Ottawa pool at City Park in decades past
A undated photo shows children in a wading pool at City Park at Fifth and Main in Ottawa. Barbara Dew notes the pool was staffed by an Ottawa Recreation Commission member and operated into the early 1980s. The site now holds playground equipment. The photos come from the J.B. Muecke Collection at the Franklin County Historical Society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Park
Fifth
Main Streets
Ottawa
Barbara Dew
Franklin County Historical Society
Digital Project
Ottawa Recreation Commission
J.B. Muecke
Records and Research Center
Seventh St. Terrace
Muecke
Kansas sheriff cases show pressures and fair-trial challenges
The article notes elected officials face higher stakes and harsher potential punishments in criminal cases. It cites former Rooks County Sheriff Axelson, sentenced to four years and one month, and discusses special prosecutors, external judges, and possible trial sequestering to preserve fairness amid high profile coverage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kaye
Washburn
Center For Excellence In Advocacy
Rooks County
Axelson
Edward Booker
Hays Daily News
Curry
John E. Sanders
el Dorado
Phillip Fromme
Kansas Supreme Court
Fourth Judicial District
Franklin County
Stephen Hunting
Shawnee County
Franklin County District Court
Thomas H. Sachse
Plea Deals Shaping Sheriff Cases Across Kansas
Prosecutors favor plea bargains to secure convictions as multiple sheriffs face varied charges. Axelson accepted four guilty pleas in a July case involving meth distribution near school property. Meneley and Leslie faced numerous counts. most were dropped or reduced to misdemeanors with probation or restitution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Axelson
Shawnee County
Meneley
Reno County
Leslie
Lasting effects of officer convictions on public trust and cases
Law enforcement officer convictions for obstruction or evidence mishandling can taint unrelated cases and erode public trust in police authority. Citations include Topeka figures urging accountability and calls for resignations in the Curry case, with prosecutors stressing that officers must abide by the law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kaye
Meneley
Randy Listrom
Topeka Police Department
Topeka Capital Journal
Listrom
Capital-Journal
Curry
Franklin County
Hunting
Jerrod W. Fredricks
Franklin County Sheriff’s Office
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Washburn University
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Hutchinson News
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Walmart.com
Kansas City
Dorothy Lynch
Aquafina
Ake
Tide Bright
Dawn Ultra
Tarra
Price
Mission Road
Leawood
Jergens
Phoenix
Kellogg's
Tyson
el Monterey
Starbucks
Morton
Land O'Lakes
Nestlé
W. 133Rd Street
Price Chopper
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc
SNAP
U.S. Department of Agriculture
USDA
Bentonville, AR
USA
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