Zoning Board Action In Two Townships
Lincoln zoning panel grants a special use permit to First Southern Baptist Church of Ottawa for a church on 3.58 acres near Eisenhower Road and 15th Street with conditions including septic relocation and neighbor cooperation before Ottawa final plat approval. Harrison board approves building permit for Janet DeWald to remodel Rock Creek School into a residence, with a lot-size variance of 0.7 acres and required occupancy certificate after septic work and neighbor cooperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boards of Zoning Appeals
Lincoln
Harrison Townships
Pete Nicholson
Franklin County
Lincoln Board
First Southern Baptist Church of Ottawa
City of
Ottawa
Eisenhower Road
15Th Street
Harrison Board
Janet DeWald
Ottawa Rfd 3
Rock Creek
Us-59
Rock Creek Road
DeWald
Nicholson
Fertilizer Firm to Open in Ottawa by December
A new fertilizer business will open in Ottawa by mid December occupying the former Ottawa Grain Co. buildings on Cedar Street near the Missouri Pacific tracks. The venture, operated by Vassar Elevator Inc., will offer bulk and liquid fertilizers with custom application and may expand to chemicals, feed and seed. Ralph E. Shaffer will be general manager, and remodeling is underway as they aim to attract local farmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa Grain Co
Cedar Street
Missouri Pacific Railroad
First Street
Kay Shaffer
Vassar Elevator
Ralph E. Shaffer
Shaffer
Ottawa Grain & Seed Co
Public Transport Funds Sought for Franklin County Vehicles
Franklin County seeks 31,777.20 in federal Urban Mass Transportation Act funds for two public vehicles with a 6,355.44 local share to be matched. A Nov 28 written request triggers a possible public hearing on economic social and environmental effects. contact Roy Swank or Clyde Woods Jr for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Franklin County
County Council On Aging
Kansas Department of Transportation
KDOT
Roy Swank
Clyde Woods Jr
Department
Office of Public Transportation
Nicholson elected president of Gas Service Company
Leland R. Nicholson has been elected president of The Gas Service Company. He has served as acting president since Oct. 10 and will join the boards of Gas Service and Kansas Power and Light. Previously he was executive vice president of Kansas Power and Light, based in Topeka, after KPL acquired Gas Service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leland R. (Lee) Nicholson
Gas Service Company
William E. Wall
Gas Service
Nicholson
Kansas Power and Light Company
Topeka
KPL
The
Kansas Power and Light
September Kansas sales tax receipts by county and cities
The Kansas Department of Revenue records September receipts of 89,579.86 from Franklin County one cent sales tax. Since July 1 total 142,831.42 has been collected and distributed to county and city governments. Ottawa, Pomona, and Williamsburg report local half cent taxes with year-to-date totals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kansas Department of Revenue
Franklin County
Local Ad Briefs and Events Listings
A compact roundup of ads and happenings across Garnett, Wellsville, Pomona and surrounding areas. Highlights include dining specials at Sand Creek Restaurant and T Shirt Shop one day sale, live bands at Rembrandt's and The Coach Club, a Charlie Pride bus trip on November 13, and various services from cleaning to carpet care. Includes theater and entertainment notes, exercise classes, dance events, and special discounts.
Merit Pay Debate in Kansas Education Panel
An interim committee in Topeka debated an experimental plan to create a 4.8 million merit pay pool funded by 0.5 percent of the education allotment. The plan would allocate funds per pupil with district programs approved by teachers, and a 1984 bill would establish the program statewide. The panel also weighed teacher pupil ratio changes and district consolidation talks for cost effectiveness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kan
Bill Reardon
Kansas City
Kerr
State Board of Education
Reardon
Shawnee Mission
Johnson County
Kansas
House
Senate
Ottawa area marriage licenses and divorces listed
Ottawa clerks publish marriage licenses for Thomas Stottlemire and Debra Browning and other couples from Ottawa Lawrence Topeka and Colony. Divorces granted include Deborah K from Shawn M Flaherty and Aurelia L from Otto J Johnson. Also listed are civil cases filed, a noninjury vehicle collision, and school lunch menus plus market reports from Kansas City and surrounding cattle and hog prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas James Stottlemire
Debra Kay Browning
Ottawa
Carrol Lew Crossfield
Diana Jean Campbell
Lawrence
Larry Dewayne Lloyd
Vicki L. O'Connor
Kevin Dean Murray
Linda Kay Domme
Topeka
Jeffrey Drew Baker
Sally Ann Curry
Mikeal W. Kraft
Beth Ann Hixon
Colony
Scott Lee Patton
Rebecca Ann Jamison
Wellsville
Anthony John Wittman
Starla Sue McDowell
Deborah K
Shawn M. Flaherty
Aurelia L
Otto J. Johnson
Timothy H
Susan E. Bulkley
Construction Materials Inc
Keith Powell
Franklin County Commission For Ransom Memorial Hospital
Jack and
Kathy Summers
Peoples Federal Savings and Loan Association
Richard E
Carole J. Strimple
Ottawa Chamber News Changes In Local Businesses
Marylin Teter buys Eddie's renaming The Boutique. David and Robert Kyle take Sheldon's Inc. Butler's Flowers adds Yellow Brick Road with infant wear. Clothes Closet to open mid November. 6 p.m. closing hours begin next Monday. Ottawa University hosts reader's theater The World of Carl Sandburg. Nebraska City visitors assess downtown project. Farm-City Week events planned with Farmland Industries speaker for area high schools. Christmas parade theme An Old-Fashioned Country Christmas. City proclamation planned for Farm-City Week Nov 14-24. Ottawa Chamber quarterly meeting set for Nov 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry Powell
Ottawa Chamber of Commerce
Marylin Teter
Eddie’s
David
Robert Kyle
Sheldon’s Inc
Butler’s
Butler
the Herald Today
Ottawa University
Carl Sandburg
Tony Jones
Nebraska City
Neb
Ottawa
Ottawa Co-op
Kansas
Agriculure
City Commission
Ottawa Chamber
Library Line answers to readers with local contacts
The column provides help lines and locations for the community information center at 5th and Main, plus answers on topics from spelling rules and Elderhostel programs in Kansas to walnuts weights, learner permits, and local notices. It cites Ottawa area events, a Turkey earthquake report, a farm week speaker, a Christmas parade, and Kansas pheasant season dates, with contact numbers 242 3080 and 242 1000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
5Th & Main
Elderhostel
Henry Hildebrandt
Kansas
Drivers’ License Examiners
Ottawa
National Guard
DAR
Daughters of the American Revolution
Kansas City Times
Rawleigh
Don
Friends of Ottawa Public Library Annual Meeting
The Friends of the Ottawa Public Library hold their annual meeting at 2 30 p m Sunday in the library basement. Two board members will be elected and volunteers recognized. John Mark Lambertson speaks on Tombstoning in America and Kathy Jordan reports on the landscaping plan. Anyone may attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friends of the
Ottawa Public Library
Friends’ Board
John Mark Lambertson
America
Kathy Jordan
Library Board of Trustees
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Ottawa Grain
Marvin Gentner
S. Cedar
Vassar Elevator Inc
Vassar
Melvern
Lyndon
First
Hickory
GSC
Ad Briefs
Joe Yockey
Quenemo
Hill House
Rembrandt
Cross Winds
VFW
Mavericks
T Shirt Shop
E. 5Th
Garnett, Sun
E. Wilson
Shelley Snow
J.C. South
Tab’s Cleaning Service
Wagon Wheel
Pomona
Charlie Pride
American Royal
Hickory St
Bob Nauman
North Kansas State Bank
Drake's Jewelry
Sand Creek
Eagles Lodge
Coach Club
S. Main
Pete Cearfoss
T Shirt
Garnett
United Telephone Office
Fred Kerr
R-Pratt
District Court News
the Daily Report
Melvin Lynn Hoover
First National Bank
South
Harriet Seymour
Rantoul
Miles Hart
W. 10Th
Hart
Seymour
U.S.D
Salisbury
Midwest
Joliet
St. Paul
Iowa
Minnesota
Iinois
Indiana
Peoria
St. Louis
Omaha
Il Ilinois
Chamber
Cambridge
Ankara
Turkey
U.N
Erzurum
Firuz Yasamis
United Nations Children’s Fund
Soviet Union
Iran
Yasamis
Wibw Farm
Kelly Lenz
Pat McLoud
Ecean Office
Mary Meeks
Crestview Nursing Home
Dorothy Abeleker
Judy Farrow
W. 7Th Terrace
Royal Manor
Lowry Hearing Aid Service
Scott
Insurance
Call
Bob Miller
Deana Farris
Cimarron Ins
Continental Ins. Co
Continental Western
Hartford Ins
Marysville Mutual Western of
Fort Scott
Trinity Ins. Co
Ottawa Insurance Agency
West Second
Ottawa, Kansas
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