Ottawa area photo contest and community events bulletin
Photographers in Ottawa and Owings Mills may enter the International Library of Photography contest with color or black and white prints 8 by 10 inches or smaller. Entries must include name address category title and be postmarked by Sept 15. Also featured are Pancakes and Ice Cream at Michigan Valley Church with a Saturday bake sale and games, Fort Scott July 4th events, Nelson Atkins exhibitions in Kansas City, and a Ottawa Christian Women's Club luncheon July 9 titled Our American Heritage at Sirloin Stockade with reservations required.
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Ottawa
Owings Mills
International Library of Photography
Crandall Lane
Michigan Valley Community Church
Pomona Lake Dam
Overbrook
Nelson Atkins Kansas
City
Martin Puryear
Sol LeWitt
Louise Nevelson
America
Ottawa Christian Women’s Club
Sirloin Stockade
Wed
Joyce
Darlene
LaNelle Pierce
Park ash and cedar trees likely lost to storm damage
A city park faces near total loss of ash trees and most big cedars after a tornado like event. One old hackberry was uprooted. A businessman offers to sell replacement trees at cost and help plant at no charge, planning to meet officials in early fall to plan replacements and timelines.
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Davidson
Brown desegregation suit nears unitary status in Topeka
The Topeka USD 501 desegregation case could end federal court oversight after plaintiffs signaled no objections to the district’s move for unitary status. Attorneys note no disputes remain and a judge may grant the status soon, ending decades of oversight tied to the 1954 Brown v. Board decision.
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Abpopeka
Brown Vs. Board — of Education
Topeka Public Schools
Federal District Court
U.S. Supreme Court
Rich Jones
Gary Sebelius
Unified School District 501
Rennion
Brown
Topeka
10Th US. Circuit Court of Appeals
USD S01
USD 501
Community rallies after storm damages First Baptist Church and park
After a destructive storm, volunteers from local businesses and residents joined city crews to clear fallen trees and debris at City Park and repair Melcher’s church. Workers used chainsaws, assisted by students and police, while power lines were shut down for safety. Community members praised the rapid, cooperative response.
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Off Carner
Cleanup efforts amid heavy storm damage in Ottawa
Haney described the heaviest damage between 15th Street and the Marais des Cygnes River as the worst he has seen. City crews will work all week to clear trees and timber, then gauge the extent of damage and remaining tasks before adjusting cleanup pace. Kansas National Guard and Transportation Department aid arrived, but Ottawans led the relief with numerous volunteers and business people helping.
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15Th Street
Marais Des Cygnes
Haney
The
Kansas National Guard
Kansas Department of Transportation
Ottawa area hospital notes and sheriff blotter summary
Admissions for Gayle Studley Melissa Blanco and Robert Leabo. Births include a daughter to Melissa and Justin Blanco and another to Angela and Shaun Butts. Sheriff arrests Gary Farrar for domestic battery and disorderly conduct. Multiple incidents thefts threats harassment and vandalism followed by police and fire calls and ambulance responses in Ottawa area.
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Gayle Studley
Melissa Blanco
Ottawa
Robert Leabo
Quenemo
Merlin Casteel
Kari Bloomer
Angela Butts
Harrison Eames
Wellsville
Melissa
Justin Blanco
Angela
Shaun Butts
Sheriff's News
Gary Nelson Farrar
Pomona
W. A
Stafford Road
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Bulletin Board
Fort Scott
Fort Scott National Historic Site
Fort Scott Area
UU Det
Kent Melcher
First Baptist Church
Hickory
Methodist Church
Kofo
Melcher
City Park
Missy Adamson
Adam
Adamson
Ryan Leach
Leach
Andy Haney
City Public Works
Wal-Mart
Havens Steel
Ottawa Quick Lube
Baldwin, Chanute
Overland Park
Charlie Bowling
Ottawa Police
Cer
Finn
Main
Ron Bishop
Chuck Clark
Norman Devin
E 4Th
Clark
Bruce Petersen
Ottawa Roofing
Carnegie Cultural Arts Center
Joe
the Daily Report
Dane Avenue
Williamsburg
Marie Satterlee
N. McGinnis Ave
Rantoul
George McDaniel
Lane
Liberty
Jacob J. Ferder
Marshall M. Bell Sr
N. Mulberry
Donald Edward Decock
North Spruce
Gary Steven Dupree
Wichita
Nathan Lee Wray
Thomas Road
Georgia Road
Bill Johnson
Sheriff's Department
Ninth and Mulberry
Ottawa University
S. Cedar
KPL
Ransom Memorial Hospital
S. Main
South Poplar
South Oak
I-35
le Loup
Wellsville Manor
West A. Pomona
North Robey
Rock Creek Road
East C. Pomona
North Main
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