Easter events and bake sale at Ottawa VFW
The Ottawa VFW hosts an Easter party and bake sale at noon Saturday to raise funds for cancer aid and research. Trinity Methodist Church invites children ages 3 to fifth grade to an Easter party and egg hunt from 10 to 11 30 a.m. Saturday with crafts and a light snack at the church. A Masons prospect night for possible new members is at 6 30 p.m. Tuesday at the Ottawa lodge on Main Street with details at 242 3147.
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VFW
Ottawa
Cancer Aid
Trinity
Trinity Methodist Church
Masons
Ottawa Masonic Lodge
S. Main
Daily Report Highlights Multiple Ottawa Area Admissions and Arrests
Ottawa hospital notes list admissions including Dwight Haworth and Hazel Coffman on Friday and Carmen Kiefer on Saturday plus a birth to Carmen Kiefer and Mark Baker. Sheriff reports include arrests in Rantoul Williamsburg Lawrence Wichita and more on DUI theft warrants and marijuana charges with bonds set or custody. Road closures include 4525 4545 Thomas Road reopening.
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Dwight Haworth
Hazel Coffman
Ottawa
Carmen Kiefer
Rachel Yanez
Suny
Mark Baker
Sheriff’s News
Kevin Michael Kempley
Rantoul
Vermont
Mark Dale Goucher
Edith Louise Goucher
Williamsburg
Coffey County
Mark Goucher
Franklin County
Kristine Marie Asher
Lawrence
U.S.59
Shawnee
Christopher William Longfellow
Lincoln Lot 3
S. Cedar
Jason Andrew Schaper
Indiana Road
E. Dundee
Brian Anthony Brown
Oregon Road
Second
Walnut
Dominick Eugene Fritts
Quenemo
Colorado
Ludmil Iordanou Kantcheu
Wichita
Renee G. Vanderpo
E. Hamilton
Gary R. Snyder
N. Mulberry
U.S
Snyder
Cindy Armstrong
Oregon
Armstrong
Rodney W. Briggs
Briggs
Bridget E. Luckert
Louisiana
Labette Road
Luckert
Joseph G. Hughes
Wellsville
Hughes
Wal-Mart Donates to American Heart Association
Wal-Mart presented a $1,000 check to the American Heart Association from a home office charity grant for cardiovascular research and education. Wal-Mart co manager Greg Rohr said monthly charity funds and occasional grants support multiple groups, noting this grant was split between the Heart Association and the Shriners.
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Wal-Mart
Heart Association
American Heart Association
Home Office
Greg Rohr
Shriners
Rohr
Budget gap looms as lawmakers grasp big numbers
Kansans struggle to grasp a $700 million shortfall as lawmakers debate the coming 15 months. Rebel, a dealer salesman, uses a Ford Focus priced at 15765 to illustrate the scale, noting the gap could fund nearly 41,000 cars like it or force cuts in education, prisons, and highway projects. Brenda Wenrich, a Topeka Quiznos owner, fears impacts on schools and higher education.
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Mark Reber
Capitol
Rebel
Laird Noller
Statehouse
Reber
Brenda Wenrich
Topeka
Senate
Dave Kerr
Empire State Building
Kansas
Rep. L. Candy Ruff
D-Leavenworth
Wenrich
Cherokee
Labette
Montgomery
Derek Schmidt
Independence
Schmidt
Capitol budget numbers baffle Kansas residents and leaders
Analysis shows Gov Graves and lawmakers struggle to explain a 698.7 million shortfall. Residents cite taxes and teacher cuts while experts compare the sum to costly, familiar items and global scales, highlighting the public’s difficulty grasping the magnitude of the budget figure.
Fire damages downtown Osawatomie buildings
A Saturday early morning blaze in Osawatomie damaged two downtown buildings with Barnett Heating and Cooling and the Mulan Chinese Restaurant on opposite sides. Units from Overland Park Paola Olathe and Louisburg aided. fire marshal will investigate. cause undetermined and damage estimate unavailable.
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Osawatomie
Barnett
Bob Butters
Overland Park
Paola
Olathe
Louisburg
Butters
Roberts plan would give Sunflower land to Johnson County
U S Senator Pat Roberts proposed legislation to transfer 2,800 acres of the Sunflower Army Ammunition Plant to Johnson County Park and Recreation District. The plan aims to add to a 18 year goal of 7,500 acres countywide while ensuring cleanup of the 9,065 acre site. GSA would still handle private land sales for 6,025 acres outside De Soto.
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Clathe
Johnson County
Sunflower Army
U.S
Pat Roberts
Roberts
A-Kansas
Kill Creek
General Services Administration
DeSoto
Senate
Park and Recreation District
Maggots Reported In Nose Of Two VA Hospital Patients
The Archives of Internal Medicine details a 1998 infestation at a Kansas City VA hospital where maggots appeared in two comatose patients nostrils. Mice swarmed areas including the director's suite before control measures and cleaning list changes reduced the problem. The two patients later died of other causes.
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Kansas City VA
Kansas City
Veteran’s Administration
Medical Journal
Archives of Internal Medicine
Pat Landon
Stephen Klotz
Klotz
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Daily Report
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Leviticus C. Houston
Oak
Kenneth J. Campbell
W. Fifth
S. Locust
Juvenile Detention Center
S. Oak
N. Sycamore
N. Main
Pawnee Road
E. Logan
Princeton
Thomas Road
John Hanna
Iter
Ron Bishop
Byron Fangman
Herald Staff
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