Blood Drive Next Friday Seeks Area Donors
Franklin County residents are urged to donate blood at a Friday drive from noon to 6 pm in the Ransom Memorial Hospital conference room. Kansas Blood Services and the Ottawa Rotary Club coordinated appointments. organizers aim for 225 donations across four Ottawa drives to meet rising local demand.
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Franklin County
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Kansas Blood Services
Ottawa Rotary Club
RMH
Ottawa
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Readers Forum Defends Ottawa growth policies and officials
Michael J. Stringer P.E. argues Ottawa’s city and Public Works policies aim for responsible growth, not obstruction or costly concessions to special interests. He contends administrative quality affects life, urging trust in government to guide inevitable development.
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Public Works Department
Ottawa
Michael J. Stringer
P.E
Reader letters sought for Ottawa Herald submissions
The Ottawa Herald invites reader opinions in its Reader Forum. Submissions must be hand signed with author address and telephone number and sent to Reader Forum, The Ottawa Herald, 104 S. Cedar, Ottawa KS 66067 or emailed to letters otawaherald.com. Letters should not exceed 500 words and may be edited for space.
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Ottawa
Political figures and offices listed for Kansas and D C
A dense roster of political contacts includes U S President Bill Clinton White House in Washington D C. Senators Sam Brownback Pat Roberts and others with phone numbers and addresses. State officials in Topeka Kansas Governor Graves State Senators Robert Tyson and Ralph Tanner State Rep Feverbom and Feverbom.
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Bill Clinton
White House
Washington
D.C
Whitehouse
U.S
Pat Roberts
Hart Senate
Pat
BS Graves
State Capitol
Topeka
Governor
Wpo
State
Robert Tyson
Ralph Tanner
Feverbom
History of Ottawa Trees Speech in City Park dedication
A Herald column shares a speech tracing Ottawa's tree history from Rev Meeker planting orchards in the 1830s to Samuel Kelsey’s 1865 arbor project. It recalls 3000 elms by Ottawa University president Milan Ward, the Yellow Hammer Den sycamore tale, early City Park plantings, elm decline, and the city’s Tree City USA status with thanks to local groups and the Franklin County Historical Society.
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City Park
The
Herald
Ottawa
Marais Des Cygnes
Johnathan Meeker
City of
Samuel T. Kelsey
New York State
Ottawa University
Seventh St
Main
College Farm
Willis Nursery
Adam Weaver
Bill Lantis
Richard Lantis
Cal
Bill
John Lester
Skunk Run
Park Creek
Old Central School
Civil Improvement Committee
Chamber
Garden Clubs
Europe
Garden Club
USA
Franklin County Historical Society
Democrats Halt GOP Plans for Speedy Budget
Senate Democrats use procedural delays to block swift passage of 13 annual spending measures as Republicans push a fast budget. Democrats say they prevent GOP using fast-track to cut deals with Clinton, while Republicans accuse them of slow-rolling.
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Associated Press
Washington
Congressional Democrats
Clinton
Senate
Chamber
Trent Lott
Miss
Senate Appropriations Committee
Ted Stevens
Alaska
Tom Daschle
D-S.d
Flo
Daschle
White House
Congress
Sen
Harry Reid
Nevada
Department of Education
House
National Institutes of Health
GOP
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Varnan J. Brown
Otawaherald
Kathy Miller
Iwiniller
Johnny Tubbs
Stubbs
Wayne Show
Festmaster
Satis
Ward
Dorothy Nichols
Tetters
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