Death Notice for Leonard A. Sweetwood 1923 2016
Leonard Albert Sweetwood 92 of Hartford and formerly Williamsburg died March 23 2016. Graveside funeral with military honors at Highland Cemetery Ottawa 1 p.m. Friday March 25. Family gathering 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Dengel & Son Mortuary. Born October 1 1923 in Williamsburg Kansas to George Albert and Letha M Adolph Sweetwood.
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Leonard Albert Sweetwood
Hartford
Williamsburg
Highland Cemetery
Ottawa
Fort Riley
Dengel & Son Mortuary
Kansas
George Albert and
Letha M
Adolph) Sweetwood
Chester H Wright 95 Baldwin City dies. graveside services planned
Chester Howard Wright, 95, Baldwin City, died March 23, 2016, at Wellsville Retirement Community. Friends may greet March 28 at Lamb Roberts Funeral Home. Graveside services are 10:30 a.m. March 28 at Oakwood Cemetery, with a Celebration of Life at The Lodge. He was born February 14, 1921, in Tuscumbia, Missouri.
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Chester Howard Wright
Baldwin City
Wellsville
Lamb Roberts
Ninth St
Oakwood Cemetery
the Lodge
Ames St
Chet
Tuscumbia, Missouri
William Edward and
Sara Ann (Hanrahan) Wright
Truck crash kills driver near Ottawa in Franklin County
About 5:15 am Friday a 2005 Freightliner semi loaded with paper products overturned and rested in an embankment and creek bed at mile marker 37.2 nine miles east of Ottawa. Sheriff Jeff Richards said responders arrived around 5:45 am as crews from Lincoln Ottawa Harrison and Wellsville fire departments battled the blaze. K-68 was closed most of the day with detours in place while investigators worked the scene.
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Alabama
Ottawa
Jeff Richards
Franklin County
Frank Hic Eeiff
Iami County
Turkey Creek
Lincoln-Ottawa- Harrison
Wellsville
Paola
Kansas Department of Transportation
Amazon Center in Logistics Park Kansas City hailed as good news
Gov. Sam Brownback calls Amazon's 1000 new jobs a boost for Kansas as the company chooses Logistics Park Kansas City for a large facility. The project offers competitive wages, healthcare, stock awards, 401(k) and family leave, plus Career Choice tuition support. Franklin County eyes 300 acres south of Ottawa for future distribution hubs.
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Kansas
Sam Brownback
Amazon
Logistics Park
Kansas City
Ployees
Tom Riederer
FCDC
Franklin County
Ottawa
Rabbits Take Much More Work Than They Look
On the Osage County farm rabbits demand daily care from feeding and watering to cleaning and grooming. Tate notes the effort extends to preparing rabbits for fairs while also raising horses. Akaylee shows pigs and sheep at local fairs. The 4-H Waskely Wabbit project guides children from ages 7 to 13 in rabbit care and show skills.
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Tate
Osage County
Akaylee
Kansas State Fair
Waskely
Osage County Fair
Hutchinson
Prairie Paws Rabbit Adoption and Education Programs Highlight
At Prairie Paws Animal Shelter in Ottawa, rabbits join cats and dogs in care. Executive director Melissa Reed notes rabbits were adopted in 2014 and 2015 but none are available now. Programs teach rabbit care, anatomy, genetics, and breeding, with youths 14 and older learning showmanship and marketing, while local fairs showcase the shelter’s rabbit education and youth participation led by Tate and her daughters.
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Prairie Paws Animal Shelter
Ottawa
Melissa Reed
Animal Control
Reed
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Ottawaherald.com
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Ottawaherald
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Latire
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Northern Area Outreach
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