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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1998
Page
7
TOPEKA Summer Ganger of Ottawa joins two other Washburn University students as winners of the Above and Beyond Award for meeting grade requirements and active campus involvement. Daughter of Bonnie Pietsch Ottawa.
A federal jury convicted 26 year old Brian K Thompson on 13 counts including conspiracy to distribute drugs gun violations and money laundering for running a multimillion dollar drug operation largely solo from 1993 to 1997. He faced 30 years to life. Evidence showed shipments from Houston and assets including cars jewelry real estate bought with drug proceeds. Thompson was arrested after investigators found 630000 in a storage locker and 33 pounds of cocaine.
At Fort Leavenworth three seven by three foot slabs from the Berlin Wall were dedicated as a Cold War memorial. One slab bears a spray painted Liberty figure with Berlin above and a fragment remains upright to symbolize democracy. The ceremony recalls Reagan’s 1987 call to tear down the wall and the 1989 collapse date.
Neil W. Johnson, 68, Ottawa, died today at Ransom Memorial Hospital. Services will be announced by Lamb-Roberts-Heise Funeral Home. Lee Harrison, 85, Ottawa, died Sunday at Village Manor Nursing Home. Services will be announced by Dengel and Son Mortuary. Friends may visit 5 p.m. Monday until service time at the Lamb-Roberts-Heise Funeral Home. Family will meet with friends 6:30 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to the Ottawa Community Arts Council.
Front Page SKUNK notes Edith Hornberger Richmond and Brenda Wesen Ottawa as quilt winners. OCAC writing contest winners include DeAnna Cooper Underwood first in poetry, Becky Campbell second, and Lisa Myers first in short story. Skunk Run events drew crowds to City Park with many booths and vendors. June kicks off county festivals. next is Williamsburg Jayhawker Days in downtown Williamsburg.
In a wide interview Douglas recalls a lifetime spent in work and public service. He led a family appliance business with stores in Ottawa and nearby towns, traveled with officials to Washington on flood control issues, and once met President Eisenhower. He cites the values that kept him going: stay busy, keep at a goal, and keep trying.
On the final day of the Great Race from Syracuse to Haverhill, Gardner Kuck and Currie Stanfield teams faced heavy rain in open cockpits. Gardner and Buck praised teamwork amid soaking conditions. About 60 of 92 1948 and older cars finished after three daily stops, as Ottawa/Franklin County vies for a $5,000 History Channel grant for the winning city library.
The Ottawa police blotter lists admissions of Helen Chappell and Effie Baker from Ottawa on Friday and Brittney Bond on Saturday with others and dismissals including James Leach and Francis Blake. Numerous arrests follow in Ottawa and Lawrence for DUI driving with suspended licenses and marijuana charges, plus thefts at residences and businesses. The bulletin details burglaries, vandalism, and a series of vehicle crashes with injuries and non injuries, plus county notices and roadside incidents.
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