Cities In Common Appeal At Ottawa Meeting
Ottawa Olathe and Lawrence presented lists of highway and street improvements to the Governors Task Force on Transportation at Ottawa University. Sen Wint Winter questioned whether the session aimed at wants or airport railroad and funding discussions. Mass transit was briefly explored as a potential fix for Olathe rush hours and local needs were emphasized. The Ottawa Education Association honored three retiring members Don Hoglund Thelma Gage and Marjorie Jefferis for long service.
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Diane Yeamans
Ottawa
Olathe
Lawrence
Governor's Task Force
Ottawa University
Wint Winter
Ottawa Education Association
U.S.C
OFA
Don Hoglund
Garfield
Thelma Gage
Hawthorne
Marjorie Jefferis
Local Scholars Tour KC Area Update
Area scholars prepare for another tour of the Kansas City region as city leaders gather for a council roundup on page three.
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KC Area
Area City Council
Chiefs Pick Kentucky Defensive Stalwart
OHS expands into 5-A rung of new classification ladder as chiefs pick a Kentucky defensive stalwart to bolster the lineup. Page 4 coverage notes the move amid league reshaping and roster adjustments.
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OHS
Chiefs
Kentucky
Family Franklin County Historical Society Adds New Seal
The Franklin County Historical Society unveils a new official seal in Page 6, highlighting the organization's heritage and regional identity. The change marks a refreshed emblem used in communications, events, and archival materials.
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Franklin County Historical Society
Hughes Bound Over in Wellsville First-Degree Murder Case
Shirley Hughes, 47, Wellsville, bound over for arraignment on May 12 after Judge Larry Coursen found probable cause for first-degree murder in the March 22 shooting death of her husband, Stanley. Police testified Hughes admitted shooting him and identified the gun.
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Jay Bemis
Shirley Hughes
Wellsville
Larry Coursen
Stanley
Coursen
Hughes
Cohen
Dennis Brush
Clark
Franklin County Sheriff's Department
Ottawa
Robert L. Pinet
Sheriff's Department
Pinet
State of Kansas
Henson
Past Remembered In Midst Of Anchor Anniversary
Anchor Savings Association marks 25 years in Ottawa with a visit from Stewart Humphreys now of John Knox Village. He recalled early 1920s operations, lending practices, and the shift from 4 percent loans to today’s high rates, amid a county forecast of partly cloudy skies and mild temps.
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Robert B. Wellington
Anchor Savings Association
Hickory
Ottawa
Stewart Humphreys
John Knox Village
Kansas City
George Marstall
Humphreys
Home Savings & Loan Association
Anchor
Home Savings
John Knox
Edna Seward
Macon
Homer Rush
Rush
California
Herald
Loan Association
Humpheys
Johnson County
Dean Nofsinger
Nofsinger
Kaw
Overland Park
Lee Casida
Marstall
Home Savings and Loan Association
Anchor Savings
Mike Gullett
Vo-Tech Budget Proposed in East Central Cooperative
The East Central Vocational Cooperative board reviewed a preliminary budget for next year described as a shot in the dark by Superintendent Dan Neuenswander. Due to delayed construction, building rental for temporary classrooms is not budgeted, and the distributive education and business management sections are cut, saving $12,000. The proposal totals $216,620 excluding rental and the cut, with $166,670 for instruction and $25,500 for administration.
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Jay Bemis
East Central Vocational Cooperative Board of Directors
U.S.C
Dan Neuenswander
Neuenswander
Board of Directors
Power
Gary Regehr
CIT
Ron Hollandsworth
Power Mechanics
U.S.C. 290
Central Heights
Williamsburg
Pomona
Baldwin
Body Identified In Coffey County River Slaying
Coffey County sheriff deputies and Kansas Bureau of Investigation follow no leads in the Tulsa man Peter Hamilton of Oklahoma slain near Burlington. His body, wrapped in plastic with two shotgun wounds, was found late Sunday in the Neosho River near the John Redmond Reservoir after a motorist spotted it. Investigators seek information from fishermen who may have seen strange activity or shotgun blasts in the area.
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Burlington, Kan
Coffey County
Kansas Bureau of Investigation
Tulsa, Okla
Peter Hamilton
Tulsa
Okla
Neosho River
Burlington
Earl Freeman
U.S. 75
John Redmond Reservoir
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Aana
Appanoose Creek
Wilson Street
Ottawa Herald
Kansas
Mrs. Hughes
Vo-Tech
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