Shooting suspect at large in Ottawa neighborhood
Ottawa police search for 19 year old Kile T Flack after a shooting near East Third and Cherry streets left a 47 year old man wounded. Described as 5 10, 160 pounds with green eyes brown hair and light facial hair he may be armed with a .22 or 9 mm and is considered mentally unstable. Witness Matt Lee recounted hearing multiple gunshots and neighbors rushing to safety as officers arrived.
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Ottawa
Kile T. Flack
Flack
East Third
Cherry Streets
Randy Allan
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Kansas City-area
Matthew Lee
Third Street
Cherry Street
Lee
Steve
Jailer LeMaster Out as Sheriff Reshapes Jail Security
Franklin County Sheriff announces departure of jail administrator Tony LeMaster after a note on a chair led to his removal. The jail will be reorganized with a full time commissioned sergeant supervising the facility reporting to Undersheriff Kimball. Court security duties trigger a deputy transfer and a fourth sergeant will be added.
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Tony LeMaster
Franklin County Sheriff's Department
LeMaster
Sheriff's Department
Craig Davis
Davis
Department
Kevin Kimball
Kimball
Franklin County inaugurates first administrator Ron Henrickson
Ron Henrickson begins as Franklin County first administrator amid mixed reaction at his first commission meeting. He faces public criticism from Weldon Harrod, who questions moving from Mason County and notes voters’ will. Henrickson defends the hire, citing experience and county needs amid growth. The commission cites community input and prior Mason County references in support of the appointment.
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Franklin County
Ron Henrickson
Henrickson
Weldon Harrod
Harrod
Commission
Don Stottlemire
Mason County
Stottlemire
Rhiannon Roan
The
Ottawa Herald
Chamber seeks funds to boost recruitment in Ottawa area
Ottawa Area Chamber of Commerce asks the City Commission to raise funding to 50 000 in 2006 from 45 000 this year. President Tom Weigand says extra money would allow staff to proactively recruit new industries while preserving existing expansions. He notes space is filled and long range plans focus on securing industrial sites for newcomers.
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Ottawa Area Chamber of Commerce
Ottawa City Commission
Ottawa
Franklin County
Tom Weigand
Weigand
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Main Street
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