Community Bulletin Shares Meetings And Events
Weltevile board sets special meeting for 7 p.m. Wednesday in the classroom south of the district office to discuss the new preschool and elementary building on 40 acres. Ottawa University Music Dept faculty recital 7:30 p.m. Wednesday in Ot. West Franklin seniors potluck at 6 p.m. Tuesday. St Patrick benefit supper Friday at Lane Community Center 5 to 8 p.m. proceeds aid Fourth of July events. NCCC Neosho County will hold a Microsoft Access 2000 seminar. enrollment deadline Thursday. Ottawa Mid dle School retired teachers reception 3 to 5 p.m. Tuesday in the middle school library.
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Wellsville Board of Education
Ottawa University Music Department
William Sycamore
St. Patrick's
Lane
Pottdwatohie Township
Raritan Club
Lane Community Center
NCCC
Neosho County Community College
Ottawa
Ottawa Middle School
Ottawa Junior High
Two Ohio men jailed in Ottawa home invasion case
Police records say Medina residents Tony Angelo Valenti and Daniel Pane Michael Engstrom were arrested after a Saturday morning break-in at 916 E. 6th targeting Doug Kingsolver’s home. Valenti and Engstrom face aggravated burglary robbery and battery charges after allegedly stealing Kingsolver’s wallet and causing minor damage.
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Ohio
Franklin County
Ottawa
Tony Angelo Valenti
Daniel Pane
Michael Engstrom
Doug D. Kingsolver
Kingsolver
Ron Puterbaugh
Wal
Valenti
Engstrom
S. Burrough
Puterbaugh
Medina
Ottawa man arrested for DUI after crash on Jackson Road
Danny Ray Watkins, 22, of 829 S. Willow, was arrested after his 1990 Ford Bronco overturned while he swerved to miss a deer on Jackson Road near Idaho Road at about 1 10 a.m. Three passengers escaped injury and none wore seatbelts. Watkins was released on a $1000 signature bond. He recently completed a one year probation tied to an August 1998 crash in which a bicycle rider was injured. he served about two months in jail for that charge.
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Ottawa
Jackson Road
Franklin County Sheriff's Department
Danny Ray Watkins
S. Willow
Idaho Road
Watkins
Princeton
Cheney Duster Ledom
S. Sycamore
Jon A. Records
E. Hamblin
Michael S. Miller
S. Princeton
Jennifer M. David
Olive
Wal-Mart Supercenter
Two Burglaries Reported on Main Street Ottawa
Ottawa police investigate weekend burglaries at Jackson Hewitt Tax Service at 1534 S Main and Hairport at 1538 S Main in the 1500 block of South Main. Between 6 p.m. Saturday and 9:40 a.m. Sunday the thieves stole about $50 in cash and caused over $500 in damage to doors and locks. An employee found the breaks and another said customer records were untouched.
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Ottawa
South Main
Jackson- Hewitt Tax Service
S. Main
Hairport
Raymond S. Schmidt
S. Cedar
Lynn M. Kelsey
Richmond
Kelsey
E. Hamblin
Earla Schulz
Olathe student aids Jamaica mission during spring break
Olathe high school junior A J Batson and 19 classmates travel to Jamaica to build homes for the poor in the hills above the tourism hub. They join Kansas and Missouri students trading beaches for service including a community center project in Mexico and repairs at locations in Nebraska and the Appalachian region.
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Kansas City
A.J. Batson
Olathe
Jamaica
Missouri and
Kansas
Mexico
Nebraska
Appalachian
Weat
Tiana Scrivo
Kansas City Area
Kansas Revenue Department tour highlights fixes after refund errors
Legislators tour the Revenue Department in Topeka as Secretary Karla Pierce touts a new telephone system and improved call metrics after last year’s refund misfires and tax processing delays. Officials report 345,621 refunds issued, up 62 percent from a year earlier, with 230 minor software problems noted and Windows 2000 flaws cited. Lawmakers cautious about predicting final outcomes but see a “good-faith” effort toward improvement.
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Topeka
Kan
Karla Pierce
House Taxation Committee
Kansas
Pierce
Microsoft
Taxation
Susan Wagle
Wagle
Wichita
Lynn Jenkins
Jenkins
Panel weighing school tax bill in Topeka
The House Education Committee discussed a bill to let some districts raise local taxes to fund education. It targets districts with three of four years of enrollment decline and maxed local option funds. No action was taken. Carmody said flexibility helps districts like Shawnee Mission while Kline noted election votes only if protests emerge.
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Topeka
House Education Committee
Tim Carmody
Shawn
Arrests Sunday in Daily Report Sheriff News
Multiple arrests reported including Randall Crump on revoked license and warrants, Timothy Marks on Franklin County warrant for criminal threat and domestic battery, and Martin Seimears on three counts of worthless checks. Also runaways taken into custody and various incidents and medical calls with locations in Ottawa and surrounding areas.
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Sheriff’s News
Randall Lee Crump
Wichita
Kansas Highway Patrol
Eisenhower Road
Douglas
Franklin
Timothy Joseph Marks
Georgia Terrace
Labette Road
Franklin County
Marks
Martin Lee Seimears
Anderson County
Dustin Kirk Clary
Pomona
Sheriff's Department
Micki Ryan
Princeton
Ashley Fermyn
Lane
Shawnee County to choose new sheriff Richard Barta
A retired Kansas Highway Patrol major will become Shawnee County sheriff after Dave Meneley was removed. Richard Barta, 53, a former trooper and Kansas Lottery enforcement agent, vows a fresh start and plans to run for a full term. Meneley faces possible loss of certification and future election hurdles amid misconduct findings.
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Topeka
Kansas Highway Patrol
Shawnee County
Dave Meneley
Meneley
Richard Barta
Kansas Lottery
Barta
Sheriff's Department
Bill Grae
Heer Raver
Ach
Suuer G Gop
Sovallies
Laurie Kale
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