Obituaries for Janet Kirberg and Vera Pooch
Janet Kirberg 73 of Ottawa died May 3 1998 at home. Services set for May 26 at Highland Cemetery with Rev. Kent Melcher officiating. Lamb Roberts Heise in charge of arrangements. Vera Larea Pooch 91 of Eudora died May 5 1998 at Eudora Nursing Home. Funeral 10:30 a.m. Friday at Clearfield United Methodist Church burial Clearfield Cemetery. Survivors include two daughters eight grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. Memorials to Clearfield United Methodist Church or Capper Foundation. Family will receive friends May 7 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Wilson and Son Chapel Wellsville.
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Ottawa
Highland Cemetery
Kent Melcher
Lamb-Roberts-Heise Funeral Homes
Vera L. Pooch
Eudora
Vera Larea Pooch
Eudora Nursing Home
Clearfield United Methodist Church
Clearfield
Decatur County
Iowa
Olivier M
Nancy J. (Johnson) Rew
Wellsville High School
Walter H. Pooch
Topeka
Betty Cluchey
Nancy Buckley
Ruby Meeder
Edgerton
Wilson and Son
Wellsville
Wall Street closes lower amid broad market declines
At noon on Wall Street the Dow fell 30.14 to 9117.43 while the S and P 500 slid 6.18 to 1109.31 and the Nasdaq dropped 2.23 to 1862.68. NYSE and AMEX indices also declined with mixed local stock quotations for Casey's, Comm Fed, H&R Block, O'Reilly Auto, Wendy's, and others. Grain prices at Ottawa and Franklin County displayed modest moves for hard wheat, corn, milo, soybeans, and oats.
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Mystery fumes close center. Damark workers fall ill again
In Junction City Kansas the Damark International center was closed after workers became ill with headaches nausea and dizziness. Investigators from OSHA and a private firm looked for a carbon monoxide or refrigerant leak but found no source. Temporary sites with six trailers will operate 20 employees per shift while health officials review medical tests and the water system passes inspection.
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Damark International
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Damark
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Collins
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Geary County Community Hospital
Lifeguard mother drowns while trying to save daughter
Linda Gray, 40, a former lifeguard and owner of Dependable Home Health Care, drowned at a private 93 acre lake near Harbor Isle north of Wichita while attempting to rescue her 2-year-old daughter Brittany who fell overboard from a family fishing trip. Brittany survived in a life preserver. Police called the death an accidental drowning unless the coroner rules differently.
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Kan
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Harbor Isle
Brittany
Terry Nelson
Nelson
Gray
Malones
Ron
Grays
Linda
Hal Malone
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Nebraska
Omaha
Man sentenced in DUI death in Independence Kansas
In Independence a 22 year old man, Thomas J Carroll, received six months in jail for drunken driving and a suspended 34 month sentence for involuntary manslaughter in the July 25 crash on U S 160 near Elk City Reservoir that killed David Belt of Longton. The judge weighed victim family statements and ordered 1500 hours of community service at the Belt church, Sunday church attendance, a bumper sticker declaring the DUI conviction, counseling, and a $500 fine.
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Kan
Montgomery County
Jack Lively
Thomas J. Carroll
Carroll
David Belt
Longton
U.S. 160
Elk City Reservoir
Lively
Vic
Tim
Belt
Lillian
Jesus Christ
Nursing home fined ten thousand dollars in Kansas
A Neodesha facility, Golden Keys Nursing Home, received the maximum $10,000 penalty from the Kansas Department of Health and Environment for a March incident. Inspectors found a resident outside the home in a water-filled ditch at 6 15 a m, wet and cold, with walkers and confusion observed. heat packs were later required. The facility can appeal the fine.
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Topeka
Kan
Golden Keys
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
KDHE
Ad Briefs and Community Notices From May Events
A local list highlights multiple events and notices. Retirement reception for Ron Kimes and Don Cain at OHS Library May 7 from 4 to 6 p.m. Buffalo meat products promoted. Garnett VFW dance May 9. Day trip May 23 to Topeka and Paxico with a $17 per person fee. DEFENSIVE DRIVING May 9 at Franklin County Annex, $10. Hazardous waste drop Fri–Sat at FR. CO HHW, 7 p.m.–1 p.m. Mother’s Day at Little Dragon Restaurant with 11 a.m.–7 p.m. buffet and manicure packages. Revival at AME Church May 6–8.
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OHS
Ron Kimes
Don Cain
Franklin County Annex
Franklin County Farm Bureau
Ottawa KS 10 Day Forecast Summary
AccuWeather presents a forecast for Ottawa Kansas with daily updates. Conditions vary from sunny and partly cloudy to clouds and possible showers or thunderstorms. Temperature ranges and precipitation chances are provided for planning activities.
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AccuWeather
Ottawa
AccuWeather, Inc
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