Central Heights BOE to meet and library officers elected
The Central Heights Board of Education meets at 7 30 p m today in the central office to approve the master contract, administrative salaries and an amended special education budget. The Ottawa Library Board of Trustees meets at 5 15 p m Wednesday in the library conference room for officer elections. Parking changes on Main Street delayed due to weather. a contractor will reline stalls Saturday and Sunday with 33 degree angles and six inch narrower spaces. Roads at the Burlington Northern Santa Fe crossings closed until further notice for work between Pomona and Ottawa. A Main Street program pitch was made in Topeka to add Ottawa to the program, with a decision expected in July. Union Chapter No 15 O E S to honor fathers and masons at 8 p m Wednesday with pie and ice cream. By-laws vote will shift meeting time to 7 30 p m starting in September. All Star members invited.
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Central Heights Boe
Central Heights Board of Education
Central Office
Ottawa Library Board of Trustees
Cityall
Twin
Main Street
Georgia
Idaho
Burlington Northern Santa Fe
Pomona
Ottawa
Union
O.E.S
All Star
Daily Report Notes On Dismissals Births And Sheriff's News
Names and places from Pomona Ottawa Overbrook and Princeton appear with dismissals births and arrests. Events include a 6 lb 15 oz birth to Melissa Newkirk Princeton on Saturday and multiple police reports with arrests for battery forgery auto theft DUI and threats across Ottawa Pomona and Williamsburg. A vandalism and mailboxes damage incident is listed along with a dog theft and multiple ambulance calls.
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Douglas Pabst
Carolyn Calvert-Trout
Pomona
Viola Seig
Eileen Whirlow
Ottawa
Geraldine Steele
Overbrook
Melissa Newkirk
Princeton
Iva Curby
Amanda Freeman
Garnett
Ason
Chloe Elizabeth Jones
Deidre
Daniel Jones
Overland Park Medical Center
Sheriff's News
KU student uncovers 5 million year old T rex in Wyoming
KU graduate student Craig Sundell and a Kansas field team unearthed bones from a likely five million year old Tyrannosaurus rex in east central Wyoming. The female skeleton named Monte includes eight teeth and portions of skull and ribs, with excavation ongoing toward a full skeleton that could fetch up to four million dollars. The landowners, anonymous, receive a share of any sale. Monte may find a home outside Kansas as buyers show interest.
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Lawrence
University of Kansas
Kansas
Craig Sundell
Wyoming
Sundell
Monte
Jackie
Hutchinson
Fred
Candace Nuss
Matt Christopher
Lane
Sue
Field Museum
Chicago
Larry Martin
University
Natural History Museum
Helping Hand at Christian Hills Camp Renovation
Mike Whitney of Ottawa First Christian Church uses a torch to cut bolts at Christian Hills Camp near Eureka. Nearly 200 church members from eastern Kansas refurbish remodel and build new facilities at the camp.
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Mike Whitney
Ottawa First Christian Church
Disciples of Christ
Christian Hills Camp
Eureka
Kansas
Coalition to expand day care and early intervention programs
Franklin County coalition outlines needs for licensed day care expansion and early intervention for at risk youth. It cites high birth weights, teen births, and early problem behaviors, proposing funding, Spring Fling, and Parent University while urging parental involvement through school counselors.
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Carmona
Woods
Franklin County
Researchers study crop value of medicinal herbs in Kansas
KU and Kansas State University researchers study medicinal herbs including echinacea to create profitable crops for Kansas farmers. They seek grants including a 5-year, 7.5 million dollar NIH grant to analyze compounds. A Great Plains Medicinal Herbs Cooperative would certify organic crops and connect farmers to markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
University of Kansas
Kansas State University
National Institute of Health
United States
Steve Moring
Higuchi Biosciences Center
Great Plains Medicinal Herbs Cooperative
Moring
Teen charged with stealing car in Wellsville wreck
Aaron Brady, 19, Wellsville, was arrested at 9:40 p.m. Saturday after crashing a stolen 1999 Ford Ranger on Stafford Road. He faced charges of stealing the vehicle and driving with a suspended license. The owner is a 19-year-old Wellsville man who knew Brady. Damage to the Ranger exceeded $500. Brady was jailed.
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Jason Michael Patterson
Patrick C. Hudelson
S. Maple
Ottawa Police Department
Kristi D. Medlen
Garnett
S. Main
Sycamore
Lincoln Elementary School
N. Cedar
Ottawa
Ry the Herald
Aaron Brady
Wellsville
Brady
Stafford Road
Kevin Kimball
Marines Break Out From Chosin The Hagaru-ri Route
Veterans recount the Chosin Reservoir escape from Yudam-ni to Hagaru-ri as Marines under Lt Col Ray Davis endured minus forty conditions and a five day siege. They describe frostbite, shortages, and a pivotal relief of Fox Company that opened the way, amid heavy Chinese forces and high casualties.
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Schreier
Scott
Yudam-ni
Hagaru-ri
Pappenheimer
Chosin Few
Yudamchi
Ray Davis
Fox Company
Toktong Pass
Davis
Winger
Fox
Chosin
7Th Infantry Division
Donald Campbell
Waldport
Ore
South Korea
United States
Korea
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Bulletin Board
Topeka
Cathy Sutton
Daily Report
Michael Lee Osburn
Cherryvale
Heather R. Harris
Pecan
Ralph Franklin Raleigh
E. Franklin
Chad Anthony Edwards
Raleigh
Edwards
Tressa C. Kent
Olathe
Southwestern Bell
Main
West 15Th
South Hickory
South Princeton
North Spruce
South Main
Coalition
O.P. Smith
Russ
Navy
Ernie
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