Hospital Notes and Local Law Actions in Franklin County
Admissions include Melissa Sanford of Ottawa. Discharges and bookings detail Johnny Russell Houston, Dustin Cummings, Bret Morelet, June Cook, Nicholas Devin in jail, with times and charges. Police arrests list Pedro Gonzalez for driving without license and Phillip Davison for driving while intoxicated. Thefts report a wedding ring set. vandalism, vehicle damage. injuries from a rural road accident. a separate non injury rollover. Road opening on Thomas Road to Miami County resumes after bridge work.
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Pomona
Dustin Troy Cummings
Olathe
Bret Eugene Morelet
W. Fifth St
June Cook
S. Cedar St
Pedro V. Gonzalez
N. Main St
Phillip James Davison
E. Maple St
Mad cow worries fade as beef prices show rebound
A Canadian mad cow case sparked immediate bans on Canadian beef imports and rattled markets. Analysts note price drops recovered, while farmers and officials stress confidence in U S beef and emphasize tracing the infected cow's origin to protect consumers. Local ranchers urge no holiday cooking plans to change despite the news.
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Els County
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U.S
Ken Folsom
Daco Commodities
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Australia
South Korea
Canada
McDonald’s
Folsom
Bill Saba
Parks plan stirs talk of new Ottawa recreation building
State allows a single mill tax for recreation capital improvements. Ottawa Recreation Commission weighs using funds as School Board President Bill Allegre says the district will consider it in budgeting. City plans to locate a new building near the old Ottawa Middle School or at the Franklin County fairgrounds. County Commissioner Don Waymire backs shared use of the fairgrounds. Gene Ramsey doubts an 18 month timeline.
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Andy Gassaway
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Historical society storage building approved by Ottawa board
Ottawa City Commission approved a special use permit for a brick storage building at the county records center to serve the Franklin County Historical Society. Neighbors urged rejection citing impact on property values. one commissioner opposed. The project will consolidate artifacts and improve security, with the building planned near 1124 W Seventh St. The panel also annexed 38 acres on Eisenhower Road and 23rd Street and scheduled a June 2 facility tour and mini retreat, noting next meeting is after Memorial Day.
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Ottawa
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Commission
Eisenhower Road
23Rd Street
Ottawa Recreation Commission
ORC
Summer lunch program returns for kids ages 1 through 18
The eighth annual summer lunch program runs May 27 at the Don Woodward Center. Kids from 1 through 18 receive free lunches and join activities with prize chances. Executive director Richard Jackson says the program offers meals and activities for children who might be home alone, open to all youths, with a peak attendance of about 65 daily last year. The project is funded by the USDA via the Kansas Department of Education and administered by ECKAN with Ottawa Recreation Commission, Mid-America, and Franklin County Extension. Meals run noon to 12 30 daily except July 4, with reservations required by 8 30 each day through the first two weeks. Call 242-7515.
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Richard Jackson
East Central Kansas Economic Opportunity Corp
Don Woodward Center
E. Third St
Lundh
Mid-America Nutrition
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Kansas Department of Education
ECKAN
Ottawa Recreation Commission
Mid-America
Franklin County Cooperative Extension Service
Ottawa Herald
ORC
Jackson
ECEAN
Franklin County Ropers Enter 44th Abdallah Shrine Rodeo
Monty J. Dyer of Ottawa and Jeff Boehm of Wellsville will rope calves at the 44th Abdallah Shrine Rodeo Days at Wyandotte County Fairgrounds. Dyer, 32, and Boehm, 23, plan multiple rodeos this summer, with Dyer aiming for Missouri Iowa Minnesota events after this weekend. The PRCA sanctioned rodeo runs tonight at 7:30 through Saturday and features saddle bronc riding steer wrestling bareback riding cowgirl barrel racing and more.
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Wyandotte County Fairgrounds
Monty J. Dyer
Ottawa
Jeff Boehm
Wellsville
Dyer
Missouri
Iowa
Minnesota
Boehm
Professional
Rodeo Cowboys Association
Sunday liquor sales unlikely to get state guidance
Gov Kathleen Sebelius said the Legislature will likely not revise liquor laws when it reconvenes May 29. Localities near Missouri began permitting Sunday sales amid ambiguity in the Liquor Control Act. Attorney General Kline appeals Wyandotte County rulings upholding local Sunday sales in Kansas City Kansas and Edwardsville.
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Senate
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House
Missouri
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Kansas
Sebelius
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Kansas City
Kan
Edwardsville
Homelessness discussed by Franklin County committee meeting
A Franklin County committee will meet at noon June 17 at the aging agency office to discuss housing options, invite zoning representatives and Habitat for Humanity board members, and address that the apparent homeless count may understate reality. Lunger, Ottawa resident since 1947 except for California years, described his 1983 cycle of job loss and reliance on church aid before returning home, noting similarities to current Hope House clients including women, children, mental health issues, and substance dependence.
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Lunger
Ottawa
California
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