Memorial Day closure and DUI check planned in Ottawa
The Ottawa Herald will not publish Monday due to Memorial Day and reopens Tuesday. A sobriety checkpoint will run from 10 p.m. on US 59 southbound near Town and Country, led by Ottawa Police, Franklin County Sheriff, and Kansas Highway Patrol to deter drunk driving. Lt. Randy Allan says the checkpoint serves as a public deterrent. Chautauqua Days in City Park feature Emporia State professor John Lehman portraying Theodore Roosevelt, with events June 22-26. details from the Franklin County CVB or Kansas Humanities Council site.
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Uniontown Teens Meet Polish Holocaust Hero
Uniontown high school students Megan Stewart Elizabeth Cambers Sabrina Coons and Janice Underwood met Irena Sendler in Warsaw. Sendler helped save 2500 Jewish children. the group learned her story, wrote a skit, and planned to visit Auschwitz with U.S. Ambassador Christopher Hill.
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Fugitive Paired With Pregnant Teen Captured in Nashville
Pawnee County fugitive John M Woods, 37, was arrested Thursday in a Nashville motel with Debra K Wilkerson 16 who is eight months pregnant. The pair, believed to be abductors, traveled in a van that broke down in Tennessee. Authorities tied Woods to a 16 year old case and note he was convicted March 30 of aggravated indecent liberties with a minor.
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Johnny” Woods
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Graves signs final Kansas budget after 22 vetos
Gov. Bill Graves signed the year’s final budget bill after 22 vetoes to correct shortfalls for fiscal 2002. The package closes a $206 million gap, with KDOT hit hardest by transportation funding shifts and bond limits, while state employee pay raises and water plan funding were preserved.
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Veteran recalls grim Pusan Perimeter and Korea War trials
Morey, a former soldier, describes chaotic early Korean War fighting at the Pusan Perimeter. He details close quarters marching, a back injury from a fall, and postwar PTSD symptoms. He trained Korea bound medics in El Paso and later helped with a Korean medal project, praising the gesture.
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Weekend camping rules allow alcohol with limits at lakes
The official notes that alcohol may be permitted at area campsites with restrictions while no alcohol is allowed on beaches. Kegs are prohibited as they draw larger crowds. Campers should avoid precise locations to help locate missing persons during weekend emergencies. Ezra Sykes reports.
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Cloned calf No 1111 marks Kansas State project push
Calf No. 1111 weighing 175 pounds is a clone of Kansas State University’s top breeder cow. The embryo transfer project, led by David Grieger and Duane Davis, links CyAgra of Manhattan and Advanced Cell Technology to advance cloning research and commercial prospects, with 40 clones already produced and 50 further pregnancies under contract.
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