Students receive scholarships and join music programs
Ottawa sophomore John P. Janssen wins the Director's Music Scholarship at Pittsburg State University. Megan Spieth of Wellsville is elected open house co chairman for the Human Ecology College Council. Tech. Sgt. James P. Griggs earns the Air Force Aerial Achievement Medal at Offutt. Navy Seaman Jason R. Booe completes basic training at Great Lakes. Janice Ford Craft earns admission to the British American Drama Academy. Kim Flory, Jamie Jamison and Elizabeth Wigger attend the University of Kansas Midwestern Music Camp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
John P. Janssen
Ottawa
Pittsburg State University
Ottawa High School
Keith
Barbara Janssen
KSU Ecology Council
Hattan
Megan Spieth
Wellsville
Vane State University
Human Ecology College Council
Air Force Tech
James P. Griggs
Air Force
Griggs
U.S. Strategic Command
Offutt Air Force Base
Omaha
Neb
James E. Griggs
Fulton, Miss
Sharon Griggs
Dorothy P. Schroder
Williamsburg
U.S. Navy
Jason R. Booe
Glen A. and
Jeanette S. Lewis
Pomona
Great Lakes
Ill
Pomona High School
Janice Ford Craft
Herb Wittmeyer
British American Drama Academy
Julliard School
University of California At
Los Angeles
OHS
University of Kansas
New Jersey
Wynn Handman Studios
New York City
Lawrence
Kim Flory
Jamie Jamison
Elizabeth Wigger
Kansan Jobless Rate Holds Disco Era Levels in May
Kansas unemployment stood at 3.3 percent in May, marking a fourth straight month at disco-era lows. May 1998 matched May 1979, with April also at 3.3 percent. Government seasonal hiring added about 1,900 jobs, retailers added 2,800, and construction 2,600 as more than 1.36 million Kansans worked.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Department of Human Resources
Wayne Franklin
Secretary of Human Resources
Department of Human Resources
Franklin County
Anderson County
Kansas City
Topeka
Wichita
Department
Transportation and
Lawrence
Osage County Firms Win 1998 Kansas Business Awards
Three Osage County firms receive honors at the Kansas Business Appreciation Awards of Merit luncheon. Kan Build Inc. in Osage City earns manufacturing, Lyndon State Bank of Lyndon wins service, Mussatto Bros. Inc. covers distribution. Mussatto opens a 2 million dollar, 26000 square foot Osage plant expansion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Osage County
Kansas Business
Kan Build Inc
Lyndon State Bank
Mussatto Bros. Inc
Kansas Calvary
Kansas Department of Commerce and Housing
Kan Build
Osno City
Great Plains
Lyndon
Mussatto Brog
Anheuser-Busch
Osage
Lawrence girl disqualified from essay contest
An eighth grade student from Lawrence Kansas was disqualified from a national essay contest after an aide to Rep Vince Snowbarger alleged plagiarism. The aide proved a Time magazine article contained similar wording to the winning essay, fueling a dispute tied to local education politics between Mary Loveland and Snowbarger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ansas City
Lawrence, Kan
Washington
Vince Snowbarger
Snowbarger
Kevin Vowell
Vowell
Lawrence Board of Education
Mary Loveland
Yowell
Loveland
Lawrence School Board
Taxpayers Party adds to Kansas governor race
As chairman Abrams backs the Taxpayers Party endorsement while staying with his current party. The party fields Kirt Poovey for governor, adding to a four way November ballot list including Republican and Democratic winners, Poovey and Darrel King. Libertarians also appear, with bids for U.S. Senate and other offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taxpayers Party
Abrams
Kirt Poovey
Little River
GOP
Hutchinson
Bill Graves
Poovey
Reform Party
Darrel King
Topeka
U.S
Senate
Sam Brownback
Ron Thornburgh
Congress
Dry chemical mishap at Country Kitchen kicks off cleanup
Ottawa area restaurant Country Kitchen at 2227 South Princeton faced an early morning fire safety system discharge scattering dry powder. Fire officials say a fryer area suppression system activated unintentionally at 5 52 AM. Managers expect reopening by lunchtime after dishwashing and fryer checks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Country Kitchen
S. Princeton
Sypet
Ottawa Fire Department
Worker injured as chemical load catches fire at Wichita area plant
A Vulcan Chemicals worker, 33, suffered burns to his left leg and arm when a water unification chemical caught fire while loading into barrels at the plant southwest of Wichita. The incident occurred about 4:30 am and the man was listed in fair condition at a local hospital. Plant manager Paul Tobin said the chemical involved was sodium chlorite.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita, Kan
Water Unification
Vulcan Chemicals
Wichita
Paul Tobin
Area man arrested after short car chase in Ottawa
Ottawa police and Franklin County Sheriff Dept. pursued 38 year old Quenemo man Michael Dean Penland after a 10 minute chase ending on Kingman Road. Penland was arrested on suspicion of DUI driving on a suspended license reckless driving attempting to elude and refusing a preliminary breath test. He was released after agreeing to appear in municipal court. The pursuit began near Eisenhower Avenue at 3 06 a m with assistance from the county sheriff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quenemo
Kingman Road
Michael Dean Penland
Ottawa
Penland
Eisenhower Avenue
Franklin County Sheriff Department
Floyd Lincoln Jackson Jr
Grant
Grant and
Sycamore
Manuel Robert Jackman
Rantoul
W. Main Lot
Sheriff's
Jackman
Erry Vanover
Princeton
California Road
Jennifer C. Wilson
S. Cedar
Eisenhower Frcke
Franklin County
Jensen
John Brown Road
Kellie Jean Hollon
Poplar
Sheriff's Department
Hollon
Jonathan J. Ingram
Williamsburg
Sheriff’s Department
J. Sue Garrod
S. Elm
William A. Tressler
S. Ash
Tony F. Clark
S. Burrough
Thurson
Alan Brown
Waeshall Road
S. Main
Frankin County
Amanda L. Hiracheta
N. Cedar
West Tecumseh
Lorenzo Chavez
S. Willow
West Second
Topeka
Little Joe Franco
N. Cherry
Fourth and Main
Franco
Bird
Gary L. Branson
Shawnee Road
Kermit James Graika Jr
Canterbury Court
S. Walnut
West Fifth
Melinda J. Lear
South Maple
Shady Hollow Mobile Home
Ottawa Arm of Sheriff Notes Broad Crime Roundup
Franklin County sheriff logs show multiple arrests for DUI domestic battery and driving with a suspended license. The report includes thefts, battery incidents, burglaries, and property damage, plus accident and fire calls with locations in Ottawa and nearby towns.
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Time Magazine
The
Christian Coalition
Donald Wildman
American Family Association
PBS
Todd Tiahrt
Iwid Wagle
Kansas House
Kansas
Sylvia Scott
Chase
the Daily Report
Hspital
Eisenhower Road
Miami County
Bahama Cemetery
Jackson Road
Eugene R. Hicks
Riley Road
Connie Tschantz
S. Louisa Ave
Southwestern Bell
William David
Jon J. Robison
Colorado Road
James Curtis Lyman
Highway 33
Pawnee Road
Melinda J. Marconette
Helen Emarene Houston
Locust
Eighth
N. Davis Ave
South Willow
Nevada Road
South Liberty
North Birch
North Sycamore
Ottawa Retirement Village
W. 15Th
West Sixth
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