Wasser family starts scholarship tied to summer role play
The Wasser family teams with the Ottawa Community Arts Council to create three summer scholarships honoring Chris Wasser, a Marine lance corporal killed in April in Al-Anbar Province. Kindergarten to sixth graders may enter by drawing a picture of Knights of the Square Table, King Tut's Tomb, or Pirates of the Caribbean and submitting name address and phone on the back.
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Kevin Honeycutt
Chris Wasser
Knights of the Square Table
Candy Wasser
Al-Anbar
Iraq
Candy
Scott Wasser
Ottawa Community Arts Council
Ottawa
Community Arts Council
Father seeks custody as child is escorted to police
A father carries his 2-year-old daughter into the Ottawa Law Enforcement Center after an apparent custody dispute. He allegedly took the child from Chosen Generation Daycare at 126 S. Cedar St. Police stopped him on I-35 in Coffey County about thirty minutes later and instructed him to return the child to Ottawa.
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Ottawa
Second St
Chosen Generation Daycare
S. Cedar St
Coffey County
Fifth Grade Graduates Celebrate End of Year at Two Schools
Lincoln Coleman-Reed cheers as he graduates from Eugene Field Elementary and moves to middle school. At Hawthorne Elementary, fifth grader Ciera Guerrero receives Thelma Gage Award for academic excellence and citizenship, presented by longtime teacher Angela Bradley-Butts.
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Lincoln Coleman-Reed
Eugene Field Elementary School
Coleman-Reed
Angela Bradley-Butts
Ciera Guerrero
Hawthorne
Guerrero
Thelma Gage
Gage
Kansas Unveils Redesign Driver's License To Fight Fraud
Kansas state officials introduced a redesigned driver's license aimed at reducing fraud and identity theft. They highlighted a digital photo printed directly on the card as a key security feature, noting it will be harder to counterfeit than the current license.
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Topeka
Kansas
Dean Reynoldson
Kansas Department of Revenue
Telephone workers go on four day strike at SBC
Nearly 100000 SBC Communications workers walk out in a four day stoppage led by the Communications Workers of America after contract talks faltered over health care and job security. SBC later announced it would drop its latest proposal and restart negotiations if accepted by 11:59 p.m. today.
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T.A. Badger
San Antonio
Elinda Belous
Belous
SBC Communications Inc
SEC
Communications Workers of America
SBC strike may not affect Ottawa area services
The Herald reports about an SBC strike estimated at 1,800 workers nationwide, with SBC representative Don Brown saying Ottawa staff impact is unclear. He notes most striking employees are customer service reps, possibly including technicians and repair crews, while many others cover service calls and installations.
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Southwestern Bell
Kansas
Ottawa
Don Brown
SBC
Brown
Local bicycle accidents on the increase
Ottawa police report four annual car bicycle crashes so far this year up from three in all of last year. An 11 year old boy riding a bicycle was hit while crossing an intersection and taken to Ransom Memorial Hospital with possible injuries. Det Rick Geist urges helmets and traffic law obedience.
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Vickie Moss
Herald Stait
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Helmet Safety and Bike Law Tips for Kansas Kids
Kansas Safe Kids urges proper helmet fits using the Eyes Ears and Mouth check and notes that 75 percent of bicycle deaths could be prevented with helmets. The piece cites Ottawa’s sidewalk ban on Main Street and outlines police bike rodeos, CPS standards, and steps for safe riding.
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Kansas Safe Kids
Kansas
Geist
Ottawa
Main Street
First
Fifth
Safe Kids
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
Encour
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