Three year old killed in county road accident
A 3-year-old boy, Jonathan Chase of Rantoul, was struck by a four wheel drive pickup driven by his uncle Johnnie Kirkland near Third and Cedar streets. He died at University of Kansas Medical Center after Life Flight transported him from Ransom Memorial Hospital. The Town Oil Company truck was involved in the incident. This marked Franklin County’s second traffic fatality of the year, both pedestrians.
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Rantoul
Jonathan Chase
University of Kansas Medical Center
Kansas City
Kan
KUMC
Life Flight
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Ottawa
Chase
Third
Cedar Streets
Johnnie Kirkland
Franklin County
Kansas School Bonds Expand Space And Shift Grades
Voters approved a 2.2 million dollar bond to remodel a vocational school for grades nine through twelve and move sixth graders to a middle school with seventh and eighth graders. The plan follows three prior bond votes in five years and aims to ease crowding while using church facilities was previously needed. Greenwood Elementary School in Shawnee will close next week after 117 years, with possible revival if enrollment warrants, though projections show five years as the minimum before need. Eureka Downs racetrack faces possible closure after city actions on a 1.5 million COP. a June 4 hearing will address backing out of the bond. Kansas wheat crop is 84% good or excellent, 39% excellent, 47% good, 14% fair, with concerns over greenbugs and Russian wheat aphids across the state.
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Dodge City
First United Methodist Church
Richard Branstrater
Shawnee
Greenwood
Catherine Seeker
Shawnee Mission School District
Eureka
Eureka Downs Racetrack
James Henry Francis
Greenwood County Fair Association
Wichita
Topeka
Kansas
Agriculture Reporting Agency
Kansas Agricultural Statistics
KAS
Sill
Wall Street Dips After Record Run As Dow Falls
Wall Street opened with a steady decline as traders cashed in gains from a recent market rise. The Dow Jones industrial average slipped 15.42 to 2836.81 by noon, while the Commerce Department reported durable goods orders fell 4.1 percent in April signaling economic softness.
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New York
Wall Street
Commerce Departent
Community ads brief list event notices for Ottawa area
Ad briefs list BEST PRIME RIB hours at Country Kitchen, a weekend skate at Fall-A-Way Skate Center, a Big Band Dance for former OHS students at Eagles Hall, an after school phone friend, plant sales at Willis Garden Center, a half price Scruples sale at Charlottes Chat and Curl, James Gang at The Other Place, and church events at Community Foursquare Church with dates in late May.
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OHS
Eagles Hall
Weather forecast for pW area with showers and clearing
Tonight a 30 percent chance of evening rain then clearing with lows near 60. Friday brings showers and thunderstorms across central and east Kansas with highs in the 80s, cooling to the 70s Saturday and Sunday. Lows drop from the 60s Friday to the 50s Sunday, with generally calmer conditions after tonight.
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Kansas
Ottawa Doctor Stays Local After HMSA Settlement
Dr. W B Bud Ransom will remain in Ottawa after a February settlement with the federal government. The agreement requires his continued practice in Franklin County for at least three years in exchange for dropping a $50,000 loan repayment claim and designating Franklin County as a Health Manpower Shortage Area. Ransom also runs a Wellsville clinic on Wednesdays as Ottawa grapples with doctor retention.
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W.B
Bud" Ransom
Ottawa
Departent of
Health and Human Services
Ransom
Franklin County
U.S. District Court For
District of Kansas
Tom Sachse
Sachse
HMSA
Wellsville
Bank expands hours on Saturday in Ottawa
Ottawa's First National Bank will offer Saturday banking from 9 a.m. to noon starting June 2, joining Franklin Savings Association, Peoples National Bank and Kansas State Bank in weekend service. The drive in motor bank and new ATM have boosted card usage and new accounts.
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Ottawa
First National Bank
Third
Hickory
Jim Chandler
Chandler
Franklin Savings Association
Peoples National Bank
Kansas State Bank
First National
Bloodmobile to Stop in Ottawa for Donations
The Red Cross Bloodmobile will be in Ottawa for donations from noon to 5 30 p m Thursday at Faith Lutheran Church located at 12th and Cedar streets. The drive aims to collect 125 pints.
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Red Cross
Ottawa
Faith Lutheran Church
12Th
Cedar Streets
Ottawa Herald Billing Notice and Rates Summary
Ottawa Herald presents a comprehensive rate card listing subscription prices for various delivery methods and regions. The notice covers in town and rural carriers, motor routes, Franklin County and adjacent counties, statewide Kansas mail, and out of state options with monthly, quarterly, semiannual, and annual figures. It also names staff and publishing details.
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Franklin County
State of Kansas
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Larry Skeet
Skeet
Kirkland
Town Oil Company
Paola
Howard L. Gilben
le Loup
Dodge
Eure
Ad Briefs
Didde Office Supply
Willis Garden
Charlotte's
Chat & Curl
S. Elm
Clathe
D.P.S. Pol. Pol. Adv
Matt Whiteford
Willis Garden Center
James Gang
Olmstead Electric
Jesus
Bill Jeynes
Community Foursquare Church
9Th
Steve Zak
Ottawa High School
Angela Fredricks
Rebecca Osladil
Sarah Abel
Tara Wolfe
Dave Staters
Chadwell
Rich Cook
Rex Chang
Tom Ratliff
Paul Klingele
Liam Gray
Eric Griffin
Lawrence
Pw Area
Orteatoe
Fen
Wan
Colby
Salina
Accu
Opeka
Ottawa Herald
S. Cedar
Dim R. Hitch
Terry Ostmeyer
Jay Bemis
Jim Hornbeck
Mike Geiss
Peg Armstrong
Wayne Snow
Jean Rossman
Onawa
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