Longtime Ottawa Herald worker reflects on 76 years with paper
Lori Alvarado profiles Beryl Hobbs of 728 N Oak who spent most of seven decades at The Ottawa Herald through many publishers since 1915. From starting at 50 cents an hour to enduring floods and a changing newsroom, Hobbs recounts loyalty, quiet authority, and life in journalism.
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Lori Alvarado
Herald
W Ho
Beryl Hobb
Hobbs
N. Oak
The
Ottawa Herald
Harris
Sally
Woolworth’s
Clifford,Hobbs
Chanute
Sid Harris
Fund forms to aid Ottawa officer Bruce Hanson
Ottawans organize Bruce Hanson Appreciation Fund after the Department of Public Safety officer was shot during a North Side gun battle following a bank robbery. Hanson remains in serious condition at KU Medical Center, with a fund set up at First National Bank, Kansas State Bank, and Peoples National Bank to cover incidental expenses.
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Lori Alvarado
Herald
Department of Public Safety
Bruce Hanson
Hanson
University of Kansas Medical Center
The
Icu
Ottawa
John Roy Bird
Great Bend
Judy Ransom
Ransom
First National Bank
Third
Hickory
Kansas State Bank
N. Main
Peoples National Bank
Fifth
Main
KU Medical Center
Rainbow Blvd
Kansas City
Kansas
Ottawa calendar lists community events and meetings
Monthly calendar compiled by the Ottawa Library and Ottawa Area Chamber of Commerce outlines district gatherings. Highlights include city meetings at City Hall, school events such as band concerts and early dismissals, public programs at Ottawa University, art exhibits, weight seminars, and several civic group activities across Ottawa Franklin County through March.
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Ottawa Library
Ottawa Area Chamber of Commerce
Franklin County Reading Council
East Central Vocational Cooperative
National Weather Service
New Courts
Ottawa University Administration
Hawthorne School
Ottawa Municipal Auditorium
Ottawa Community Arts Council
Kansas Veterans Commission
City Hall
Chamber of Commerce
Planning Commission
Ottawa Middle School
W. Ind
City Commission
Franklin County
China Painters
Federal Basement
Kiwanis
Ottawa
Ottawa University
Ottawa School Board
Oasis Club
Westminster Church
Chamber of Commerce Board
Chamber
Ottawa-Franklin County
Mr. C’s Hardware
Mid America Council On Aging
St. Patrick’s Day
National Guard
Ed’s
Quilters Guild
Elliott Hall
Diabetes Facts
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Franklin County Fair Board
Celebration
Chamber of Commerce Communication and Image Committee
Ruth Gennrich
KU Museum of Natural History
Ottawa Recreation Commission
Ottawa Univer
Wellsville Depot Moves Toward Somerset on Main Street
A 2,000-square-foot Wellsville train depot was moved along K-33 and K-68 to Main Street, then west over a Santa Fe crossing toward Somerset. Charlie Crist and Rob Hammon led the move with railroad and power crews guiding clearance as a bulldozer removed road signs. The purchaser plans to replant the building south of Somerset.
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Wellsville
Somerset
Charlie Crist
Edgerton
Main Street
Town
Rob Hammon
Railroad and Power Company
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Hansons
the Herald Calendar
Franklin County Republican Club
Poncho
Dick Nichols
Ottawa Public Schools
Chamber of Commerce Legislative
John McEuen
Ottawe
Faye Cole
N. Poplar
Vignettes of
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