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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 2001
Page
6
Ottawa works crew pulls logs from rising river
A public works crew in Ottawa used a large rope and a steel hook from the walking bridge Thursday to pull logs and debris from the Marais des Cygnes River. They aimed to prevent a log jam at the bridge while monitoring the river as upstream rains caused its rise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Marais Des Cygnes
Ottawa Herald mailroom worker is named outstanding older worker
Beryl Hobbs, 88, of Ottawa, was named Kansas outstanding older worker for 2023. The Prime Time award honors workers 65 and older, chosen from 20-plus nominees. Hobbs will attend a Washington event and a Topeka ceremony. Her longtime Herald service since 1929 was praised by editor Jeanny Sharp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hobbs
Ottawa Herald Mailroom
Kansas
Kansas Department of Human Resources
Area Agency On Aging
Green Thumb
District of Columbia
Puerto Rico
Cindy McAsey
McAsey
Washington, D.C
Topeka
Herald Mailroom
Emnlnvascinre
The
Herald
Beryl
Sharp
Darrin Peschka
Dpeschka
Ottawaherald.com
Trail extension to Depot eyed for Prairie Spirit Trail
The Prairie Spirit Trail could reach the Old Depot Museum after Burlington Northern Santa Fe completes paperwork to abandon the rail line between the Marais des Cygnes bridge and the Old Depot. Debo rah Barker says the move would add restrooms parking and permit sales and boost museum visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleon Rickel
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad
Marais Des Cygnes
Old Depot Museum
Deborah Barker
Franklin County Historical Society
Ottawa
Barker
Old Depot
Princeton
Richmond
Garnett
Welda
Anderson County
Iola
Floods close I-70 near Kansas City after Stranger Creek spill
Flooding in northeast Kansas forced the shutdown of I-70 between Bonner Springs and Lawrence and flooded about 100 homes and an elementary school in Easton with up to eight feet of water. About 50 mobile homes were flooded. no injuries or deaths were reported as assessment teams counted affected families and locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Easton
Kansas
Kansas City
Bonner Springs
Lawrence
Stranger Creek
Kansas Ike Authority
Kansas Highway Patrol
John Watters
Watters
North Ottawa growth eyed by city and school board
City commissioners andUSD 290 board discussed how new housing in north Ottawa like ECEAN Estates and Fairway Vista will affect elementary schools. Lincoln Elementary had the most students last year amid plans to solve space issues with possible shutdowns renovations or a centralized facility. Potential expansions at Garfield and Eisenhower were noted while Juvenile Justice Authority surveys could guide community programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Commission
Ottawa
Fairgrounds
17Th Street
Ecean Estates
North Mulberry
North Sycamore
Deb Henningsen
USD 290
John Coen
Fairway Vista
Country Club
Lincoln Elementary
Marais Des Cygnes
Board of Education
Coen
Scott Lambers
Garfield
Eisenhower
Harold Fuller
Midge Ransom
Juvenile Justice Authority
Also Mentioned on This Page
CTV
Toutel
Ron Bishop
Beryl Hobbs
Jeanny .Sharp
Ren Bishop
Ohio Township
Larry Barber
Barber
Franklin County
North Side
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