Frontier Days events light up Egerton through Sunday
Egerton’s 112th birthday week activities run to Sunday at Frontier Days with an ice cream social carnival and baby contest. Saturday features an 11 am parade a noon pie eating contest and a Southbound street dance 8 pm to midnight. Sunday hosts a fast pitch softball tournament 9 am to 3 pm and puppet company performances at the Ottawa University Chapel Auditorium.
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Frontier Days
Suzuki Institute
Paul Mesner
Ottawa University Chapel
Emporia
Democracy backer pressured by police after release
Shao Jiang, freed two weeks earlier from 45 days in detention, was questioned by police who threatened harsh treatment unless he ceased lobbying for human rights. The New York based group Human Rights in China said Shao, still ill, faced questions about petitions he signed as activists pressed the legislature to guarantee basic rights.
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China
Shao
Court backs state in record fee dispute over license data
Kansas Court of Appeals upheld the Department of Revenue’s $2 per driver’s license record charge for complete tapes, rejecting Eagle publisher claims. One judge dissented, warning the ruling may effectively shut records to the public and hinder Open Records Act access. Davis Merritt Jr criticized the decision as an artificial barrier to information. Judge Robert L. Gemmon dissented, calling the fee absurd for public data. The majority, Judges Henry W. Green Jr. and Gary W. Rulon, maintained the law requires the fee and found no constitutional violation of First Amendment access.
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Opera, Kan
State Court of Appeals
Department of Revenue
Appeals Court
Wichita Eagle
Davis Merritt Jr
The
Eagle
Merritt
Robert L. Gemnon
Henry W. Green Jr
Gary W. Rulon
Rescue Worker Killed As Flood Dam Breaks
In Lynchburg Virginia heavy rain burst a 1926 dam flooding Buffalo Creek pulling a rescue worker to his death. Seven cars were swept from a submerged four-lake bridge. two occupants remained unaccounted for as three rescue workers struggled on a boat amid 3 to 4 feet of floodwater.
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Lynchburg
Buffalo Creek
Ottawa gas case delay raises fear of limited competition
Ottawa faces a delay in a gas rights dispute amid concerns a single firm could gain long-term market control. Williams Natural Gas Co dominates Kansas City supply with about 90 percent, while Kansas Pipeline Partnership holds around 10 percent. CURB, the ratepayer board, weighed its stance on five contracts, noting it lacks funding and may not intervene in all cases.
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Tulsa
Okla
Kansas City
Kansas Pipeline Partnership
Ottawa
Williams
Kansas Pipeline-Western Resources
Pipeline
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Langley
Joan Finney
KCC
Kansas Democratic Party
Citizens Utility Ratepayers Board
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CURB
Sue Johnson-Giles
Johnson-Giles
ECC
European union approves Marion Merrell Dow Hoechst merger
European Union regulators clear the 7.1 billion buyout of Marion Merrell Dow by Germanys Hoechst AG. The deal also awaits US FTC review stockholder approval and Canadian clearance. It would form Hoechst Marion Roussel in Kansas City with about 10 billion dollars in annual sales.
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European Union
Marion Merrell Dow Inc
Hoechst AG
Germany
Marion Merrell
Federal Trade Commission
United States
Hoechst Corp
Hoechst Marion Roussel
Kansas City
Hoechst
Auditions for Oma Senior Citizen Follies June 26 28
Community notices list auditions for Oma’s Senior Citizen Follies on June 26 and 28 at 7 p.m. For questions call 242-8810. Includes dance group Garnett VFW Odds & Ends and a June 24 8:30 p.m. event.
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OMA
Garnett Vfw
Subscription rate table for The Ottawa Herald 1904 notice
Rates listed for mail and carrier delivery in Ottawa and surrounding areas including Franklin County Miami Douglas Osage and Anderson Counties with varying terms. Fees shown per month three months six months one year and all above state tax included. Postmaster address for changes: Ottawa Kansas 66067.
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Douglas
Osage
Anderson
State of Kansas
The
Ottawa Herald
Ottawa
Chang Ottawa
Firework safety tips urged for Fourth of July
Department stresses safety and cites penalties for illegal use. Citizens are urged to read labels, have an adult present, buy from reliable sellers, ignite outdoors, keep water handy, and avoid making or re igniting fireworks. Do not give to children or throw at others. Bottle rockets and stick mounted items are banned in Kansas.
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Towe
Yghey ’S
Kansas
Priests Arrested in Chiapas Amid Rebel Base Claims
Immigration officials in Mexico City arrested priests from the United States Spain and Argentina accusing them of unspecified illegal activities in Chiapas state. The government accuses the church of siding with rebels in Chiapas where the Diocese of San Cristobal said the priests would likely be expelled from Mexico.
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Mexico City
United States
Spain
Argentina
Chiapas
Roman Catholic Church
San Cristobal
Mexico
Group seeks new director for DEVANCO in Anderson County
Anco News Service reports DEVANCO seeks a new director after Dan Benjamin’s resignation under a 90 day notice. The leader will oversee DEVANCO, ACED, and GACC duties. board president John Fursman declined to comment on reasons or past successes. Benjamin’s exit partially stems from county discord over the Prairie Spirit Rail Trail. The agency has attracted two new industries, Jarrit Industries and Astro Cap West, and aims to revive Garnett area development and tourism. Community calendar notes vehicle tag deadlines and arts and crafts booths for Westphalia Day on July 1.betal
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Arnett — Memrs
Development Corporation of
Anderson County
Devanco
Dan Benjamin
Benjamin
John Fursman
Garnett
Anderson County Economic Development
ACED
Garnett Area Chamber O Commerce
GACC
Fursman
Anderson Countian
Prairie Spirit
Garnett City Commission
Jarrit Industries
Astro Cap West
Westphalia
Ruth Stair
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