Bible School and Community Events Set for Saturday
Three Ottawa area churches sponsor a Forest Park Bible school Saturday from 1:30 to 5 p.m. with a 5:30 joint worship, a 6:30 luau, and a 6:30 to 8:30 swimming party. Rain postponement noted to July 11. Other items include Sunflower Piecemakers meeting Monday at First Christian, a Nightcrawlers Camping Club report from June 12 at Melvern Lake, and Quilters Guild trunk show at First Baptist Monday. The Jayhawker Days events labeled Western Jamboree run June 18–19 in Williamsburg, with a pancake breakfast June 19.
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Bible School
Ottawa
Forest Park
First United Methodist Church
Sacred Heart
First Baptist
First Christian Church
11Th and
Cedar
Kathy Delany
Overland Park
Nightcrawlers
Melvern Lake
Loy Knight
Daryl Montague
Bev Deardorff
Washington, D.C
Eckan
Art Allen
Bob Vasquez
Branson
Oop
Vera Allen
Dale Dearorff
Wolf Creek Group
Shaffer’s
Ottawa Quilters Guild
Elliott
First Baptist Church
Elaine Elliott
Paola
Jayhawk Booster Club
Williamsburg
Franklin County Convention and Tourism Bureau
Lucille’s
Williamsburg Lions
Fort Scott hosts American West celebration and garden tours
From June 18 to 20 Fort Scott Community College hosts an American West celebration with cowboy poetry and a Jubilee Hot Bank dance at Memorial Hall. June 19 and 20 feature Secret Gardens of Fort Scott, a tour of 12 private gardens. Call 800 78-GUEST for details.
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Fort Scott Community College
Jubilee Hot Bank
Memorial Hall
Fort Scott
Hospital Notes and Sheriff Police Reports Summary
Admissions Vera Walker of Ottawa on Saturday. Dismissals Monty Dyer and Della Schoonover, both Ottawa. Arrests Heidi Ann Cowdin, 21, 725 8 Sycamore, parole violation. Thomas Martin Schnackenburg, 24, 409 N Mulberry, drug paraphernalia and marijuana. Lance D. Hickman, 34, 629 Willow, forgery and theft. Teresa C Yohe, 39, Rantoul, DUI. released to appear. Incidents include a 17-year-old female victim of past battery, telephone harassment, prowler. Thefts involve Wayda L. McKinley reporting stolen tent and radio valued at $190. Accidents involve gravel causing loss of control and a deer collision. Ambulance calls for medical emergencies and a fall.
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Vera Walker
Ottawa
Monty Dyer
Della Schoonover
Sheriff’s News
Heidi Ann Cowdin
Sycamore
Thomas Martin Schnackenburg
N. Mulberry
Police News
Lance D. Hickman
Willow
Franklin County Sheriff’s Office
Teresa C. Yohe
Rantoul
Davis
K-68
East Second
South Main
South Burrough
Wayda L. McKinley
Richmond
Marboro
S. Cedar
Kenneth Midkiff
Abilene
Centropolis Ave
Sheriff's Department
Nancy S. Taylor
Indiana Road
Labette Road
East Seventh
West Sixth
Princeton Street
South Hickory
Sylvia man given house arrest in synagogue desecration case
Jesse Maley, 23, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to oppress threaten and intimidate Jewish citizens for aiding the 1998 desecration of the Beth-EL B'Y'Shua Messianic Synagogue in Wichita. He received six months house arrest and three years federal probation, facing up to 10 years in prison. Three other men will be sentenced in connection with the crime.
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Wichita
Jesse Maley
Maley
Beth-El B’y’shua
Downtown greenery sparks discussion on Main Street plans
Front Page Manager Scott Lambers reports commissions weigh four lane traffic, mid block parking loss, and replacing pear trees with shrubs due to root systems. They consider tree removal to improve signals and lights while cost limits root treatment.
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Scott Lambers
Gene Ramsey
Main Street
Fleer Involved in Skateboard Park Talks Before Swearing In
The article reports Fleer, now a city commissioner, led walking tours to gauge public opinion. A skateboarding group urged a park, and Fleer spoke with Gillette about adding the issue to the agenda. Gillette says Fleer called after her swearing in. both note potential open meetings violations. Other commissioners say they were not approached.
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Finch
Fleer
Gillette
Bob Bezek
Bezek
New City
Fleet
Richard Jackson
Richard
Berek
the Herald
Fires Continue As Fire Crews Respond To Third Alarm
Fire crews were summoned to Crown Realty at 336 S. Wdain for the day’s third blaze within a short window, encountering a difficult scene as they battled the flames and searched for hotspots amid.
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Crown Realty
S. Wdain
Gille
Incomplete text fragment on building incident
An unclear report describes leaves blowing into a chute and entering an air conditioning unit, causing a smoldering or smoke-related issue. The account references Carner and a $14,000 figure, but many details are missing or garbled.
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Carner
Ottawa High selects Grove as activities and athletics director
TALKS approved contracts naming David Grove activities and athletics director at Ottawa High School and Kelly Louderback as second grade teacher at Hawthorne Elementary. The board accepted the resignation of Jean Browning, secretary at Lincoln Middle School, after 26 years of service.
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David Grove
Ottawa High School
Kelly Louderback
Hawthorne Elementary School
Jean Browning
Lincoln Middle
School For
Wears
Fostering drive aims to place Franklin County children locally
Kaw Valley Center of Lawrence seeks Franklin County residents to host 58 children in out-of-home care, with 35 placed outside their communities. Free Model Approach to Partnerships in Parenting classes in Ottawa begin as early as July or August to recruit about 20 more foster families, with eligibility including age 21 plus and potential for single or married applicants.
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Franklin County
Kaw Valley Center
Lawrence
Ottawa
Karsten Smith
Smith
Bankers Lead Lobbyist Spending in Kansas 1999 Session
The Kansas Bankers Association spent 20002 lobbying through April making it the top spender among trade groups and corporations for the 1999 legislative session. The wrap up occurred May 2 with bankers highlighting steady spending and interest in overhauling bank regulation.
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Sopera
Kansas Bankers Association
Association
Jim Maag
Sen
Don Steffes
R-Mcpherson
Senate Financial Institutions and Insurance Committee
State Governmental Ethics Commission
Secretary of State
Bankers
International Speedway Corp
Kansas City
Kan
Economic Lifelines
Steffes
Flying McConnell Brothers honored at McConnell AFB dedication
The base rededication adds Lt. Col Edwin McConnell to the original 1954 tribute for his brothers 2nd Lt Thomas and Capt Fred McConnell all Wichita natives who served as B-24 combat pilots with the 13th Air Force Bomber Command at Guadalcanal Edwin died in 1997 and was the sole survivor of the trio His widow Yvonne says his addition fulfills his wish The three brothers died in 1943 and 1945 in aircraft accidents.
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Ichita
McConnell
McConnell Air Force Base
Edwin McConnell
Thomas McConnell
Fred McConnell
Edwin
Yvonne McConnell
Wichita
Army Air Corps
13Th Air Force Bomber Command
Guadalcanal
Mark von Tilius
Flying McConnells
Thomas
Fred
Garden Plain Air Force Base
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Bulletin Board
Nightcrawlers Camping Club
Cone
Emmagean Vend
Dennis
Pam Kichler
George Wingert
the Daily Report
Roger Bell
Old City Hall
Lambers
Franklin County Cancer Foundation
United Way
Main
11Th Street
Ottawa University
S. Poplar
S. Willow
N. Cedar
Ly Ae
By Katie Erikson
Herald
Kansas
Bankers’ Association
McConnell Air Force
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