Theater owner opens video rental in Ottawa lobby
LeAnn Bagby and family launch a video rental counter inside the Plaza Theater amid declines in theater business due to cassettes. Daniel Van Orden of B&B Movie Company notes video rentals boost film interest and cinema attendance, while Bagby vows to curate about 300 mainstream and horror titles to attract a broad audience.
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Ottawa
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Daniel van Orden
B&b Movie Company
van Orden
Video rental trends clash with Billboard top picks
A local scene shows VCR fans diverging from Billboard favorites as stores like B&B rotate classics and foreign films, while The Plaza pledges 50 new titles monthly. National Video holds about 2000 titles with rotations. tastes vary by town and region, including campuses and farming areas.
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Billboard
Prizzi’s
St. Elmo’s Fire
Gremlins
Pale Rider
Ghostbusters
Emerald Forest
National Video
S. Main
Tim Corcoran
Ottawans
Cor
State The Carlin Hayden running gun battle enlivens Legislature
State lawmakers endure a tense week end as Carlin and Hayden engage in a fast paced clash. The piece highlights political drama amid late session activity and public interest in legislative outcomes.
School Board Plans Monday Meeting in Ottawa
The Ottawa Board of Education will convene at 7 30 p.m. Monday in the USC 290 office to review bond market conditions for a 525000 district bond issue and discuss remodeling plans for the Ottawa High School office area. Other items include in service training, curriculum work, athletics maintenance, a state disease policy, and trips for NHS and foreign language students during spring break.
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S. Main
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Zahner and Company
Kansas City
Zahner
Don Duncan
Ottawa High School
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OHS
Roger Nelson
Nancy Hale
Nelson
Kansas Association of School Boards
National Honor Society
Alice Wolf
NHS
Colorado
Mexico
Texas
Hale
Deborah Barker
Ottawa Community Arts Council
Ottawa Middle School
Kansas Trails West Described By Early Explorers From KU
Historian William Goetzman details Zebulon Pike and Stephen H Long in the early 19th century who mapped and eyed the Northwest from Kansas. Pike spied Santa Fe and helped define borders while Long advanced U S presence, river exploration, and scientific surveying. Say notes prairie soil, timber limits, Blue Earth Creek terrain, and the Kansas River valley resemblance to the Missouri.
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Area Weather County Forecast Summary
Mostly sunny, windy and warmer today with highs 50 to 55. Partly cloudy tonight with lows 35 to 40. Partly cloudy and mild on Sunday, highs 65 to 70.
Kansas A Colorful Myriad Of Numbers
Washington report highlights Kansas data from the Statistical Abstract of the United States. It lists state demographics, geography, economy, births and deaths, marriages, refugees, water use, federal spending, veterans, defense jobs, and top wealthholders.
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