Franklin County upgrades fleet with four trucks and gear
Franklin County Public Works approved 206,815 to buy two 2019 F-250s a 2019 F-550 and a 2019 F-450 plus four truck beds a 15 ton trailer and four front scarifiers. Purchases funded from the public works budget with Shawnee Mission Ford Knapheide Murphy Tractor and Foley Equipment as suppliers.
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Franklin County Public Works Department
Board of Franklin County Commissioners
Derek Brown
Shawnee Mission Ford
Knapheide Truck
Murphy Tractor
Foley Equipment
Citywide Clean Up Weekend in Ottawa Details
Ottawa hosts a city wide clean up Friday and Saturday with dumpsters 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Roadside Park Walnut Street Bottle House lot and North Cherry Street storage shed no batteries or liquids allowed in dumpsters paint disposal at Franklin County Recycling Center 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. weekdays limit of 10 gallons per resident.
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Ottawa
17Th Street
Highway 59
Walnut Street
Cherry Street
Franklin County Recycle Center
South Elm St
Franklin County
ECKAAA to host Medicare system training session
The East Central Kansas Area Agency on Aging will hold a July 11 training from 10 a.m. to noon at the Ottawa office for people new to Medicare and staff guiding transitions from employer insurance. Pre registration is required with a $10 suggested donation. contact Leslea Rockers at (785) 242-7200 or leslear eckaaa.org for details.
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East Central Kansas
Eckaaa
Lesley Rockers
OHS Grad Cast in Emporia State Odd Couple Production
Ottawa native Emily Rayson, a freshman theater education major, plays Cecily Pidgeon in Emporia State University Theatre's The Odd Couple. The show runs 7:30 p.m. June 27-30 in Karl C. Bruder Theatre, King Hall, Emporia. Oscar Madison hosts a poker night as Felix Unger arrives, hoping to fit into the messy, strained living arrangement and ward off separation tensions with order and propriety. The two mismatched friends clash over cleanliness, finances, and habits, forcing reconciliation.
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Emily Rayson
Ottawa
Emporia State University
Neil Simon
Rayson
Cecily Pidgeon
Karl C. Bruder
King Hall
Simon
Oscar Madison
Felix Unger
Felix
Oscar
Franklin County Sheriff Warrants and Local Arrests
Franklin County deputies report arrests for probation violations involving Denise Lickteig and Joshua Duncan at the Franklin County Detention Center. Police record Jade Mendoza and Sandra Scott with drug and stolen vehicle suspicions. Carlos Perez faces paraphernalia charges. Thefts, incidents, and fire calls across Pomona Ottawa and Lawrence are summarized with multiple welfare checks, assists, and a vehicle crash with no injuries.
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Sheriff's Office
Franklin County Adult Detention Center
S. Main St
Denise Kay Lickteig
Ottawa
Franklin County
Joshua Gene Duncan
Pomona
Police Department
Ransom Memorial Health
Jade Mendoza
Walmart
City Commission OKs 2.2 million stormwater project
Ottawa approves a 2.2 million stormwater upgrade on East 15th and Ash Streets funded by general obligation bonds. Work includes new inlets and a line from 15th to Cedar to prevent pooling, with traffic impacts and public open houses planned though a start this fall is possible.
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15Th Street
Ash Street
Ottawa City Commission
Michael Haeffele
East 15Th
Cedar Street
Haeffele
Third Street
Casey Colburn
Bartlett
West
Colburn
Ash
College of the Ozarks Names 2018 Spring Dean’s List Haul
Carmen Hanson of Wellsville was named to the 2018 Spring Dean’s List at College of the Ozarks for maintaining a 3.6 GPA or higher and carrying at least 15 credit hours during the semester.
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Carmen Hanson
Wellsville
College of the Ozarks
Garnett Duplicate Bridge winners named Pearler and Thomas
Tom Pearler and Mary Margaret Thomas won the Garnett Duplicate Bridge match on June 20. Charles and Peggy Carlson finished second, with Dave and Faye Leitch in third. The Garnett Duplicate Bridge Club meets 1 p.m. Wednesdays at the Garnett Inn.
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Tom Pearler
Mary Margaret Thomas
Garnett
Charles
Peggy Carlson
Dave
Faye Leitch
Garnett Inn
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Hsfmo.org
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