City Offers Landscaping Cooperative
The Ottawa City Commission proposed matching up to 1500 dollars to fund a landscape plan for the Franklin County Courthouse yard, aiming for a joint effort with the county as a Bicentennial project. The county would consider the offer while seeking courthouse preservation steps, and both sides discussed shared law enforcement center costs and a future Public Safety Department base station.
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Jewel Scott
Ottawa
Franklin County
Breen
Franklin County Law Enforcement Center
West Second
Public Safety Department
DPS
OSHA pamphlets on farm safety spark controversy over tone
Washington AP Government pamphlets explaining work dangers to farmers cost nearly 500000 dollars. Critics say the language is childish and insulting with lines such as farmers being warned to speak softly to cows and noting hazards from wet floors and manure. PPE experts and Purdue University helped develop the material as new OSHA rules affect farmers who hire outside labor.
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Washington
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Carl Curtis
R-Neb
OSHA
American National Cattlemen’s Association
Extension Service
Agriculture Department
Thomas Hagedorn
Hmidh
Purdue University
Sen
Herman Talmadge
Dga
Local Interest High On Sales Tax Session
Kansas interim government panel led by Sen. Elwaine Pomeroy will study a proposal to raise the state sales tax and distribute revenue to cities and counties. Ottawa city officials say inflation and a tax lid squeeze city finances, making a sales tax increase a potentially opportune, though regressive, option to fund capital needs and offset rising costs.
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David Olson
Kansas
Elwaine Pomeroy
Topeka
Johnson County Council of Mayors
Ottawa
Robert W. Mills
Mills
Red Cross seeks new blood program chairs in Franklin County
Franklin County Red Cross adverts three vacant leadership posts. Blood Program chair, Bloodmobile canteen chair, and First Aid chair all resigned after years of service. Barney Forker solicits candidates while noting still active volunteers and $533 relief funds approved for Guam Tulsa and Snake River disasters.
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Franklin County Red Cross
Barney Forker
Franklin County
American Red Cross
Forker
Herald
Red Cross
Blood Program
Gary Jordan
Bloodmobile Canteen
Guy Monroe
First Aid
Frances Ogg
Grey Ladies
Roy Sullivan
Guam
Tulsa
Snake River
Ottawa City Hears Zoning Votes and Water Study Update
The Ottawa City Commission upheld Planning Commission zoning findings on two cases at Seventh and Main and the Alexander Addition, with 3 2 votes. Mayor Sheldon announced completion of a water system study by A C Kirkwood and Associates and a public presentation on July 7. A parade permit for Chautauqua Days July 3 was granted.
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David Olson
Ottawa City Commission
Planning Commission
Seventh and Main
Alexander
John Sheldon
Ottawa
City Commission
Sheldon
A.C. Kirkwood and
Franklin County Savings Association
Richard 0. Skoog
Franklin Savings
Ben Park
Park
Fred Zook
Allen Loyd
Vi Reusch
Alexander Addition
15Th and
Lincoln
Thomas Gleason
C&g Developers
Gleason
Reusch
Loyd
City Park
Forest Park
Gary Underwood
Cytones Set for San Diego Trip and Sioux Falls? Wait
Ben Moor, Ottawa High School Cytones committee chair, reports $6,100 raised of $6,600 goal to send 16 Cytone members plus two accompanists and two sponsors to the International Kiwanis Convention in San Diego. They leave Ottawa Saturday at 9 am, fly to Los Angeles, then bus to San Diego for six performances. Afterward they tour Sea World and local sights, returning June 26. County forecast calls for isolated thunderstorms, cooler with possible showers tonight and Friday.
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Ben Moor
Moor
Cytones
San Diego
Cytone
Dale Fox
Ottawa
TWA
Kansas City International
Los Angeles
Sea World
the Beach
San Diego Zoo
Old Town
Diseneyland
Kansas City
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Larry Ferguson
RFD
Seventh Street Bridge
Ferguson
Area Red Cross
Robert Clogston
Steve Queen
Landon Fletcher
Jay Stephenson
Justo Diaz
Lucy Stith
Bup
Bob Andrews
Herald Office
Dana
David
Nelson Fritts
Ottawa Rfd 2
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