Card shower for Viola Pearson reaches 90th birthday
Friends invite card shower for Viola Pearson a former Ottawan who turns 90 Friday Cards may be sent to 2555 N Price Rd Apt 209 Chandler AZ 85224-1646 also notes Veterans group meeting June 6 at Ransom Memorial Hospital Conference Room A Franklin County chapter of the Vietnam Veterans of America plans a Vietnam Memorial Moving Wall visit to Ottawa in fall 2003 and a benefit concert later this year Contact Bob Rossman 785-937-2746 or Harvey Nicholson 785-331-2654 for details.
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Viola Pearson
Price Road
Apt
Chandler
Ariz
Franklin County
Vietnam Veterans of America
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Ottawa
Bob Rossman
Harvey Nicholson
Hospital Notes And Sheriff News From Tuesday
Admissions include Kenneth Hermreck Gar nett Bernice Fields of Ottawa. Dismissals Dwight Haworth Ottawa to Midland Hospice. Arrests include Roger Williams Jr. of Ottawa and Peter Kotorakos of Williamsburg on warrants and obstruction charges. Also Francisco Mora of Kansas City and Michael Stroth of Olathe face bonds. Donna Trestle of Ottawa held on DUI. Theft reported in the 900 block of W 11th. Other agencies report a speeding arrest on I 35. Accidents include a non injury crash on Main near First. two medical emergencies noted downtown.
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Kenneth Hermreck
Garnett
Bernice Fields
Ottawa
Dwight Haworth
Midland Hospice House
Topeka
Sheriff’s News
Roger Andrew Williams Jr
S. Main
Franklin County
Peter James Kotorakos
Williamsburg
Francisco Mora
N. King
Michael James Stroth
Olathe
Kevin L. Duty
Main
Erika M. Perry
S. Cypress
N. Ae
E. 15Th
Park and Main
Bush pressures for independent inquiry into Sept. 11 intel
The Bush administration issued new warnings of terrorism as it faced renewed calls for an independent commission. Powell named seven nations as terrorist states Iran Iraq North Korea Cuba Syria Libya and Sudan while officials cited increased chatter and a Phoenix memo inquiry details. Ashcroft met lawmakers and pledged cooperation as Congress weighs an inquiry vs. a commission.
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Bush
White House
Powell
Iran
Iraq
North Korea
Cuba
Syria
Libya
Sudan
Ari Fleischer
Osama bin Laden
U.S
Senate Judiciary Committee
Phoenix
FBI
Kenneth Williams
Robert Mueller
Arlen Specter
R-Pa
Mueller
Specter
Williams
John Ashcroft
Justice Department
House
Senate
Ashcroft
Congressional
House Intelligence Committee
Porter Goss
R-Fla
Ite
Pipeline break leaks fuel near Eisenhower Labette roads
A Conoco pipeline break leaked fuel across Eisenhower Road and Labette Street prompting road closures from 19th Street to I-35 and to Greenwood Estates. By 11 a.m. partial containment allowed Eisenhower and 23rd Street to reopen while Labette remained closed. Emergency crews from Lincoln Township Fire, KS Highway Patrol, KDOT, and Franklin County Public Works organized cleanup and soil removal over the following days.
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19Th St
Labette
Eisenhower
Greenwood Estates
Franklin County
Craig Davis
Conoco
23Rd St
Davis
Conoco Pipeline Company
Eisenhower and
Lincoln Township
Kansas Highway Patrol
Kansas Department of Transportation
Franklin County Public Works
Public Works Department
Chandelier Returns Home to Ottawa in Historic House Move
Retired physician David Laury and his wife Meldon plan to relocate from Lawrence to Ottawa mid July to purchase the 39 Rockwood Acres home once owned by Raymond and Ruth Carey. They will bring the chandelier originally bought at the estate sale benefiting the B Martin Peck animal shelter.
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Herald
Ottawa
David Laury
Meldon
Lawrence
Raymond and
Ruth Carey
Rockwood Acres
Meldon Laury
B. Martin Peck
Graves clears path for Indian statue on Capitol dome
Gov. Bill Graves used a line-item veto to allow a Kansa Indian statue to be installed on the Capitol dome. The veto freed funds previously barred for dome reinforcement, amid budget concerns and debate over private funding versus tax dollars.
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Graves
Capitol Dome
Harris News
Topeka
Bill Graves
Capitol
Salina
Richard Bergen
Department of Administration
Neufeld
Don Brown
Brown
Wichita boy dies after Star Wars fame battle
Seven year old Justin Dean Gray, who faced cancer since age three, died Sunday night after a week of public tributes including a Star Wars opening day greeting, a front page feature, and a Starship ride provided by Raytheon. Dozens helped honor him with limo rides, balloons, a cake, and photos as his funeral planned for Wednesday.
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Wichita
Justin Dean Gray
Warren Theatre
Wichita Eagle
Raytheon Aircraft Co
Justin
Jeff Hopper
Hopper
Scott Slous
Wesley Medical Center
Slous
B98 FM
Dottie Moore
Jim Schuster
Moore
Commissioner to seek federal funding at league meeting
Ottawa official Charles Gillette will push for federal funding for unfunded mandates at the National League of Cities environmental and energy meeting May 31 to June 1 in southern Florida. He notes a $3 trillion 20 year cost to municipalities amid new EPA guidelines, cites Ottawa’s $8 million sewage plant with $1 million in grants, and says the league will stress security and anti terrorism efforts alongside water and environmental rules. The group aims to influence policy and share grant opportunities while Councilmen Ram sey and Jackson also participate.
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Charles Gillette
National League of Cities
Gillette
Cities’ National Environmental, Energy and National Resources Committee
Florida
Environmental Protection Agency
Ottawa
National League
League
Unemployment Rate Dips in Kansas April Amid Optimism
The Kansas unemployment rate fell to 4.3 percent in April from 4.6 in March as seasonal hiring boosted job availability. Despite still above 2001 levels, the fourth straight monthly decline signals improvement. 1,376,624 Kansans were employed and 61,830 unemployed, with 29 percent of Kansas firms expecting hiring gains July through September.
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Topeka
Department of Human Resources
Kansas
Midwest
Manpower Inc
Kristin Boyd
Manpower
Boyd
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