State to replace Old U.S. 59 bridge near Pleasant Grove Hill
The Kansas Department of Transportation plans a bridge replacement on an Old U.S. 59 bridge just north of Pleasant Grove Hill in Douglas County. Work will run mainly weekdays with some Saturdays, and Northbound and southbound E 1300 Road will close from N 1000 to N 650 Road for the project. Minor delays are expected and no marked detour will be provided. Advanced message boards will alert drivers to the closure and alternate routes must be used.
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Douglas County
Kansas Department of Transportation
E 1300 Road
N 1000 Road
N 650 Road
KDOT
Diesel fuel theft at Williamsburg Star Mart in Franklin County
Franklin County Sheriff's Office investigates a weekend diesel theft at Williamsburg Star Mart, 460 John Brown Road, with about 465 gallons taken and estimated loss around 1720 dollars. Police urge tips via Crime Stoppers, offering up to 1000 dollars for information leading to an arrest.
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Franklin County Sheriff’s Office
Williamsburg Star Mart
John Brown Road
Franklin County
Franklin
Tipsoft
Daily Report Hospital Notes and Local Incidents
In Ottawa daily hospital admissions include Bonnie Gilroy Kathy Gowdy and Shirley Mance on Monday with Lee Bulmer from Vassar Tuesday. Incidents note a 14 year old Ottawa boy in protective custody for threats and a 15 year old Ottawa boy assaulted by a peer, with ongoing police investigation. Thefts report forged check at Country Mart and stolen financial card at Walmart. Accidents involve Erica Owezarski in a Country Mart parking lot and a crash on K-68 involving Robin Blake and Nancy Thummel with a stop sign citation. Multiple public assists and animal complaints logged on Main Street and surrounding blocks through May 2, plus fire calls and emergencies handled by Ottawa and Franklin County departments.
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Bonnie Gilroy
Ottawa
Kathy Gowdy
Shirley Mance
Lee Bulmer
Vassar
North Sycamore Street
South Sycamore Street
Country Mart
S. Princeton Circle
Pomona
Walmart Supercenter
S. Princeton St
Erica Owezarski
Robin Blake
Stilwell
Nancy Thummel
Atchison
Thummel
Kin of man slain in 2011 linked to 2005 shooting case
The article ties Kyle Flack, 27, to a 2005 shooting of Steven Free, who survived but died in 2011, and to a 2019 triple homicide near Ottawa. Free’s sister, Stephanie Ingram, details events, parole in 2009, and planned restitution while Flack remains a person of interest in the Georgia Road homicides.
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Steven Dale Free
Kyle Flack
Free
Kyle
Steve
Stephanie Ingram
Steven Free
Flack
Third and
Cherry Streets
Ottawa
Ingram
Pomona
Franklin County
Kansas
Bailey
Lana
Stout
White
Franklin County Sheriff’s Office
Judy
Emporia
Steven
Jeff Richards
Georgia Road
Richards
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