County budget panel weighs sheriff fleet upgrade plan
Franklin County commissioners discussed Sheriff Jeff Richards budget request to replace three patrol vehicles and equipment. They cut the capital outlay increase from 70 000 to 10 000, keeping total at 60 000 over last year. Leasing options and vehicle retention practices were considered to balance durability and cost.
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Richards
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Hospital Notes Daily Report Wellsville Detour and Arrests
Daily hospital notes show a Wellsville incident where a vehicle left the roadway and hit a fence. Admissions include Foster Roberts Pomona Barbara Walt mire Princeton. Dismissals list Amanda Bures Princeton. Sheriff and Police arrests report multiple detentions and a traffic offense. An Ottawa woman was placed in protective custody after a self-harm threat. A burglary and theft occurred at Great Life Golf & Fitness. A two-vehicle accident on South Main Street involved Gurlynn Banks and Eisele Twilla with cited driver for inattentive driving.
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Ransom Memorial Hospital
S. Main St
Ottawa
Great Life Golf & Fitness
E. Logan St
South Main Street
Gurlynn Banks
Eisele Twilla
Wellsville
Banks
Frankin County sheriff logs report multiple incidents
The sheriff's reports detail several incidents including a 20 year old Dalton Stankard accused of battering a 31 year old Pomona man, a Princeton woman reporting her daughter battered at work, a 21 foot flatbed trailer recovered after being stolen, a Wellsville police downtown incident, and a Pawnee Utah area vehicle report. Ottawa Fire Department responded to power lines and smoke detector activations with nine medical calls over two days.
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Sheriff’s Department
Franklin County
S. Main St
Renee Burdrick
Ottawa
Douglas County
Nebraska Road
Vanessa Frazier
Pomona
Police Department
North
Davis Avenue
Daniel Mathias Jr
Lyndon
Dalton Stankard
Jeremy Medina
U.S
Princeton
Anderson County
Pawnee
Utah
Patricia van Tasell
Ottawa Fire Department
Ninth St
11Th St
Ottawa artist Henry Gifford creates whimsical 150 year history poster
Ottawa native Henry Gifford, now based in Nashville, crafted a poster featuring 15 historic images including the Franklin County Courthouse and Tony Jones Hall at Ottawa University to celebrate Ottawa's 150th year. The piece adds his twist with scenes like the 1912 Star Laundry boiler explosion and transit imagery showing trains and cars reflecting Ottawa's development.
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Franklin County
Tony Jones
Ottawa University
Deb Barker
Franklin County Historical Society
Gifford
Star
N. Main St
Main Street
Sharp
Grego
Ottawa Tribe
Ol’ Marais River
Ottawa High School
University of Kansas
Nashville
Town
Drought grips Franklin County despite rains in June
Franklin County Kansas remains under drought despite a wet June. Ottawa reports year to date rainfall of 12.78 inches, well below 2013 levels. Officials warn drought persists, with trees stressed and crops like corn and soybeans suffering from variable moisture. Wheat harvest underway as rains shift and growers await sunny days.
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Kansas
U.S
Drought. Gov
Ottawa
Herald Archives
Jim Bradley
Mary Knapp
Kansas State University
K-State Weather Data Library
Manhattan
Knapp
Ksre
Ksu
Bradley
Kevin Spencer
Spencer Farms LLC
Ohio Terrace
Spencer
Spencer Farms
Hibdon
Kiowa
Kansas Wheat Commission
USA
South Cherry Street
Blake Jorgensen
Cherry Street
Mike Gerhardt
Pome On the Range Orchards & Winery
Williamsburg
Gerhardt
U.S. Drought Monitor
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