Vandalism at Shawnee Road Bridge Site Probed
Franklin County Sheriff's Department investigates multiple vandalism incidents at a bridge construction site in the 2100 block of Shawnee Road northeast of Ottawa since March 6. Reports include damaged heavy equipment and spray painting. Call Crime Stoppers at 1-888-311-TIPS for rewards up to 1000 dollars. you need not testify in court.
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Franklin County Sheriff's Department
Shawnee Road
Ottawa
Franklin County
VFW Dance Saturday in Ottawa hosted by Post No 5901
Ottawa area bulletin notes a VFW Post 5901 dance this Saturday featuring the Crow Canyon Band from 8 to 11 p.m. Refreshments are served and members and guests are welcome. Also details well child screening in Appanoose School District with free clinic for birth to age 5, must bring SSN birth cert and immunization records, appointment line listed. Resurrection Run 5K set for April 22 in Lawrence. entry forms at local stores and fitness centers. call for more information. Quenemo Penny Supper slated for 5:30 p.m. at the Quenemo Community Center with chicken and noodles or ham loaf.
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VFW
Ottawa Post
Crow Canyon Band
Appanoose
Shawnee Road
West Franklin
Three Lakes Educational Cooperative
Franklin County Health Department
Head Start
Appanoose Elementary School
Lawrence
Mary
Peter
John
Jesus
Ottawa
Kansas City
Quenemo
Melcher on tour with A Cappella Choir
Sarah Melcher a sophomore music major and daughter of Kent and Julia Melcher Ottawa performs with the Southwestern College A Cappella Choir on a tour through Kansas Oklahoma and Arkansas April 12 to 16. The group joins First United Methodist Church Ottawa performances at 5 p m Saturday and 9 30 a m Sunday with the Keynotes contemporary Christian group.
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Melcher
Sarah Melcheriis
Southwestern College
United Methodist
Kansas
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Kent
Julia Melcher
Ottawa
Keynotes
Southwestern Praise
First United Methodist Church
Union braces for strike as AWG talks drag on
In Springfield, Teamsters picketed two hotels and a warehouse for a second day. They accuse Associated Wholesale Grocers of bad faith bargaining while replacement workers flown in by Elite Logistics are trained and housed. Buck Keltner said the union aims to press the community.
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Springfield
Teamsters
Associated Wholesale Grocers
Kansas City
AWG
Buck Keltner
Grissom's Liberty Bell 7 Restored For Display
Norman Grissom toured the restored Liberty Bell 7 at the Cosmosphere as it nears public display. The capsule, raised after 38 years underwater, retains reentry burns and a painted crack, with 30,000 pieces cleaned and replaced to preserve authenticity.
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Jim Lewis
Curt Newport
Discovery Channel
Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center
Norman Grissom
Max Ary
Cosmosphere Presi
Kennedy Space Center
Indianapolis Children's Museum
Gris
Mitchell
Gus
Ary
County and KDHE weigh meth lab waste site concerns
City and Franklin County officials clash over a proposed KDHE hazardous waste facility across the street from residential areas. Critics warn of safety and property devaluation while supporters argue for cooperation, with officials noting grant support and possible special-use permitting timelines.
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Weigand
KDHE
Osborne Terrace
Lambers
Anderson
Thompson
Herald
Daily Report Hospital Notes and Sheriff's Activity
Summary of admissions and dismissals in Ottawa including Melissa Jones and Edna Kreusch births. Sheriff's notes record arrests Vanessa Weatherbee for a bad check, Doran Wormell as runaway, Linda Sellens for theft of No Parking signs, William Fortin for disorderly conduct, plus an injury accident involving Fred Boeck and an ambulance/MEDICAL emergencies in the county.
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Melissa Jones
Ottawa
Edna Kreusch
Edna June Lutz
Robert Duvall
Sheriff's
William D. Fortin
Canterbury Court
Franklin County Educational Opportunity Center
7Th Terrace
I-35
15Th
South Sycamore
Wagle questioned again on bingo bill drafting in Kansas
In Kansas, Rep. Susan Wagle faces renewed scrutiny over her ties to bingo parlors as Rep. Tony Powell proposes a bingo tax amendment during a cultural sales tax debate. Critics cite Wagle’s Wichita holdings and card distribution licenses while Powell and Wagle deny involvement, noting the bill’s origin remains contested.
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Wichita
Wagle
House
Powell
Susan
Bond
Overland Park
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Alice Jo DeFries
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Ed. Lammers
Stanley DeFries
Dar Welborn
Kitty Sampson
Lavenna Boyer
Michelle Hulett
Ann Havener
Carnegie Cultural Center
Nightcrawlers
Highcrawlers
Fred
Katie Adamson
Bob Vasquez
Bob
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Ray
Marilyn Talbott
Widdicomes
Crossroads
Lyndon
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Dick Gould
Lloyd Hills
Lester Lindsey
Ken Ross
Taylor Forge
Paola
Wanda Kirkland
SRS
S Main
Kirkland
Brother
Grissom
Som
Cosmo.org
Libertybell
Lake Region
Harold Fuller
Trevor Flynn
Wal-Mart
Flynn
Bob Bezek Jr
Ments
Charles Gillette
John Merrell
Daily Report
Vanessa Kay Weatherbee
Colony
Doran Ray Wormell
Williamsburg
Williamsburg High School
Louisa
Police News
Linda
Sellens
Osage Drive
Fred H. Boeck
Richmond
U.S.50
Colorado Road
Sheriff's Department
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Senate
Dick Bond
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