Franklin County Health Fair Highlights Kids Safety Exhibit
The 12th annual Health Fair at Ransom Memorial Hospital in Ottawa offered 35 booths with free vision and dental screenings, height and weight checks, nutrition and poison control info, and ambulance car seat checks. Lifestar helicopter tours drew curious children while staff distributed safety flyers and giveaways.
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Brian Williams
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Ottawa
Franklin County Ambulance Service
Lifestar
Dave Stultz
Lifestar Flight
T.J. Fennel
Parkville Heights
Fennel
Fenner
Ashley Cross
The
Ottawa Herald
Shane Birzer
S. Main St
Kansas House advances Social Security tax exemption bill
The Kansas House moved a measure to exempt Social Security benefits from state income tax for 55 and older residents. Amendments add earned income credit and expand property tax relief, boosting potential cost to the state from 19 million to 58 million. Lawmakers note rising housing and health costs strain fixed incomes.
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Carl Manning
Associated Press
Jodie Garcia
Chamber
House
Senate
Melvin Neufeld
St Patrick's Day Weekend DUI Checkpoint Yields One Arrest
A St Patrick's Day sobriety checkpoint a mile and a half north of Ottawa on US 59 produced two arrests Saturday two for other offenses and one for driving while under the influence Franklin County sheriff Craig Davis praised the public for awareness while noting the targeted enforcement.
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Ana Ola
Bank Robbery Suspect in Kincaid Heist Still At Large
At a midnight checkpoint in Kincaid more than 300 cars were stopped and about 400 vehicles observed by the time it ended at 1 a.m. The sheriff’s department provided belt safety information and reported strong public response from Davis.
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Sheriff’s Department
Davis
Protests mark fourth anniversary of Iraq invasion
In Portland and across the region thousands joined largely peaceful weekend marches marking the war's fourth anniversary. A Portland rally ended with scuffles and pepper spray from police. Susan Hay, a teacher, marched with her family, calling the war a bid for U.S. dominance and resource control.
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Iraq
Portland
Ore
U.S
Susan Hay
Photo preservation workshop at Ottawa Library
Preserving history through photos drew attendees at a Saturday session led by Deborah Barker of the historical society. Judy Strange and Charlotte Dehn examined a Victorian interior photo from the Sev enth and Main streets era, learning preservation essentials.
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Judy Strange
Charlotte Dehn
Seventh and
Main Streets
The
Historical Society
Deborah Barker
Ottawa
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