Miss Kansas Debbi Vitera Makes Ottawa Pageant Debut
Debbie Vitera, a Ottawa University sophomore, prepares in Niagara Falls for the Miss U S A pageant watched by millions. She attends rehearsals and costume changes, presenting the Niagara Falls mayor with an honorary OU Brave certificate and a handmade ceramic item after modeling as an Ottawa princess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Lambert
Niagara Falls
N.Y
U.S.A
Debbie Vitera
Ottawa University
Debbie
Ottawa
Shawnee Mission North High School
Ramsay's Department Store
Peter Armacost
OU Brave
University
First Filing For County Attorney Nomination In Franklin County
Harold Matney 33 of Ottawa has announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination for Franklin County Attorney. He is the first to file for the four year term, with June 20 as the filing deadline. Matney is an Ottawa University and KU Law School graduate, partner at Matney and Roth Chartered, Overland Park and Ottawa offices, and serves on local civic groups and the Franklin County Historical Society board.
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Harold Matney
S. Hickory
Franklin County
Matney
Ottawa University
University of Kansas Law School
Matney and Roth
Overland Park
W. 2Nd
Ottawa Jaycees
The
Optimist Club
Franklin County Historical Society
Mary
Denise Carpenter's Creative Writing Unit Shines at Ottawa Junior High
In December 1974 Denise Carpenter then a University of Kansas student wrote a lesson plan on creative writing rooted in a Robert Gorrell quotation. She teaches at Ottawa Junior High and reports strong student engagement and enjoyable learning from her thematic unit on individual differences.
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Jewel Scott
Denise Carpenter
University of Kansas
Robert Gorrell
Denise
Ottawa
City Park
Herald
Wheat Damage Hits This Area Hardest
A early month freeze may have caused severe damage to Kansas wheat, with Miami Anderson and Franklin counties worst hit. Montgomery County shows 65 to 70 percent damage along the Oklahoma border. Damage tied to a May 3 frost. ASCS and county agents met in Ottawa to assess. Southeastern Kansas normally small but thriving wheat crop affected by drought and freeze.
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Ottawa
Kan
Kansas
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
Miami
Anderson
Franklin
William Barnes
Ottawa Ascs
Montgomery County
Oklahoma Line
Joseph Smith
ASCS
Bennett Seeks Kansas Delegate Seat for GOP Convention
Governor Robert F. Bennett announced he will seek a Kansas delegate slot to lead the 3 member delegation at the National Republican Convention in Kansas City next August. He said the move follows discussions with U S Sens James Pearson and Robert Dole and state GOP leaders who urged his bid. Bennett cited that most GOP governors are delegates and that the convention should not interfere with his duties.
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Peka
Kan
Robert F. Bennett
Kansas
Kansas City
U.S
James B. Pearson
Robert Dole
GOP
McDill
Huck” Boyd
Bennett
Water Leak Disrupts Willow Street Area Work
City crews worked from midnight to 4 am after a mechanical joint on a water main at Lth and Willow separated. Utilities Director Hubert Blecha said the split occurred as the line was lowered for Willow Street paving. Low pressure alarms triggered the response as the south water tower level fell. Police monitored the scene. Blecha located the separated joint.
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Lth
Willow
Hubert Blecha
Willow Street
Blecha
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