Weekend Forecast Temperate weekend with sun and gusty winds
A 40 percent rain chance today until midday then mostly sunny and mild. Highs 75 to 80 with west to northwest winds 15 to 30 mph. Partly cloudy tonight. Lows mid to upper 50s. Partly sunny Sunday with highs 75 to 80.
Flower lady opens Skunk Run Day at City Park
Almeda Edwards of Ottawa RFD 2 leads the plant stand fundraiser for Friends of the Library since 1977. Hybrid iris are the staple, and pictures of blooms help buyers visualize purchases. Skunk Run Day features runs, book and plant sales, crafts, quilt and art shows, live performances, author signings, and a percentage of proceeds benefit the library.
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Jim Hitch
City Park
Almeda Edwards
Ottawa Rfd 2
Friends of the Library
Ottawa Area
Edwards
Dietrich Cabin
Ottawa
Richard Renner
Woovill Klown
Barefoot
Main Street
Perforing Arts
Kofo
Bush and Gorbachev sign landmark nuclear and chemical accord
In Washington Bush and Gorbachev sign a treaty cutting nuclear missiles and pledging to reduce chemical stockpiles. They also seal a pivotal trade agreement, a five-year grain sale, and widen verification on underground explosions. Negotiations continue on MFN status and related exchanges.
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Washington
Bush
Mikhail S. Gorbachev
Gorbachev
James A. Baker III
Eduard Shevardnadze
Moscow
White House
Soviet Union
Malta
Europe
Split decision ends Ottawa Department of Public Safety row
After a non binding vote, Ottawa residents chose a split of the DPS by 1853 to 1252. Mayor Gillette and four of five city commissioners support formal separation at the Wednesday meeting, focusing on sewer, golf course, and industrial park plans.
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Lori Alvarado
Herald
Ottawa Department of Public Safety
Charles Gillette
Commission
Cal Lantis
Warren McGill
DPS
DeLaTorre
McGill
Randy Wetmore
Jeff Herman
Herrman
Ottawa votes to split Public Safety department by margin
Ottawa residents turnout reached 74.7 percent with 3,195 of 4,266 ballots counted in a mail ballot election to split the Department of Public Safety. Precinct results show yes and no tallies at Wesleyan Church Franklin County Courthouse Hawthorne School Faith Lutheran Church Youth Center Eugene Field School Westminster Church with a 59.67 percent margin. Some ballots were discarded for unsigned or incomplete marks.
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Ottawa
Department of Public Safety
Pete Smith
Wesleyan Church
Franklin County
Hawthorne School
Faith Lutheran Church
Eugene Field School
Westminister Presbyterian Church
Smith
Rl.a
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Voices of Praise
Frank Carey
Jayni Nass
Kansas
Steve Shipman
Steve Zak
Debbie Dunn
the Daughters of the American Revolution
Dietrich
Fred Heathman