Sheriff rules Friday arrests not tied to Anderson County home invasions
Franklin County Sheriff Craig Davis said two men arrested after an early Friday chase near Rantoul are not believed to be connected to reported home invasions in Anderson County. Aaron Ayers and Richard Crook were apprehended after a vehicle fled a Rock Creek Road scene at 4 15 a m with officers and a Kansas Highway Patrol helicopter aiding the search. Ayers was arrested at a Utah Road deck incident. Crook fled toward a nearby residence as officers closed in.
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Wellsville
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Ottawa
Prince Harry’s Afghanistan Deployment Kept Secret
TheDrudge Report disclosed on Thursday that Prince Harry’s deployment to Afghanistan had been kept secret for months. News agencies and major outlets, including the Associated Press, agreed to an informal embargo to protect him and his fellow soldiers until disclosure.
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Ottawa County Annex Evacuated Over Smoke
Ottawa city police and fire departments evacuated the Franklin County Annex Building after smoke was seen entering through the ceiling near Fifteenth and Main Streets. Assistant Fire Chief Richard Oglesby said the smoke came from a new heat exchanger.
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Vendors fill vital roles for Franklin County in 2007
Senior Writer notes the shift in county duties from purely public works to a broader array of vendors. The 2007 list includes Oswego Coal Company Hunt Martin Killough Construction Martin Tractor and new providers such as Elizabeth Layton Center for mental health services Kansas Counties Association Multi line Pool for insurance New World Systems for computer equipment and Hive Youth Center in Burlington in the Fourth Judicial District.
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Hive Youth Center
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County vendors listed online in Ottawa Herald special section
A complete list of county vendors is available on the Ottawa Herald website in the Special Section County Vendors page. The web address provided directs readers to the vendor directory for county listings.
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Ottawa
Top county vendors in 2007 include J M Contracting and Ransom Memorial
The county listed J M Contracting Inc at nearly 1.6 million for the Elizabeth Layton Center expansion funded largely by state and federal grants and certificates of participation. Ransom Memorial Hospital appears at 1.53 million, mainly from a county sales tax passthrough. Franklin County Employee Benefit Plan shows 1.41 million as health insurance costs rise. Oswego Coal Co 841000 for road rock and materials. Killough Construction 581000 for paving county roads. Hamm Quarry 491000 handles trash disposal funded by hauler fees through the transfer station.
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Elizabeth Layton Center
Eisenhower Road Clinic
Layton Center
Shaun Perry
Hamm
Kansas leader cites Sebelius criticism over biodefense site
Kansas House Speaker Melvin Neufeld says Democratic Gov. Kathleen Sebelius may hinder Kansas bid for the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility. He references a memo on Bush budget proposals and her past remarks on relief in Greensburg. He warns it could jeopardize the $451 million project.
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