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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 2008
Page
8
A daily roundup lists arrests and incidents affecting residents and property across Ottawa and Franklin County. The report notes traffic incidents and updates from local hospitals, capturing routine law enforcement activity and public safety concerns in the area.
The hospital notes list admissions including Monday, Jack Vossard of Ottawa, Loretta Makepeace of Ottawa, Joshua Yocum of Pomona, Donald Miller of Ottawa, Edith Diaz of Ottawa, Charles Slader of Ottawa, Rhonda Foltz of Pomona. Dismissals include Clinton Anderson of Ottawa, Delilah James of Ottawa, Douglas Pabst of Pomona.
Sunday and Monday police and jail records show Raymond Petersen, Jeremy Waters, Damien Brewer, Stephen Lester, Anthony Edwards, and Don Garrett Jr. held on warrants for failure to appear, felony theft, and city warrants. Brewer faces DUI and traffic charges. Bond amounts range from 16 thousand to 20 thousand dollars.
Police logs show multiple incidents including battering on North Main Street, an unknown assailant striking a man on Liberty Street, lewd conduct at Ottawa High School involving a minor, a natural death on North Hickory, a paintball damage claim on South Oak Street, and a protection order violation near Circle Drive. Thefts include an unlocked car on Hickory Street and cash and cigarettes stolen from a residence on South Ash Street. Vandalism noted at Travel Lodge on Princeton Street with a motel door incident.
A sequence of non injury vehicle crashes occurred in Ottawa and surrounding areas from Friday to Monday. Drivers include Teresa Wehrle and Megan Williams on South Main Street, Robert Reynolds and Leonard Cheasbro on South Main Street, Steven Burkhart at Ottawa Antique Mall, and Shelby Woods with Kirstin Burns near John Brown Road. Woods's SUV left the road after swerving. minor injuries reported but declined treatment. The deer collision involved Troy Farris on K-68.
Friday incidents report multiple Ottawa Fire Department responses including medical assists at 1545 S. Elm, 1236 S. Hickory, and 304 N. Main, a medical call at 1400 block Oak, alarm activation at 1418 S. Main, a medical assist at 840 Oak, and a false alarm at 1445 S. Main with times ranging from 7:02 a.m. to 12:41 p.m.
Robert Dean Burns 47 died March 2 2008 at his Ottawa home. Born September 28 1960 in Ottawa to Dale Loren Burns and Illene Ledom Burns, he was a lifelong Ottawa resident and Ottawa High School graduate 1979. He worked as a diagnostic technician at Kalmar Industries and was a member of Teamsters Local 838. Survived by brothers Bill Randy Kenny and spouses, plus many nieces and nephews. Burial Highland Cemetery. Visitation 7 to 8 PM Wednesday. Donations to Ben Martin Peck Animal Shelter via Dengel & Son Mortuary.
Donald Smeltzer, 60, Ottawa, died March 3, 2008 at home after a Navy career from 1965 to 1971. He worked 27 years as a machinist in Ottawa and also at Walmart, survived by Mary Jo Allen Dee, sons Nicki Smeltzer and Charles Smeltzer, daughter Carrie Ann Allen, siblings Keith Martin and Billy Jo, a grandson and many friends. Cremation planned. condolences to denvermortuary at sbeglobal.net.
Mazel M. Schade, 81, died March 2, 2008, at North Point Skilled Nursing Center in Paola. Graveside services 10 a.m. Wednesday at Antioch Cemetery in Gardner. Survived by sons Timothy, George, and Jason. daughters Susan, Nancy, Barbara, and Patricia. 15 grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Memorials to American Diabetes Association via Feuerborn Family Funeral Service in Garnett.
Vernard Sutherland 84 formerly of Ottawa died Sunday March 2 2008 in Luskin Texas He was born July 9 1923 in Ottawa to Leslie and Lorena Sutherland He served in the Navy and worked as a sheet metal technician Survivors include his wife Phyllis sons Robert and Dee Sutherland both in Redwood Valley California daughters Diane Jones and Paula Sue Rock in California stepdaughter Deborah Siey in Washington a brother Lyles Sutherland in Colorado Springs and sisters Myra Howell in Ottawa and Vera Surface in Overland Park He was cremated.heart association
Barbara A. Curtis, 52, of Ottawa, died Monday. Arrangements are pending at Dengel & Son Mortuary Ottawa.
U S stocks slid as Citigroup faced potential $18 billion debt writedown and Intel lowered first quarter earnings. Dow dropped over 150 points with financials leading losses while Fed Chair Bernanke warned of more home foreclosures. Grain quotes from Ottawa and Franklin counties are listed.
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