Tip helps in capture by a vigilant resident
A 19 year old, Kyle Trevor Flack, wanted for attempted murder, was arrested Tuesday evening by the Franklin County Sheriff after a resident reported a man matching the description seen on a rural road. The suspect allegedly shot Steven Dale Free, 47, near Third and Cherry streets. Free was flown to Overland Park Regional Medical Center in fair, non life threatening condition. Flack, unarmed at arrest, remains jailed on a 250000 bond as the investigation continues.
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Herald Staff
Kyle Trevor Flack
Ottawa
Franklin County
Flack
Franklin County Dispatch
Iowa Terrace
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Steven Dale Free
Third and
Cherry Streets
Free
Overland Park Regional Medical Center
Dennis Butler
Trial begins for Collins in 2003 DUI manslaughter case
The Franklin County trial of Brian Collins opened with prosecutors alleging a drunken crash killed Robyn Curtis on Old 50 Highway near Cheyenne Club in August 2003. Collins faces involuntary manslaughter and DUI charges after a blood alcohol level of .19.
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The
Ottawa Herald
Brian Collins
Gameit
Scott Ryburn
Franklin County District Court
Lisa Dempsey
Franklin County
Heather Jones
Collins
Robyn Curtis
Old 50 Highway
Curtis
Cheyenne Country Club
Old Highway 50
Heather
Jesse
Ottawa High senior named National Merit Scholar
Ottawa High School senior Jennifer Harness earned National Merit Scholar status and a Honeywell Merit Scholarship. Her chemistry project on cadmium steered her toward a career as a nuclear medicine physician. A 4.0 student active in violin with the Suzuki Strings, she plans further study under director Alice Joy Lewis and is the daughter of Dave and Cindy Harness.
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Cleon Rickel
Jennifer Harness
Ottawa
Harness
Honeywell
University of Kansas Medical Center
Kansas City
Kan
Ottawa High School
Ottawa Area
Suzuki Strings
Alice Joy Lewis
Harness Is
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Dave and
Cindy Harness
Sebelius Focuses On Job Not 2006 Run In Kansas
Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius rejects talk of a 2006 bid while GOP hopefuls like Phill Kline Jim Ryun and others consider runs. She says she will announce next year but remains focused on current duties amid a flurry of potential candidates and party chatter.
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Topeka
Kathleen Sebelius
Phill Kline
Jim Ryun
Jerry Moran
Kline
Ryun
Derek Schmidt
Independence
Sebelius
Statehouse
Franklin County Board seeks discipline for clerk after outburst
The Board of County Commissioners asks County Clerk Shari Perry to discipline clerk Sharri Allred for offensive language at the April 27 2005 Commission meeting. A staffer reported Don Waynhre referred to Allred as Nice Personality and Roy Dunn was said to have whispered Miss Personality. The commission adopted a resolution via Ron Hendrickson stating the conduct was offensive illegal and inappropriate to public dialogue and demeaning to Franklin County citizens.
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Shari Perry
Aisepriie
Sharri Allred
Allred
Don Waymhrerred
Roy Dunn
Commission
Ron Henrickson
Franklin County
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