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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 2012
Page
1
Daily report lists admissions on Monday including Mary Smalc of Ottawa and Ida Wilson of Richmond. Dismissals on Monday include Wayne Swank of Richmond.
Franklin County Jail reports Alec Dewitte 22 Ottawa charged on a county warrant at 10 17 am. Danny Ceniseros 36 Marshalltown Iowa detained at 12 21 am Tuesday on suspicion of driving with a suspended license after a traffic stop. Police arrest Curtis Brown 35 Ottawa for driving with a suspended license and illegal tag at 1 59 pm. Phillip Short 22 Ottawa City of Ottawa warrant issued at 3 23 pm on K 68.
At 10:01 a.m. Monday in the 400 block of East Ninth Street a vehicle driven by 20 year old Marissa Bond of Ottawa swerved to miss a dog and struck a mailbox.
Police in Wellsville conduct a welfare check in the 600 block of Maple Street after a request. No further details provided on outcome or individuals involved.
Fire department logs show multiple Monday and Saturday calls across Ottawa Franklin County. Incidents include unauthorized burning at 440 E 15th St and 1650 S Maple St, smoke detector activation at 506 S Main St, and several grass and structure fires in Lincoln Ottawa Harrison and neighboring townships. Firefighters also aided with twelve medical calls over Friday through Monday.
Markets show Ottawa Co op quoting hard wheat at 6.43 soybeans 13.14 corn 6.62 milo 6.27 for Tuesday afternoon. Franklin County USDA Farm Service Agency posted corn 6.34 milo 10.71 oats 2.75 soybeans 12.91 wheat 6.46.
Elizabeth Marie Strube Ahrens 95 died March 12 2012 at Ottawa Retirement Village. Born April 11 1916 near Germantown Brown County she taught in Nemaha Brown County areas and farms before long teaching career culminating as Sabetha High School librarian from 1967 to 1986. Survived by son Tim and wife Susan Ahrens and daughters Juanita and Doris. services March 17 at Zion Lutheran Powhattan. Memorials advised to Powhattan Cemetery.
Kevin Ray McDowell 56 of Osawatomie Kansas died unexpectedly Sunday March 11 2012 He was born November 10 1955 in Paola KS and was the eldest of Gerald Jerry McDowell and Janet Louise McDowell He married four times and worked as a pipefitter welder with Local 441 Wichita He is survived by his wife Janet his mother and multiple relatives Services are set for March 15 2012 at the Eddy Birchard Funeral Home Chapel with visitation March 14 2012 Memorials to the American Heart Association.
Denny McCurdy died Sunday March 11 2012 at his Quenemo home aged 62. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at Oak Hill Cemetery Quenemo. He was born October 24 1949 in Williamsburg to Clifford and Irene McCurdy and moved to Quenemo in 1996. He married Barbara Sipe November 27 1972 in Miami Oklahoma. Survivors include four children Michele Martin Topeka Trisha Clark Hutchinson Tom McCurdy Melvern and Madeline McCurdy Melvern seven siblings eight grandchildren and numerous relatives. Contributions may be made to the Denny McCurdy Memorial Fund through Feltner Funeral Home Lyndon KS. Condolences at ottawaherald.com.
March 14, 1912 report recalls a big round up at Richter farm lacking any wolves after farmers gathered, coyotes seen but escaped, then men practiced clay pigeons. Ottawa University picks Ransom Bennett as basketball captain for 1912 amid springlike headlines.
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