Blue Cross-Blue Shield of
Kansas
Anthem Inc
Indiana
Anthem Blue Cross
Blue Shield
John Knack
Blue Cross
Blue Shield of
Larry Glasscock
Anthem
Knack
Blue Shield of Kansas
Sebelius
Knack and
Glasscock
Hutchinson
Wichita
Dodge City
Garden City
Hays
Independence
Lawrence
Manhattan
Salina
Pittsburg
Sandy Praeger
Senate Financial Institutions and Insurance Committee
Praeger
R-Lawrence
Kentucky
Ohio
Connecticut
New Hampshire
Colorado
Nevada
Maine
Johnson and Wyandotte
Kansas City
Shawnee
Carla Stovall
The
Sunflower Foundation
Bebsks.com
Kansas Supreme Court orders new trial in murder case
The Kansas Supreme Court ordered a new district court hearing for Gentry E. Bolton over jury selection in his murder case, ruling that the trial judge lacked a proper record of prosecutors' reasons for striking Black jurors. Bolton remains convicted of first degree murder with a 25 to life sentence and aggravated robbery with 12 years five months. a new trial could follow if bias is found.
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Kansas Supreme Court
Topeka
Gentry E. Bolton
Wyandotte
Shane Brees
Bolton
J. Dexter Burdette
Supreme Court
Burdette
U.S. Supreme Court
Kansas
Tyler Lockett
Lockett
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