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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 2017
Page
3
In Wellsville on Main Street near the fire station, the Wellsville Fire District quickly tackled back-to-back blazes. A tank fire and a subsequent grass fire near the tank were extinguished within minutes, police chief John Blair noting the rapid response location helped the crews reach the scene fast.
The Neighbor to Neighbor statewide food drive began Kansas Agriculture Month on March 2 with a goal to provide 85,000 meals to needy families. Led by the Kansas Department of Agriculture and partners including Dillons, Harvesters, and Kansas food banks, the effort invites donations at Dillons stores, other locations, or via a virtual portal. Governor Brownback proclaimed March as Kansas Agriculture Month and March 21 as Kansas Agriculture Day, stressing neighbor-help and farm-to-fork education.
Residents recount a powerful storm that twisted a garage door and ripped roofs, with Ron Ball noting a carport collapse on his truck and a hay barn roof torn off. Vaughan calls it lucky no major injuries as a house suffered severe roof damage and a small grass fire sparked by power lines in Ottawa.
Admissions include Larry Jordan and Jaynice Pyle in Ottawa. Dismissals list Doris Eilenstine and Osa Howard. Sheriff and Police arrests span Ottawa Quenemo and Osage County warrants for failure to appear, probation violations, meth possession, and driving violations. Theft and traffic accidents reported with names, ages, and locations.
Police activity across Wellsville from Friday to Tuesday shows medical calls assists and public aids. Entries include suspicious activity, welfare checks, animal complaint, fires, unsecured door, information, and debris in roadways across Walnut Locust Poplar Maple Main East First East Third East Fourth streets.
At 6:48 p.m. Monday a 2010 Mazda driven by Robert Ogan struck a deer on Old U.S. 59 with no injuries. At 9:21 p.m. Tuesday a 2003 Dodge Ram driven by Tanner Johnson was struck by a deer on John Brown Road with no injuries. A 28-year-old Franklin County resident and a 29-year-old Ottawa resident reported being sexually assaulted by two known Franklin County residents. case under investigation. At 9:45 p.m. Monday a 2016 Dodge Journey driven by Gloria Kitt struck a deer on K-68 with no injuries.
Police records show at 5 28 p m Monday in the 400 block of South Ash Street a 30 year old Ottawa woman said her dog was attacked by a dog owned by a known suspect. At 5 34 p m Tuesday at 715 W Second St a 37 year old Ottawa man reported a sexual assault. At 1 58 a m Wednesday in Forest Park 320 N Locust St a 52 year old Ottawa woman was cited and re-
A Tuesday Herald error misidentified Kansas Advocates for Better Care, a Lawrence nonprofit, in reporting on a lawsuit against 68 Kansas nursing homes with 10 or more violations across three cycles. The nonprofit is the correct plaintiff in the suit.
Ottawa Fire Department reports four incidents: grass fires at 914 W. 15th St and 1012 S. Pine St, a motor vehicle wreck at West Seventh and South Wil low, and an assist to an invalid on South Ash. Public service at 923 N. Oak St. Firefighters also aided in 17 medical calls Friday through Monday.
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