Library Line Answers Your Local Questions
A community information note lists how to contact the library and nearby agencies, with Q and A snippets on sunrise times for Easter, Canute the Great, BBB, Aspen Institute, cocaine as anesthesia, local soil tests, and Silver Dollar City hours and pricing. Includes addresses, phone numbers, and a toll free line for shopper inquiries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
5Th and Main
Farmer’s Almanac
Kansas City
Topeka
England
Canute the Great
Denmark
Norway
Scandinavia
Canute
Better Business Bureau
Kansas
Jefferson
Aspen Institute For Humanistic Studies
Institute
James C Salmon dies at 74 in Ottawa area
Services pending for James Cash Salmon 74 of 1110 Willow who died Friday at Ransom Memorial Hospital. Burial at Highland Cemetery. Born January 21 1906 in Cave Creek Arkansas moved to Ottawa in 1946 worked for Palmer Jones Construction then 22 years as auto mechanic at local Chevrolet Olds dealer retiring 1975. Also survived by wife Zella Leola McCutcheon, three daughters and other relatives. Memorials to American Cancer Society or First Christian Church. The Lamb Roberts Funeral is in charge.
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James Cash Salmon
Willow
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Highland Cemetery
Salmon
Cave Creek
Ark
Ottawa
Palmer-Jones Construction Co
Chevrolet-Olds
Zella Leola McCutcheon
First Christian Church
Mary Lou Gatlin
Betty Rogers
Escondido
Calif
Jane LeValley
San Jose
Alma Castleberry
Muskogee
Okla
Geneva Taylor
Haskell
Edith Wade
Corning
Willow St
Lamb-Roberts Funeral Home
Orndorff given suspended sentence with hospital commitment
Raymond M. Orndorff of 903 East Ninth faces a two to eight year prison term suspended for three years probation conditioned on voluntary commitment to Osawatomie State Hospital for treatment after December theft of an auto from Larry Bishop and two battery incidents involving Debra Bishop and a DPS officer. He remains jailed until hospital admission is arranged, with credit for time served since January tenth. Lynne Caruthers of Pomona receives a one to three year sentence suspended with three years probation for felony check violation, plus restitution of 796 and court costs after a guilty plea. Civil cases filed include Melvin Morton vs Vogeler and Kiefer, The Wellsville Bank vs Virgil and Deanna Palmer, and Franklin County Commission for Ransom Memorial Hospital vs Robert and Patricia Blake.
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Raymond M. Orndorff
Osawatomie State Hospital
Larry Bishop
Lincoln
Debra Bishop
Ward
Department of Public Safety
Brian K. Edwards
Orndorff
Lynne Caruthers
Pomona
Nolo Contendre
Melvin D. Morton
Rick H
Becky J. Vogeler
Debra S. Kiefer
The
Wellsville Bank
Virgil Palmer
Deanna Palmer
Franklin County Commission For Ransom Memorial Hospital
Robert R
Patricia Blake
Cannady deemed competent for arson trial in county case
Karen Sue Cannady a 27 year old Princeton woman was found competent to stand trial on three arson counts in this county. Judge Floyd H Coffman ordered a preliminary hearing for April 14 at 9 a.m. She remains free on 5000 dollar bond. Cannady faces four additional arson counts in Osage County and officials there will decide how to proceed after competency results.
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Karen Sue Cannady
Princeton
Floyd H. Coffman
Larned State Hospital
Cannady
Coffman
Osage County
Area KSPA Winners Shine Across Kansas High Schools
Garnett and Osawatomie students highlighted at the Kansas Scholastic Press Association event. Angie Katzer earned second in yearbook layout graphics and special effects while Denise Platt won first in newspaper makeup. Osawatomie students Lori Hodgkinson and Jennifer McLeod earned seconds in outline and editorial writing, and Lisa Weir won first in feature writing and third in sports feature writing.
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Garnett
Angie Katzer
Denise Platt
Osawatomie
Lori Hodgkinson
Jennifer McLeod
Lisa Weir
Ottawa area notices blend in lively events and sales
Local items list events and promotions including Willis Garden Center ads for daily specials and weekend deals on plants and soil, a VFW dance with the Renegades on March 29, Lions Club pancake supper March 31, and a Saturday barbeque ribs special. Also includes wedding portraits offer, Hamlet tour by Missouri Repertory Vanguard, and community notices on taxes and public events.
Farm Bureau calls end to grain embargo with critique
The American Farm Bureau Federation urged immediate lifting of the U S grain embargo on the Soviet Union accusing the administration of breaking faith with farmers over price protection. Robert Delano said Agriculture Secretary Bergland refused to use authority to create paid land diversion to idle cropland. Delano cited ongoing price sag and potential fall declines as new crops arrive. A second item notes Ottawa High School defended its History Concours title at Allen County Community College, with Greg Hooks winning the individual high-point honor.
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Washington
American Farm Bureau Federation
U.S
Soviet Union
Robert Delano
Federation
Delano
Bob Bergland
Carter
Afghanistan
Bergland
Ottawa High School
Allen County Community College
Iowa
Ottawa
Kansas
Greg Hooks
OHS
John Mills
Jon Stone
Mark Dengel
Michelle White
Aaron Douthat
OHS students wrap spring with Oz show and honors events
OHS staged The Wizard of Oz for students and the public amid spring break. Don Badgeley spoke to classes hosted by Mrs. McCrossen and Mrs. Wright as part of presidential hopeful hype. Kansas Honor Symposium drew students from multiple schools, and the Cyrones performed twice for Rotary and Extension Homemakers. Ottawa High placed first in both boys and girls track at the season opener against Blue Valley and Bishop O’Hara. Seniors Honors English skits explored senior life, and fourteen NHSS seniors began a trip to Colorado featuring Denver attractions and Breckenridge skiing.
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OHS
Don Badgeley
Dottie McCrossen
Connie Wright
Badgeley
Kansas
University of Kansas
Central Heights
Wellsville
Williamsburg
Pomona
Garnett
Ottawa
Cyrones
Rotary Club
Ottawa University
Elliot Hall
First Baptist Church
Extension Homemakers Unit
Blue Valley
Bishop
Colorado
Denver
Breckinridge
Denver Mint
The
Wax Museum
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America
Encyclopedia of Associations
Fifth Avenue
New York
Encyclopedia Americana
Sigmund Freud
Carl Koller
Franklin County Extension Service
Ottawa Co-op
Silver Dollar City
Branson
Missouri
Bransom
ST. Louis
National Organization For Women
Mary McGlaughlin
Florida
Miami
Miami Beach
John Ashcroft
Ashcroft
Ellie Smeal
NOW
Karla King
RFD 1
Olathe Community Hospital
the Daily Report
Ruth Byrn
Ruth A. Byrn
Ruhamah Baptist Church
Rantoul
Ruhamah
Hal Hale
Bruce Ozias
Public Safety News
Williams Realty
Hickory
RMH
Victor B
Sandra J. Dickson
St. Paul
Jolietto
St Paul
Peoria
Fed
Midwest
Omahas
Wellsville CC
Jerry Bennett
City Hall
Bennett
al Miller
Midwest Tank
District Court News
Hays
Wichita
Manhattan
Lawrence
Pittsburg
Willis Garden Center
Ottawa V.F.W
Renegades
Hill House
Wright
Shakespeare Lives
Missouri Repertory Vanguard Tour
Municipal Auditorium
Ad Briefs
Budge’s Hardware
Wright’s
Emma Lou Sullins
Jesus
Charles Taylor
Sun
Kofo Radio
Don's Shoe
Main
Man
Cool Hand Luke
Paul Newman
Grace Episcopal Church
Franklin County
City Park Bandstand
Ottawa Ministerial Association
Memoriam
Byrn
Ruhamah Cemetery
Danglion
Maan
Mugibong
By Dan Pulliam
Pulliam’s
Music House
Iowa St. Lawrence
Farm Bureau
Warsaw
By Jane Gillogly
Saffron Glass Co
S. Walnut
iMal
Cool Hand
Luke George Kennedy
Haskell Springer
Marlene Springer
UMKC
Kansas Committee For the Humanities
National Endowment For the Humanities
W. St
Ottawa, Kansas
Lamb-Roberts
Funeral Home
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