Habitat for Humanity builds seventh home at 613 N Hickory St
Bulletin notes a Saturday work day at three sites beginning 8 a.m. at North Hickory. Volunteers may arrive 7:30 a.m. to sort materials. Tasks include framing floors and walls, trimming trees, and installing shutters. Pizza provided. donations sought. expected finish between 1 and 2 p.m. Other items cover Wellsville fireworks stand hours and Prairie Flyers meeting with a propeller demonstration at Ottawa Municipal Airport.
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Habitat For Humanity of
Franklin County
Hickory St
Hickory
Ninth
Pecan Streets
Walnut St
Habitat Board
Prairie Flyers Experimental Aviation Association
Ottawa
John Miller
Prairie Flyers
Jail and Sheriff Reports from Franklin County
Franklin County Sheriff reports include arrests of Jeff Poelstra 31 Williams burg for failure to appear on a 100 dollar bond. Jesse Kingsolver 21 630 N Cherry Sr for two rants. Kyana Smith 23 elvern for eft charge, bond set at 575. Incidents note littering on Kingman Road. damage to Rural Water District No 6 pump house on Rack Greek Road. windows damaged at German Baptist Church. an animal bite on East Wilson Street. theft at Conoco gas station for 19.74. a turkey collision on Ohio Road near Thomas Road. multiple medical emergencies on West 15th Street and North Oak Street.
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Franklin County
Sheriff's Dept
Jeff Poelstra
Williamsburg
Jesse Aaron Kingsolver
N. Cherry Sr
Kyana Lynn Smith
Elvern
Greek Road
The Ottawa theft case linked to North Oak Street
The Ottawa Police Department investigates a home burglary on North Oak Street in the 600 block where money was taken with no forced entry. Call Franklin County Crime Stoppers at 888 311 TIPS to share information. calls are not recorded and a reward up to 1000 dollars may be paid if an arrest results.
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Ottawa Police Departat
North Oak Street
Franklin County
Moody's downgrades Kansas credit outlook to negative
Moody's downgrades Kansas credit outlook from stable to negative citing budget stress and reliance on one time revenue. Kansas maintains Aaa rating from Moody's with S&P at AA1 as analysts warn of continued fiscal pressure and potential watchlist placement. Legislators approved two $500 million bond issues in 2003 to cover retirement liabilities and Boeing Dreamliner work.
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Topeka
Moody's
Ajor Credit Rating
Kansas
Moody’s
Standard & Poor's
Caroline Cruise
Cruise
Connecticut
Michigan
Boeing Wichita
Pulitzer Winners to Speak in KU Presidential Lecture Series
At the University of Kansas Dole Institute of Politics the Presidential Lecture Series announces its second year lineup with Robert Caro Roger Wilkins and David Gergen as speakers. Lectures run November 2 9 and 16 at the Lied Center with free public admission. Caro will open the series discussing Lyndon Johnson work.
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Richard Norton Smith
Dole Institute
Lied Center
David McCullough
Michael Beschloss
Edmund Morris
Caro
Lyndon Johnson
BBB warns local firms against invoice scam
The Better Business Bureau Northeast Kansas warns businesses about fake invoices for unordered directory listings. Invoices range from 275 to 500 dollars and can come by mail or online from abroad. Officials urge documenting bills, verifying with known contacts, and doing business only with trusted sources.
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BBB
Kansas
Joyce Woodard
Better Business Bureau of
Northeast Kansas
Woodard
Switzerland
Tom Weigand
Ottawa Area
AIDS testing declines in Franklin County
Franklin County residents are tested less for HIV at the health department since 2000 though tests can be free. Director Barbara Conus notes few people seek testing. those with risk factors like same sex partners or injection drug use can be tested at no cost at 1418 S Main St Suite 1.
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Franklin County
Barbara Conus
Conus
Franklin County Health Department
S. Main St
Health Department
Linda Reed
Ransom Memorial Hospital
HIV testing and risk factors cited in Kansas health briefing
Franklin County and state health officials highlight high risk categories for HIV Transmission and urge testing. The piece notes declines in local testing since 2000, with 64 tests that year dropping to 14 since January, and discusses hospital testing practices and referral requirements.
Belle Plaine funeral remembers polite Marine Ryan Cox
Pfc. Ryan Cox 19 died June 15 near Najaf Iraq from an accidental discharge. At his Belle Plaine funeral more than 400 mourners heard he was selfless and loyal with many friends. He played baseball basketball football track and even skydived and was buried with full military honors beside his grandfather. Westar Energy restructures board naming Mollie Hale Carter and Arthur Krause joining seven member panel.
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Belle Plaine
Ryan Cox
Steven Lee
First Baptist Church
Najaf
Iraq
Cox
Ryan
Lee
Marine Corps
Perby High School
Stanley Delano
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Bulletin Board
Wellsville Legion
Wellsville
Wellsville American Legion
Legion
the Daily Report
Sheriff's
Kingman Road
German Baptist Church
Thomas Road
Police News
East Wilson Street
Conoco
Princeton Road
Michael J. Allen
Ohio Road
West 15Th Street
Herald Staff
Nicole Corcoran-Basso
Kathleen Sebelius
Bill Graves
Dole Center
Laurie Sisk
Thompson Concrete
Bratt Brady
Ottawa High School
Ash St
Louise Stauffer
Herald
Vickie Moss
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
State
Source
Amh
U.S
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
Westar Energy
Westar Energy Inc
Westar
Jim Haines
Mollie Hale Carter
Arthur Krause
Larry Irick
Irick
David Wittig
Haines
Wichita
Charles Chandler IV
Carter
Shawnee Mission
Archer Daniels Midland
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