Franklin's Law Profiles Local Law Enforcement Officers
Fred Vogler, 45, Ottawa, rises to undersheriff of Franklin County after 22 years with Ottawa police. His wife Kay, daughter Sandy Forth, and two others are noted. Vogler trained in police science and major case work, with FBI and KBI courses. Billy Johnson, 27, Rantoul, became county deputy sheriff after serving as deputy marshal and county reserve, with training in burglary, homicide, and driver safety. he and wife Vicki have one daughter.
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Fred Vogler
Ottawa
Vogler
Franklin County
University of Kansas
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Kansas Bureau of Investigation
Kay
Sandy Forth
Wellsville
Billy D. Johnson
Rantoul
Johnson
Kansas Highway Patrol
Sheriff's Department
Vicki
Obituaries and public notices from Franklin County
Deaths of Edwin L. Johnson 70 Topeka and Marie Followell with services at First United Methodist Church and Highland Cemetery. Charles Lee Jones and Lee A Casida services with organists and pallbearers listed. Admissions and dismissals at local hospitals. Local arrests, hearings, and DPS reports include two preliminary hearings and a burglary. Kansas City market quotes included.
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Harlan Page
Lloyd Switzer
Glenn Bigelow
Union Chapter No. 15
Order of the Eastern Star
Charles Lee Jones
Lamb- Roberts Funeral
Highland Cemetery
Larry L. Pilkington
Eldon Rader
Carroll Whiteford
Earl Comstock
Ronald Cowdin
Charles Hamilton
Roy Johnson
Raymond Ledom
Fred Stewart
Lee A. Casida
David R. Mouille
Grace Episcopal Church
Dean Royse
W. H. Lennard
Jack T. Morrisey
James B. Ogg
Lee R. Shelden
W. P. Shepard
John P. Wallace
Better Street Part Of Plant Project
Ottawa plans modify K-68 crossing at Orlis Cox Field to serve large trucks for a new water treatment plant. Paving Beech Street south and Second Street to the Department of Public Safety, moving the Second Beech intersection west to align with the park. Robert Mills notes safety and baseball diamond access improvements.
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Ottawa
Kansas Department of Transportation
Orlis Cox Field
Second Street
Department of Public Safety
Robert Mills
Second
Beech Streets
Cox Field
Beech
Seventh Street
Ball Park
Fire destroys mobile home south of town
A 1740 S Elm mobile home at Suburban Estates Mobile Homes was destroyed by fire Monday night. The unoccupied Hass Becker home, valued at $9,000, contained only a refrigerator stove and washing machine. DPS spent about 90 minutes extinguishing the blaze amid low water pressure. investigation into the cause continues.
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Suburban Estates
S. Elm
Becker Haas
Williamsburg
Department of Public Safety
DPS
Ottawa DPS seeks five to ten reserves for public safety
Ottawa Department of Public Safety invites five to ten volunteers to bolster its reserves to 25. Director Lee Oren Skiles says reserves help fill gaps and some go on to take the public safety test for paid positions. Applicants undergo background checks, an oral board, and four to six weeks of training, evenings or weekends, with duties across patrol dispatch and fire support. Contact Skiles at 242-1700.
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Ottawa Department of Public Safety
Lee Oren Skiles
Skiles
DPS
Ottawa
Lawrence
Franklin County Sheriff's Department
Department of Public Safety
Kansas revenue officials to aid homestead rebates in Ottawa
Three representatives from the Kansas Department of Revenue will visit Ottawa March 30 to assist residents eligible for homestead tax rebates. They will be at the courthouse in the county commission room from 9 a.m. to 3 80 p.m. Rose Shuler, Ottawa High School home economics teacher, has been nominated for the Clyde A. Phillips Distinguished Service Award at Pittsburg State University. Elks Bridge Club results: Lois Hazlett and Mary Hill won first. Katherine McClay and Freda Gilmore second. Gene Price and Doris Mefford third.
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Kansas Department of Revenue
Ottawa
County Commission Room
Rose Shuler
Ash
Ottawa High School
Clyde A. Phillips
Pittsburg State University
The
Elks Bridge Club
Lois Hazlett
Mary Hill
Katherine McClay
Freda Gilmore
Gene Price
Doris Mefford
Three-township Fire District Drive Gains Signatures
A campaign to form a three township fire district around Ottawa advances with about 30 percent of Ottawa residents signed. Lincoln and Harrison townships show about 75 percent signed as petitions move to county commissioners. Ottawa residents may sign or carry petitions by contacting Clarence Keith Harlan Page or Gardner Hayden.
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Ottawa
Ottawa Township
Lincoln
Harrison
Clarence Keith
Harlan Page
Gardner Hayden
Local Ad Briefs Include TV Brands and Community Events
LACEY TV handles Sylvania Zenith RCA and older sets. God is 80 Good radio KOFO schedule. Local meals offer chicken fry and Easter merchandise. discounts at Farm Bureau tires and clothing. Community revival spoke tonight. Faith Lutheran and Union Bank ads. Government bonds offer 7.9 percent with $5,000 minimum via Edward D Jones Ottawa.
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U.8
Michael J. Esser
Edward D. Jones & Co
Ottawa
Miami County Bridge Project Near Fontana Moves Forward
The Miami County Engineer seeks approval for the Fontana area bridge location and design to replace aging structures over the Marais des Cygnes River and a sluice. If no design hearing is requested, construction could start this summer. The work area is about 1.1 miles north and 1.8 miles east of Fontana.
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Pacqla
Miami County
Fontana
Marais Des Cygnes River
Kansas Department of Transportation
New York Stock Exchange Stock List Snapshot
An afternoon stock list from New York shows major names like Alcoa AmAtr AmMotrs Exxon Ford GM GM Chrysler CitlesSv Dow DuPont Exxon and US Steel among others. Notable percentages and quotes indicate varied performance across sectors with several car and oil firms leading activity.
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New York
Poe
New York Steel
Aligen
Alcoa
de AmMotrs
AvcoCp
Ula BeatFos
Boeing Bala
Chrysler
Dow Cn
duPont
Eskod
Exxon
Ford Aly
Mobil
Monsen Aly
Nabisco
NatGyp
Norngs Nh
NorSim
Oklage
Panam
Panep
Dean Penney
PailPet
RCA
Ryders
Pomona Fire Department Receives 974 Grant Funds
The Pomona Township Fire Department wins 974 from the Title TV Rural Development Act, to be matched locally for equipment upgrades. Plans include fire gear for 12 men and air packs, lights, a water pump, plus first aid kits funded by the auxiliary bake sale on April 15 at City Hall. On March 6 a barn fire was extinguished on Willard Shoemaker’s farm northeast of Pomona.
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Women's Auxiliary
Fire Department
Willard Shoemaker
Pomona
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