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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 24, 2006
Page
9
Forecasters expect rain in parts of the nation Wednesday with severe weather likely in the Mississippi and Ohio Valleys. Expect large hail and high winds in the Mid Mississippi and western Ohio Valleys, with a few isolated tornadoes possible tonight and Thursday.
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The Williamsburg High School Class of 1981 will host its annual Alumni Banquet at 7 p.m. Saturday in the WHS gym. The banquet follows the library grand opening with a Book Walk at 10:30 a.m., opening ceremony at 11 a.m., and a community picnic lunch funded by the Library Friends.
In rural southeast Kansas near Yates Center a fire at a tank battery farm killed two people. Woodson County Sheriff reports a 9 18 a.m. fire at an oilfield about 10 miles west of Yates Center. Investigators from the fire marshal’s office and ATF are probing with no names released.
Larry Thurston of rural Princeton has filed to run against Fourth District Commissioner Don Hay in a Franklin County Republican primary. Thurston, appointed county treasurer, brings broad experience from Osage County boards and county admin roles, and backs county long range planning and a county administrator position. The Aug 1 primary also features Don Waymire vs Sue Farrell and Don Stottlemire vs Norman Wooge, with no Democratic filings yet. The filing deadline is noon June 12 and independents have until July 31.
Franklin County United Way reached its campaign goal of 190000 for the third year in a row. Campaign chairwoman Mary Ann Domnanish praised the effort as exciting and rewarding while board chair Bill Gray noted the higher target versus 175000 and discussed challenges in collecting pledged donations from transients and payroll deductions. He estimated 5 to 12 percent of pledges go uncollected, with about half of funds from payroll deductions and strong local business support.
Police hunt Richard Davis and Dena Riley, accused of beating, strangling, raping, and taping a woman before placing her naked body in a shallow grave. The 8 millimeter tape shows Marsha Spicer restrained and assaulted, with detectives linking the scene to the couple’s Independence, Missouri home. Both suspects face multiple charges and remain at large after fleeing following interviews.
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