Born-Again Democrat enters Kansas Third District race
Merriam resident Jack Weyforth announces candidacy for the Democratic nomination for Kansas Third District Congress. Weyforth, 40, Shawnee Mission School Board president and former Republican, advocates a balanced budget with continued social programs. He criticizes Rep. Larry Winn for out-of-district focus and TV-only contact, plans a grassroots campaign and opposes draft registration.
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George
Pyle
Jack Weyforth
Merriam
Ottawa
Kansas
Congress
Weyforth
Shawnee Mission
Washington
Larry Winn
Overland Park
Dan Watkins
John Carlin
Winn
Kansas City
Blackwood Brothers in Ottawa Concert Nears Sellout
The Blackwood Brothers play at Municipal Auditorium Wednesday at 7 30 PM. Tickets are six dollars with remaining seats at Butler Music and the box office. The group, led by James Blackwood, has 30 plus years in gospel recording and TV appearances on Grand Ole Gospel and PTL.
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Blackwood Brothers
Municipal Auditorium
Butler Music
United States
National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
Washington, D.C
James Blackwood
Cecil Balckwood
Jimmy Blackwood
James
Clark Paola Lawman on Carlin Commission
Hutchinson Franklin County Attorney Jim Clark and Paola Police Chief Bruce Bowker head 19 appointments named by Gov. John Carlin to the Governor's Commission on Law Enforcement. The group will review police training procedures and gather prosecutor input on reports and responding details. Other appointees include Rush County Sheriff Jack Mendenhall and KBI Director Thomas E. Kelly.
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Hutchinson
Franklin County
Jim Clark
Paola
Bruce Bowker
John Carlin
Governor's Commission On Law Enforcement
Carlin
Kansas
Clark
Rush County
Jack Mendenhall
LaCrosse
Keith Bossier
Topeka
Edward F. Reilly Jr
Leavenworth
Harland Hensley
Kansas Bureau of Investigation
Thomas E. Kelly
Gerald F. Simpson
Salina
Larry Lutz
Holton
Secretary of
Corrections
Patrick McManus
John A. Lamb
David Mikesic
Kansas City
el Dorado
Victor S. Marshall
Allen Myers
Allen Rush
William H. Milford
Kingman
Frank Smith
D-Olathe
Larry Erne
D-Coffeyville
David Reavis
Lawrence
Ottawa area event and sale roundup in brief
A compact classifieds reel lists local ads and events from Ottawa area including a bar night and steak social at Getaway Club, a March 15 dance in Pomona, a VFW steak night, Blackwood Brothers concert tickets, garden plant specials, lawn care tips, and a Whistle Down the Wind screening at Grace Episcopal Church. Also features ads for shoes, custom ironwork, clothing, and pre owned color TV placements.
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Grace Episcopal Church
Trials Set In Shooting Robbery Case Near Princeton
Four men from St Joseph Mo face District Court trial dates for aggravated battery and aggravated robbery in the Jan 14 shooting of Dan Croman and theft of $2. Jesse Leaverton 21 David Leaverton 23 James Fanning 18 on April 23 and Robert Fisher 19 on April 16. Eddie Myers 19 of Estabrook is set for burglary trial March 26 for a Jan 16 break in at Underwood Plumbing and Trenching. All suspects remain jailed awaiting trial.
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Overland Park
Princeton
Jesse Leaverton
David Leaverton
James Fanning
St. Joseph
Robert Fisher
Dan Croman
Croman
Eddie Myers
Estabrook
Underwood Plumbing and Trenching
N. Main
Kansas Arts Festival opens with OHS orchestras and guests
OHS orchestras and the OHS Brass Ensemble will perform at the opening ceremony of the Kansas State Arts Festival, which runs three weeks starting Monday. Gov. John Carlin, legislators and Department of Education officials will attend.
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Jane Gillogly
OHS
John Carlin
Department of Education
Sid Allison
Wes Wilson
Terry Fruits
Sherrell Howell
Nightly services to hear Rev Ola Campbell in Ottawa
Bartlesville preacher Rev Ola Campbell will speak at Ottawa Wesleyan Church 933 North Cherry beginning Sunday on last days prophecies. Sunday services are at 10 50 a m and 7 p m with weeknight services at 7 30 p m all at the church.
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Ola D. Campbell
Bartlesville
Okla
Ottawa Wesleyan Church
N. Cherry
Davis funeral set in Topeka. veteran, lawyer Davis dies
Arthur F. Davis 87 Topeka died Thursday. Services Monday 10 a.m. at Newcomer-Diffenderfer. Burial Memorial Park Cemetery. Survived by Vera Grimes Davis wife son Jack Davis Ottawa brother Burt Davis Topeka and two grandchildren. WWI Army Veteran member of American Legion Post 1 Orient Lodge AF AM 51 Jayhawk Barracks 1113. Davis born Chester Illinois 1893 lived Topeka most life. Washburn law degree 1913-15.
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Arthur F. Davis
Topeka
Newcomer - Diffenderfer
Memorial Park Cemetery
Davis
Chester
Ill
American Legion
Orient Lodge
AF & AM
Topeka Bar Association
Jayhawk
Week Menu at U S D 290 Week of March 17
The schedule lists school meals for Monday through Friday with daily options including stew and cake on Monday, tacos on Tuesday, tuna and noodles on Wednesday, pigs in blanket on Thursday, and macaroni and cheese on Friday. Each day includes sides, milk, and fruit options as available.
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U.S.D
Local Sting Recovers $2.5 Million in Stolen Goods
Overland Park police and federal and state agents conducted a sting operation recovering $2.5 million in stolen property, mostly guns from Brown's Hardware in Overland Park. Gerald Arras, 39, was arrested in connection with possession of stolen property. Investigators delayed disclosure until property was returned.
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Brown
Overland Park
Ottawa Department of Public Safety
Tony DeLaTorre
Gerald Arras
DeLa Torre
Overland Park Police
Kansas Bureau of Investigation
Kansas City
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Wichita
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University of Kansas
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Mefford Recreation Center
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Franklin County Commission For Ransom Memorial Hospital
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Vickie Foulk
Magic Woods Inc
J. Mark Armstrong
Olmsted Electric Inc
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Rickman Electric
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