Ottawa Hospital Notes and City Police Briefs
Admissions from Ottawa include Christina Reedy Mable Gilliland Marsh Schmoe and Terry Falls. A newborn daughter 6 lbs 5 oz to Christina and Curt Reedy. Arrests include Timothy Prochnow on warrant and battery in Pomona, bond set at 1000 dollars. Pemberton jailed on trespass and obstruction with 3000-dollar bond. Williams Jr charged with battery and disorderly conduct, bond 300. Scott charged with disorderly conduct, bond 150. Shields held on suspposed DWLS paraphernalia marijuana counts with 900-dollar bond. Theft of car ramps and a 2001 Dodge Stratus reported with losses of 40 and 11000 dollars. Minor noninjury crash on Main Street. Ambulance runs for medical emergencies and sick calls through the evening.
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Christina Reedy
Mable Gilliland
Marsh Schmoe
Terry Falls
Ottawa
Christina
Curt Reedy
Sheriff’s News
Timothy John Prochnow
S. Oak
Pomona
Franklin County
Kathleen Ann Pemberton
LeLoup
Tennessee Road
Police
Roger Andrew Williams Jr
Michael E. Scott
Nicole M. Shields
S. Lincoln Lot
E. Grant
Princeton
ATM theft reported at Williamsburg Texaco store
Williams burgh police and sheriff and Kansas Bureau of Investigation probe an ATM burglary at Texaco Save Rest and Stop. Entry via front door suspected with prior similar burglaries in Princeton and Tonganoxie noted in the report.
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Williamsburg
Texaco Save Rest and Stop
Craig Davis
Princeton
Tonganoxie
County IT plan seeks fair billing and new director
Taylor and Parks discuss rectifying county IT billing practices after discovering undercharging for phone and Internet services. They note a $29,800 Internet bill, $7,300 over budget, with only $6,000 collected. Studies with Southwestern Bell and AT&T aim to assess Franklin County needs as 70 applications arrive for IT director roles.
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Court House
Taylor
Parks and Taylor
Southwestern Bell
At&t
Franklin County
City planning panel backs sign rule and rezoning plan
The planning panel supports a sign ordinance as presented with limited opposition. They set a public hearing for 7 p.m. June 12 to rezone an area becoming Sugar Creek subdivision after annexation, moving from county to R-1 single family zoning.
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Yahl
Loyd
Sugar Creek
Doctor sentenced for fraud in Kansas City area
Leawood physician Herbert Daniels was sentenced to six years in federal prison for luring patients into unnecessary surgeries and billing for services not performed. He was convicted on health care and mail fraud counts and perjury, leading to revocation of his medical license by the Kansas Board of Healing Arts.
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Kansas City
Kan
Leawood
Herbert
Daniels
Kansas Board of Healing Arts
U.S
Eric F. Megren
Kansas flag dispute at Franklin County memorial
Franklin County Commissioners approved flying the Kansas state flag along with the American and POW/MIA flags at the veterans memorial after an Ottawa resident’s request. Harvey Nicholson, an organizer of the memorial, urged guidelines for display and questioned the three-flag arrangement versus the memorial’s original two-flag design.
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Franklin County
Ottawa
Harvey Nicholson
Nicholson
Lawrence
Commission
Ed Taylor
Texas
Grogan
Kansas
Ron Bishop
Franklin County Veterans Memorial
4Th
Ottawa GED graduation honors 45 learners from 14 communities
Ottawa Adult Education Center awarded 45 GEDs to students from 14 Kansas communities in a ceremony at Ottawa Middle School. Nine graduates spoke, with transcripts and diplomas presented by center staff. Porters praised effort while graduates shared plans for college, careers, and martial arts.
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Kansas
Ottawa
Pomona
Ashlee Sperry
Sperry
Topeka
Michelle Boehr
CNA
Boehr
Waunita Porter
Advanc
Andy Gassawa
Ottawa Adult Education Center
Ottawa Middle School
Kathryn Stewart
Lindsey Minerd
Derrick Kratzberg
Ashley Sperry
Trudi Abbott
Annie Johnson
Noah McCurdy
Rocky Wilson
Ottawa Area Property Tax Rates For 100000 Home
Local tax data shows combined city county and school mill levies for Ottawa and nearby communities. For a $100,000 home, total annual property tax varies by district, with Ottawa city and county rates blended with school district assessments to determine the overall bill.
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Ottawa
Peer
Study urges Kansas to raise education funding 229 million
A consultant report unveiled at the Legislative Educational Planning Committee recommends Kansas boost education funding by 229 million dollars, equating to 8.1 percent per pupil and 512 more dollars per student. It proposes raising the property tax levy, maintaining a 4650 dollar foundation aid, and adjusting for small districts and special needs while allowing local districts to exceed state allotments by 25 percent. Salina leaders and other mid-sized districts back targeted at risk and special education support amid ongoing litigation.
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Topeka
Kansas
Legislative Educational Planning Committee
Dwayne Umbarger
R-Thayer
Umbarger
Denver
Augenblick & Myers
Salina
Gary Norris
Norris
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Franklin County Sheriff’s Department
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Ottawaherald.com
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