Two Williamsburg children frightened by masked men in white van
Franklin County sheriff investigators probe an incident in Williamsburg on March 7 when two men wearing black ski masks in a white van frightened three children playing near a private home. The elementary school principal notified families. no further sightings reported. Detectives patrol neighborhoods as the search continues. Call the sheriff or Crime Stoppers with tips. A second incident follows as Mark Wayne Baker remains at large after fleeing court security moments after sentencing for a probation violation. He was last seen at Fourth and Main in Ottawa heading west on Fourth Street. Call 911 with any information.
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Williamsburg
Franklin County Sheriff’s Office
Rick Geist
Franklin County
Robert Allen
N. Louisa Ave
Allen
Geist
Sheriff’s Office
Ottawa
Franklin County District Court
Mark Wayne Baker
Fourth
Main Streets
S. Main St
Baber
County revises liquor tax distribution plan
Franklin County will distribute about $2,000 from a state liquor tax to local communities. The board passed a resolution to notify eligible cities and request applications for reimbursement to the parks and recreation fund, with funds issued by December 31 and divided evenly among eligible requests.
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Franklin County
Franklin County Board of Commissioners
Parks and Recreation
Board of Commissioners
Parks and Recreation Fund
Lisa Johnson
Ottawa
Commission approves 99K added to courthouse HVAC project
Franklin County commissioners vote to accept three contract change orders adding 99,180 to the cost of replacing the Franklin County Courthouse HVAC system. Total project cost rises from 1,629,355 to 1,728,535 as changes address fire code compliance and nonoriginal modifications including fire and smoke dampers duct smoke detectors vault floor work and attic rafter insulation.
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Franklin County
Lisa Johnson
Weekly Public School Meal Plan March Seventeenth to Twenty First
Five day menu list with daily meals. Monday offers hot turkey sandwich mashed potatoes broccoli wheat bread fruit cocktail. Tuesday features ham and beans stewed tomato bread lemon medley. Wednesday serves chicken fried chicken mashed potatoes gravy green beans roll cake ice cream. Thursday includes spaghetti with meat sauce Italian vegetables roll blueberry bananas. Friday presents salmon patty mac and cheese lima beans bread apple salad.
Ottawa area daily report admissions and incidents
Wednesday admissions include Jerald Ferguson and James Clark both from Ottawa. Thursday admissions list Gladys Adamson Pomona and Wanda Altie Ottawa. Police reports note arrests at Franklin County Jail for Amber Clemens and William Lute III on Ottawa warrants, plus Ashley McCrea Ottawa on meth paraphernalia, Jason Smith Richmond and Jessica Velez Ottawa on weapon and open container suspicions, Christina Velez Ottawa on disorderly conduct after a disturbance with a weapons-filled vehicle. Incidents include a Silver Alert for Norma Gardner Ottawa. a sexual assault under investigation. thefts on North Cedar Street and East Fifth Street. Walmart theft at Princeton Street. traffic accidents and suspicious activity across Main, Hickory, Pine, and Third streets. recovered property noted on Main Street.
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Jerald Ferguson
Ottawa
James Clark
Gladys Adamson
Pomona
Wanda Altie
Franklin County
S. Main St
Amber Clemens
Rantoul
City of
West 10Th Street
Jason Smith
Richmond
Jessica Velez
Christina Velez
South Main Street
Sherry Ferguson
City of Ottawa
North Cedar Street
East Fifth Street
Walmart
Hickory Street
Robert Wade Jr
Fire Crews Handle Grass Fires Across Ottawa Area
Ottawa firefighters battled a brush and grass fire at 1033 S. Walnut St. in the 5 p.m. range. They also assisted with five medical calls over Wednesday and Thursday across Franklin County as LOH crews handled grass and vehicle fires on Reno, Nebraska and Shawnee roads, plus Thomas Terrace.
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Ottawa
S. Walnut St
Franklin County
Reno
Nevada
Lincoln-Ottawa-Harrison
Wellsville
Sand Creek
Nebraska
Jackson
Thomas Terrace
Eisenhower Road
Centropolis
Old U.S. 59
Shawnee Road
Non-event fundraiser aims to boost meals for seniors
Mid-America Nutrition adopts a low cost non-event approach to fundraising as director Chris Bean explains the plan to mail in donations instead of hosting a costly dinner. The group seeks a Meals On Wheels America grant while planning future events like a Trail Ride and Sporting Clay Shoot to reach new donors and support senior meals delivery.
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Mid- America Nutrition Program
Chris Bean
Mid-America Nutrition
Bean
Kathy Duderstadt
Candy Huffman
March For Wheels
Meals On Wheels America
Pomona Lake
Parolee Back in Prison After Ottawa Fight
A 27 year old Ottawa man, Brandon Ellsmore, imprisoned again for parole violation after a March 6 fight on Hickory Street. Ellsmore, previously convicted in the 2010 stabbing death of Paul Nicholson, was released Aug 30 2013 and barred from Franklin County. He remains at Lansing Correctional Facility as police continue the investigation. Dennis Kelley, 28, also injured, received treatment at Ransom Memorial and Overland Park Regional.
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Ottawa
Brandon Lee Ellsmore
Paul Duane Nicholson
Ellsmore
Franklin County
Jeremy Barclay
Kansas Department of Corrections
Hickory Street
Ottawa Police Department
Coffey County Hospital
Stormont-Vail
Topeka
Lansing Correctional Facility
Dennis Kelley
Kelley
Ransom Memorial Hospital
S. Main St
Overland Park Regional Medical Center
Curtis Hildebrandt
Hildebrandt
Barclay
Right to hearing waived in child sex abuse case
Melvern man Ronald L. Hartpence Jr. waived preliminary hearing in a Osage County case charging two counts of rape against a child under 14 and one count of aggravated indecent liberties. Arraignment set for April 21. bond $300,000. Prosecution alleges acts between Sept 2011 and Nov 2013. penalties include life with no parole for 25 years on each count.
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Herald
Lyndon
Melvern
Ronald L. Hartpence Jr
Osage County
Topeka Ave
Hartpence
Ferent
Osage
Brandon Jones
Jones
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Daily Report
Police Department News
South College Street
Norma Gardner
Edwin Gardner
Gardner
Second St
Wellsville Police Department News
West Third Street
Main Street
Pine Street
Mid- America
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