Performance of The Witness cancelled
A scheduled Friday performance of The Witness to replace a rainout was cancelled. Two shows drew about 450 at Forest Park last week. It marked the sixth year of the production and its first time on floors, with participants from Ottawa Church of the Nazarene Agape Christian Center Bible Baptist Cherry Street Wesleyan Church Community Revival Center Faith Lutheran Church North Baptist Church and Wellsville Baptist Church.
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Forest Park
Toors
Ottawa Church of the Nazarene
Agape Christian Center
Bible Baptist
Cherry Street Wesleyan Church
Community Revival Center
Faith Lutheran Church
North Baptist Church
Wellsville Baptist Church
City to replace downtown corner trees after wind damage
Tree Board members said the city will replace damaged corner trees with a survivable, low maintenance mix that does not block traffic signals. City Manager Scott Lambers said all downtown corner trees will be removed except the one at Peoples National Bank. The fall is planned for replanting after windstorm damage and traffic visibility concerns. Prideaux will present the plan to veterans groups.
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Peoples National Bank
Fifth and Main
Scott Lambers
Port Said
Lambers
Veterans Memorial
Prideaux
Cleon Rickel
Clean
Ottawaherald.com
Topeka Mayor Opposed to Western Rate Deal
Topeka officials and Western Resources debate a proposed 70 million rate increase endorsement while KCC ponders a 150 million rise. Attorney for the city opposes settlements, citing lack of sense in terms, as hearings continue and Fitch Inc. raises financial scrutiny amid Western’s restructuring efforts.
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Topeka, Kan
Western Resources Inc
Topeka
Butch Felker
Felker
Topeka Capital Journal
Western
Kansas Corporation Commission
ECC
John Frieden
KPL
Frieden
Carl Koupal
Westerns
Joan Wagnon
Wagnon
Kansas
KGB
KCC
Citizens’ Utility Ratepayers Board
Protection One
Steven Fetter
New York
Fitch Inc
Fetter
State Regulatory Commission
KGE
Commission
James Zakoura
Kansas Industrial Consumers
Fitch
Zakoura
Kcec
State
Spring Cleaning at Family Home Property Cleanup
Chris Sellens helps his mother Berlene clear yard debris at the future family home on 701 E. 7th Street on a Monday afternoon. The pair add smaller twigs and leaves after loading a pickup with large tree limbs, as David prepares to begin remodeling. Photo by Ron Bishop.
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Chris Sellens
Berlene
Sellens
David
Daily Report Pages of Ottawa Incidents and Admissions
The report lists hospital admissions for Francis Stewart and Doris Krueger of Ottawa. It details multiple arrests including Scott Michael Clark for burglary and theft, Ashley Dawn Wichman for driving while suspended, Zevera Chavez for obstructing the legal process and related offenses, Eric Collins for suspension, and juveniles Porterhelm and Wilson for indecent liberties and marijuana charges. It notes thefts of a Sega Dreamcast and vehicle incidents with injuries or property damage, and an ambulance medical emergency on Cherry Street.
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Francis Stewart
Doris Krueger
Ottawa
Mony
Scott Michael Clark
Main
Ashley Dawn Wichman
N. Oak
W. Logan
Zevera Guadalupe Chavez
Twyman
Eric Paul Collins
S. Oak
U.S.S
Rockwell A. Porterhelm
Wilsow
Zachary G. Wilson
S. Main
City commission agenda items include staffing changes
The City Planning chairman Theresa Cummings and Tree Board member Jeff Port will depart. The city will seek candidates immediately to fill the posts by early July. A pay plan change allows mid year and year end bonuses instead of a single year end payment. Deb Henningsen is named on Ottawa Vision steering committee. A block party permit for Philip and Tammy Brown on 900 block of Sycamore for June 23 is approved. Proclamations for Kansas Business Appreciation Month and Investing in Communities Day are set. Regular meeting 7 p.m. with work session at 6 p.m. A skateboard and bicycle ban proposal for Forest Park tennis courts and a special use permit for 201 E. Logan zoned C-2 to a single family rental are on the agenda.
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Ning Commission
Tree Board
Theresa Cummings
Jeff Port
Deb Henningsen
Commission
Philip
Tammy Brown
Sycamore
Kansas Business
National League of Cities
Forest Park
David Wooge
E. Logan
Ottawaherald.com
Handcuffed suspect steals police car in Wichita
A handcuffed suspect in Wichita wriggled through a 12 by 12 inch Plexiglas divider and stole a patrol car after first fleeing in a stolen vehicle. He led officers on two chases through east Wichita, driving across front lawns and even killing a deer before spikes disabled the cruiser and officers recaptured him. Police spokeswoman Janet Johnson described the daring escape and noted the suspect’s slim build made the feat possible.
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Wichita
Janet Johnson
Johnson
Health department under fire over AIDS funds in KC area
Kansas City officials and federal and state health authorities probe the city's handling of Ryan White Act funds for AIDS patients across 11 counties in Kansas and Missouri. Concerns center on spending, delays, and possible misallocation of $3.3 million yearly, with questions about minority program funding and future medication availability.
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K.C. Health Department
Kansas City
Kansas City Health Department
Kansas
Missouri
Donovan Mouton
Judy Moore-Nichols
Ryan White Planning Council
Kay Barnes
Council
Marva Miller
Miller
City Health Department
Planning Council
Health Department
U.S. Health and Human Services
Barnes
U.S. Health and Human Services Department
Moore-Nichols
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Melvern United Methodist
Melvern
Melvern Methodist Church
Lee Main
Oklahoma
Kelly Park
Burlington
Pat Logan
Emporia
Hope House
RMH
RSVP
Port
Ron Bishop
Daily Report
Sheriff's News
Ronald H. Hermreck
Richmond
Jackson
Louisiana
Brad Christopher Herring
Princeton
Herring
Hermreck
David J. Payton
Eisenhower
Payton
Floyd E. Higdon
Pomona
Ottawa Co-op
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