Habitat for Humanity volunteers sought for home at 831 S. Pecan
The Ottawa Herald invites non commercial public events and notes volunteers are needed Saturday and June 3 to work on a Habitat for Humanity home at 831 S. Pecan St. From 9 a.m. to noon volunteers will paint exterior trim and interior walls. Call Kerri Butler at 785 249 1147 for details.
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Ottawa Library Cancels Storytime and Toddler Time Next Week
The Ottawa Library will not hold Storytime or Books and Babies on Tuesday and will resume June 6. Toddler Time is canceled Thursday and will resume June 8.
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Kansas lawmakers split an immigration plan
Kansas Republican senators divided over a sweeping Senate immigration reform bill. Sen. Sam Brownback supported the measure, which passed 62 to 36, arguing a practical plan to address illegal immigration and bring people out of the shadows. Sen. Pat Roberts opposed, criticizing weak border security and convoluted proposals. The bill now must reconcile House and Senate versions after the House passed a harsher measure.
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Murder retrial to stay in county Franklin County
A retrial for Joseph Andrew Hayden remains in Franklin County after a motion for change of venue was denied. Hayden, 24, is set for July 31 to August 4 with a pretrial hearing on June 30, while Raymond Fuller faces separate charges and parole supervision.
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Four WWI Recruits Pose in April 1918 Portrait
Four young World War I recruits pose for a 1918 portrait. Seated Paul Scott Ira Balsky Warren Black and Roy Church stand. Black became the first local casualty, with the American Legion post named in his honor. Church later pursued law enforcement, becoming Franklin County Sheriff and a Kansas Bureau of Investigation agent.
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City approves K-68 redevelopment district in Ottawa
Ottawa City Commission established a Tax Increment Financing district along K-68 near Logan Street Davis Road to spur a 370 acre mixed use redevelopment. Public hearing held last month with two residents’ comments. Plans include infrastructure upgrades and 141 affordable homes in a 30 acre section called Coves at Tallgrass by Marais des Cygnes.
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Landowners move to pave Indiana Road segment
Franklin County commissioners plan a road improvement district for a one mile stretch of Indiana Road between Sand Creek and Reno roads northwest of Ottawa. Fourteen of fifteen property owners signed, paying upfront costs. the 15th owner may grant a right of way if he won’t fund the project. Also approved soil-core bore contracts for bridges, a $300 monthly wireless transmitter lease for Central Heights, and set two public hearings on vacating parts of Douglas and surrounding terraces. A new personnel and pay plan was adopted after revisions.
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Sebelius Abortion Records Override Fails in Senate
On the final day of the 2006 session in Topeka the Senate failed to override Gov. Kathleen Sebelius’s veto of a late term abortion reporting bill. The 23-12 vote fell four short of a two thirds majority. House backing was unlikely.
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