This Week in Ottawa History
Fourteen Civil War veterans have died since Memorial Day. The George H. Thomas post of the Grand Army of the Republic held its memorial service. Ottawa hosts a motorcycle endurance run to Chanute with about 150 riders from Kansas City. Franklin County students face many opportunities in contests and trips to Manhattan and the Hutchinson State Fair.
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George H. Thomas
Grand Army of the Republic
Ottawa
Kansas City
Chanute
Franklin County
Cook
Manhattan
Hutchinson State Fair
Ottawa weighs redundant raw water line plan for city and county
City officials authorized a public hearing on July 2 to discuss funding for a multi million dollar project to add a second raw water line from the river. The plan aims to prevent a single point failure affecting Ottawa and surrounding rural districts including Princeton. Public meetings are set for June 5 to answer resident questions.
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Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Oleson
Utility Department
Commission
City Hall
Ottawa
Sara Caylor
Caylor
City of Ottawa
Blake Jorgensen
Jorgensen
Finance Department
Obituary for Steve Castleberry of Osawatomie and Rantoul
Harry Stephen Steve Castleberry, 63, of Rantoul Kansas, died May 23 2014 at home. Visitation May 27 and services May 28 at Eddy Birchard Funeral Home Osawatomie with military honors. He was a Vietnam veteran and longtime truck driver. He leaves Gracie Ann Hatfield Wise wife, three children Stephen Lane and Adam, Amy Ball, eight grandchildren, sister Mary Dailey, and friend Sherman Laas. Memorials to Children’s Mercy Hospital.
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Harry Stephen
Steve” Castleberry
Rantoul
Kansas
Eddy Birchard
Osawatomie
Green Valley
Steve
Paola
Clifford S
Mary Alice (Bartlett) Castleberry
Green Valley Country School
Osawatomie High School
Lee
Mary Bartlett
U.S. Army
Gracie Ann Hatfield-Wise
Miami
Oklahoma
Stephen Lee
Adam Jacob
Amy Michelle
Ran
Buz Crawford
Elijah Wade Ball
Gracie
Stephen
Cindi) Castleberry
Lane
Adam
Jake
Susie) Castleberry
Fort Scott
Amy
Wade) Ball
Ottawa
Wyatt
Ivey Castleberry
Coren Dakota
Mayia
Stephens Castleberry
Kambry
Shelby Ball
Mary Dailey
Sherman Laas
Children’s Mercy Hospital
Eddy Birchare
P.O. Box
Barbara Grooms Sears obituary highlights 1960s to 2013 life
Barbara Joan Grooms Sears 69 of Walterboro South Carolina died October 29 2013 at home. Funeral services were November 2 2013 at Dorchester Memory Gardens Summerville. Arrangements Parker Rhoden Funeral Home. She was born July 14 1943 in Charleston to Mary Ella Fleming and William Virgil Grooms. A daughter Connie Jo was born 1966. Barbara lived in Ottawa Kansas Round O and Walterboro while working as florist and landscape designer. She survived uterine cancer rectal cancer and kidney failure and volunteered with cancer survivors. Survived by daughter Connie Jo sisters Pat Tice and Carol Hall and other relatives. Online condolences at Parker Rhoden Funeral Home.
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Barbara Joan Grooms Sears
Walterboro
South Carolina
Dorchester Memory Gardens
Summerville
Parker-Rhoden Funeral Home
Barbara
Joan
Baker Hospital
Charleston
Mary Ella Fleming
William Virgil Grooms
Murray Vocational School
Ottawa
First Christian Church
Disciples of Christ
Round O
Anthony Martin Plazar
Round O Homemakers Club
Clemson
United States
Mary Ella Plazar
Alexandria
Louisiana
Anthony “Tony” Martin Plazar
Robert
Bobby” Allen Grooms
Harlem
Georgia
William “Billy” George Grooms
Hendersonville
Weekly School Cafeteria Menu May 27 to May 30
The menu lists meals for the four days. Monday offers chicken salad sliced tomato macaroni salad a bun and a Rice Krispy treat. Wednesday features meatballs creamy noodles winter mix a roll and sunshine fruit. Thursday serves chili coleslaw crackers and a cinnamon roll. Friday includes salmon patty creamed peas and potatoes pickled beets bread and apple salad.
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Louis Reed
Outsins Herald
Pomona
Princeton
Richmond
Wellsville
Williamsburg
U.S. Postal Service
The
Herald
S. Cedar St
Ottawaherald.com
Steve’ Castleberry
Toul
Barbara Grooms
SEARS
Connie Jo
Patricia
Pat
Ann Tice
Ehrhardt
Carol Edith Hall
Ken
Scranton City Park
Blogspot
Scranton
Mid-America Nutrition Program
Ia Sten
Don
Nadine Poss
Richmond, KS
Holy Angels Catholic Church
Ince
Garnett-Richmond
Jeanne
Ron) Wolken
Merriam
Donna
Ken) Zimmerman
Shawnee
Marcia
Tom) Peine
Greeley
Gary
Gwen) Poss
Olathe
Larry
Trayce) Poss
St. Sheehy
Mariana
Mike) Moore
Doug Poss
P.O
Bobe Dengel & Son Mortuary & Crematory
S. Hickory
Travis
Adoptkskids.org
Kansas Children’s Service League
Ottawa Herald
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