Central Heights FFA to Auction Members Wednesday
The Central Heights FFA will hold a work auction Wednesday in the school lunch room starting at 7 30 p m Members officers freshmen and other FFA members will be auctioned each member to work eight hours Proceeds go to Central Heights FFA Hamburgers and hotdogs available at 7 p m Call adviser Jon Johnson at 785 869 3809 for details VFW Seniors Dance Sunday Ottawa VFW hosts a seniors dance 6 9 p m with music by Full House Band Members and guests invited
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Central Heights Ffa
FFA
Jon Johnson
VFW
Ottawa
Storms Move Through Franklin County With Heavy Rains
No reports of damage emerged from last night's storms. Franklin County Sheriff's Office and Ottawa Police Department acknowledged heavy rains and winds up to 70 mph moving through the region as part of a larger northeast Kansas storm system. Nickel sized hail was noted in Richmond as an Anderson County storm moved north northeast with no immediate damage recorded.
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Franklin County Sheriff's Office
Ottawa
Richmond
Anderson County
Ottawa region hospital notes and sheriff police briefs
Admissions include Robin Erhart Sylvia Wel born and Margaret James in Kansas City. Birth: a daughter to Margaret and Tim James of Kansas City. Arrests cover Hutchison in Quenemo on a Franklin County warrant, Pippin II for aggravated intimidation and assault, Hutchinson for driving without a license, Collins for probation violation, Hughes for battery, Chavez on multiple warrants. bonds set. Thefts report $800 loss in Beech area. vandalism of tires on E Wilson. Wellsville arrests for suspended driving and obstructing process. accidents and multiple medical emergencies listed with locations and times.
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Robin Erhart
Sylvia Welborn
Ottawa
Margaret James
Kansas City
Dorothy Schroder
Williamsburg
Margaret
Tim James
Sheriff’s News
Darren Lee Hutchison
Quenemo
S. Main
Franklin County
Edward Louis Pippin II
Coffeyville
Rozalene Anne Hutchinson
Walton
Eric Paul Collins
N. Wilson No. 1
Main and Park
Samual M. Hughes
Montana Road
Ash
Zevero G. Chavez
Tremont
Douglas County
Shawnee
Beech
E. Wilson
Wellsville
James Whitney Rush
Joshua David Gile
10Th
Poplar
Pipe bomb in Colorado tied to 16 found in Midwest
An FBI official linked a pipe bomb found in a Colorado mailbox on Monday to 16 others discovered in three Midwestern states. Six people were injured by explosions in Iowa and Illinois on Friday.
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FBI
Colorado
Iowa
Illinois
Suspect Sought in Wave of Pipe Bombs Nationwide
The FBI issued an all points bulletin for a 22 year old man in connection with pipe bombs found in rural mailboxes across four states. A similar device was found in Amarillo with a letter attached. Investigators in Omaha said they are aware of the APB and have not confirmed the suspect.
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Omaha
Neb
FBI
Texas
Lubbock
Amarillo
Larry Holmquist
Bill Morgan
Minnesota
Senate OKs fuel taxes for Kansas transportation plan
The Kansas Senate narrowly approved a bill to raise motor fuel taxes and vehicle registration fees to fund the transportation program. The measure, 21-18, would lift gasoline by 4 cents and diesel by 2 cents per gallon starting June 1, and car and light truck registrations by 5 dollars to 30 dollars, generating about 434 million over seven years for the Department of Transportation.
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Topeka
Senate
House
Monay
Department of Transportation
Budget taxes stalled in Kansas Legislature faces funding gap
Republican leaders in both chambers struggle to build support for a 335 million tax hike to finance a 4.4 billion budget for the year starting July 1. The Senate plan would raise sales and cigarette taxes and adjust income taxes to cover a 290 million hole, with debates delayed as leaders draft an alternative.
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Topeka
Senate
GOP
Senate Assessment and Taxation Committee
Dave Corbin
Rowanda
House
Bill Graves
Lana Oleen
Manhattan
City Housing Complaints Prompt Inspection Powers In Ottawa
City inspectors answer tenants with housing violations while state law bars landlord retaliation. Officials discuss a city pamphlet on tenants rights, and commissioners review routes for a U S 59 superhighway with potential interchanges. They plan sessions with Ottawa Recreation Commission and Carnegie Cultural Center groups about a new recreation facility and venue use.
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Gary Skiles
Skiles
Jackson
Kansas Department of Transportation
Davis Road
Montana Road
Reno Road
Ottawa Recreation Commission
Carnegie Cultural Center
ORC
Nuclear safety crackdowns deepen questions on aging plants
The Davis Besse and Oconee incidents expose corrosion and cracking in reactor components. Experts warn aging plants may face growing safety challenges, while regulators call these the era’s most serious nuclear safety issue since Three Mile Island.
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Ters
Greenville
S.C
Alex Marion
Nuclear Energy Institute
Paul Gunter
FirstEnergy Corp
Davis Besse
Lake Erie
Duke Power
Brian Sheron
Commission
Ohio
Oconee
NRC
Russia
Victor Gilinsky
John Grobe
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Curtis A. Wood
Pomona
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Ford
N. Main
Wood
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Hamblin
N. Davis
WYQ
Nebraska
Scotia
Dannebrog
Esri
Ron Bishop
Comanche Construction
Marshall Road
Carnegie
Suzuki Strings
Ottawa Community Arts Council
Deb Henningsen
Ottawa Municipal Auditorium
OMA
Nuclear
David Lochbaum
Union of Concerned Scientists
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