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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1998
Page
8
Ottawa police investigate two Dollar General burglaries at 305 N Main in Franklin County. Thieves pried rear overhead doors to steal money, causing over 3000 dollars in damage in each incident on April 18–19 and May 22–23. Call Crime Stoppers at 1-888-311-TIPS for tips and rewards.
Seth Martin, an Ottawa High School student, earned a U S National Award in science and will appear in the U S Achievement Academy Official Yearbook. He is the son of Fred and Rhoda Martin of Princeton with grandparents Goldena Gilbert Kansas City Kan and Dorothy Martin Ottawa.
Thompson, 41, was sentenced to 52 months for selling methamphetamine from her home in 1995, with mitigating factors noted for her absence during the raid. She also received six months for marijuana and drug paraphernalia, to run concurrently, and plans to appeal. Several other defendants received prison terms or probation in related court news.
In Topeka, four Koch brothers confront each other in a federal suit. Defense attorneys rested for Koch Industries and executives, with closing arguments slated for Tuesday and jury instructions to follow Wednesday. Former stockholders led by Bill and Frederick Koch claim the 1983 sale concealed information to depress their proceeds.
Readable line of local election results lists precincts in Ottawa and surrounding townships with names for clerks precinct committeewomen and men. Includes Hayes Homewood Lincoln Ohio Ottawa Peoria Pomona Pottawatomie Richmond Williamsburg and Centropolis Greenwood Harrison townships with individual names and affiliations.
Proceeds from the auction at Corner, 229 S. Main fund the Sunflower Piecemakers and the Ottawa Community Arts Council. Raffle tickets for a queen sized appliqued and hand quilted quilt will be sold. drawing at 4 30 p.m. Sunday. The raffle quilt is on display at the store. Stan Herd of Lawrence is featured at the Ottawa Community Arts Center during Skunk Run Days with a reception Sunday 1 to 4 p.m. Deborah Barker leads architectural tours Saturday at 9 30 and 11 30 a.m. A festival with 50 craft booths, local artists, food vendors, and free children’s activities runs Saturday and Sunday with a full entertainment lineup on Hickory Street.
Franklin County commissioners and fire district chiefs keep requiring burning permits for controlled burns. Reported burns should be called in to 242 8888, not 911, routing to the emergency preparedness office. Dispatchers previously handled up to 90 such calls daily, diverting 911 resources. Chiefs hesitate to issue citations, leaving enforcement to law enforcement. The fire marshal's office can advise on citations after reviewing incident reports and chief narratives.
The report lists admissions Mary Hultz James Leach Frances Blake Kathryn Adamson all of Ottawa and Christina Diller of Pomona on Wednesday. Dismissals include Dennis Altic and George Barnes of Ottawa. A daughter was born to Christina Diller and Jason West of Ottawa Wednesday. The sheriff's news covers multiple arrests for suspended licenses domestic battery and warrants with names ages addresses and bond amounts. Thefts Victims report thefts including chrome covers lug nuts VCR a briefcase a scanner and a BB gun. Police and incidents detail runaways vandalism noninjury crashes and hits and runs with locations and values. Fire calls ambulance records and bankruptcy filings complete the update.
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