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Ottawa defeats nine teams to claim victory at its own OHS Invitational Golf Tournament. See Sports, Page 7.
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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 06, 2003
Page
7
Tornado watch and storm odds noted for Page 10
A weather brief on Page 10 cites a tornado watch until 7 p.m. with a 20 percent storm chance later, followed by Wednesday partly cloudy with highs in the low 70s. Wednesday night brings breezy, mostly cloudy conditions, a 50 percent storm chance, and lows in the upper 50s.
Ottawa police move to new Law Enforcement Center
After years in the merged Department of Public Safety, Ottawa police and fire services prepare Friday relocation to a 2900 square foot center at 715 W Second St. The move, with phone 242 2561, closes offices Thursday and Friday prior to an open house on June 13. The old building becomes fire department space with new number 229 3700.
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Ottawa Police Department
Municipal Court
Second St
Public Safety
Ottawa Fire Department
Jeff Carner
Ottawa Police and Fire Departments
Department of Public Safety
Fire Department
Jeff Herrman
Therapy dog Bailey lights up Ottawa nursing visits
Eleven year old Corisa Rakestraw trains her therapy dog Bailey a springer spaniel collie mix to visit Ottawa Retirement Village residents. Since earning K-9 Good Citizen status in 2002 Bailey offers petting treats and tricks while Corisa chats with residents about past pets and how dogs help people. Corisa hopes to expand therapy work in Franklin County and raise funds for pet therapy programs.
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Laurie Sisk
Ottawa
Bernice Conner
Bailey
Corisa Rakeshaw
American Kennel Club
Therapy Dog International Nc
Corisa Rakestraw
Nursing Home
Rakestraw
Therapy Dog International Inc
North Carolina
Franklin County
Bea Martin Peck Animal Shelter
Tve
The
Humane Society
City considers annexing about 120 acres on south side
City Commissioners weigh a 120 acre annexation proposal bounded by 23rd Street Eisenhower Road and I 35. City Manager Weldon Padgett says the move would be among the city's largest in years and represents the first step of a long process. The request comes from five property owners and developers planning to build.
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Herald
23Rd Street
Eisenhower Road
Weldon Padgett
Padgett
Tornado devastates Crawford County community in Kansas
A Sunday tornado in Crawford County Kansas destroyed about 50 homes and killed three locals including Josephine Maglie 87 near Ringo community. Sharon Lashbrook 48 and George Bolte 68 also died. Cherokee County and Kansas City area fatalities reported. Monday brought calm sunshine as residents surveyed wreckage.
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Franklin
Crawford County
Josephine Maglie
Lissa Rhodes
Bruce
Magde
Rees
Rhodes
Maghe
Sandy Horton
Sharon Lashbrook
George Bolte
Ringo
Cherokee County
Kansas City
Tornado Relief Efforts Under Way in Kansas Counties
Monetary donations to tornado victims are being accepted through the Salvation Army and American Red Cross. The Salvation Army lists contact numbers and accepts bottled water snacks and cleaning supplies at locations in Kansas City Kansas and Kansas City Missouri. Governor Kathleen Sebelius visited the stricken area and pledged federal assistance. Officials report 95 structures demolished or destroyed in Crawford County with 50 injuries statewide and seven fatalities. The tornado struck Badger near the Missouri line, home to Charles and Phyllis Ross.
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Salvation Army
American Red Cross
Red Cross
Kansas Speedway
Kansas City
Kan
E. Truman Road
Kathleen Sebelius
Kansas
Crawford County
Cherokee County
Badger
Missouri
Charles
Phyllis Ross
Ottawa Kansas tax load compared with similar cities
City officials released a study showing Ottawa's property tax levy sits in the middle among about 20 similarly sized Kansas cities. Total levies, including school and county taxes, run slightly above 157 mills about $1,900 on a $100 000 home, with Merriam at 94 mills and Coffeyville over 172 mills.
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Kansas
Weldon Padgett
Ottawa
Padgett
Merriam
Coffeyville
League of Kansas Municipalities
League
Richard Jackson
Cal Lantis
Gene Ramsey
Lantis
Jay
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