Community events fill weekend in Ottawa area
Bulletin board items announce a Centropolis Church food and clothing drive from 2 to 5 p.m. Saturday at 3225 Main St. Proceeds benefit Hope House and Lifecare Center for Women. Burlingame hosts 14th Annual Country Christmas with crafts, Santa’s Workshop, Festival of Trees, tours, quilt show, wagon rides, kiddie train, and a Parade of Lights. Melvern United Methodist Women hold lunch. Emporia hosts Kansas Herpetological Society two day meeting with speaker Steven Beaupre and field discussions. registration at Schmidt Museum.
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Schuyler Museum
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Ottawa University Spirit Clinic and Youth Football Day
Ottawa University hosts a Spirit Clinic 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday at the Mabee Center for kindergarten through fifth grade. Clinic costs 15 dollars. registration starts 8:45 a.m. Those attending will learn OU routines and perform at halftime of OU vs McPherson. Youth football practice at 5 p.m. Friday at Cook Field grants free game admission.
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Ottawa area meetings and events listed for Thursday
A dense schedule of meetings and events including Chamber Booster Club at 4 p.m., Friends of the Ottawa Library board at City Hall, SEDC seminar The Guru in You 6-9 p.m., Ottawa Area Chamber, Wellsville Lodge 356 at 7 p.m., Ottawa City Commission at 7, Eastern Star 7:30, Jazz concert at Ottawa University 7:30, Retail Committee 8 a.m., PATH exercise 9-10 a.m., Vietnam Veterans at 7 p.m., Habitat for Humanity information session 7 p.m., Conservation District Board at 8 p.m. in Wellsville and Franklin County.
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Ransom Memorial Hospital Admits Myrna Johnson Ottawa
The Daily Report lists admissions for Ransom Memorial Hospital including Myrna Johnson in Ottawa. Dismissals: none. Births note a daughter born to Kristi and Darin Cook in Ottawa weighing 8 pounds 1 ounce. Franklin County Jail arrests include David R. Ware, 38, on marijuana possession paraphernalia and resisting arrest. remains jailed. Lance Fuller, 48, cited for harboring a vicious animal and released.
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Kansas water standards gain EPA approval as debate continues
Derek Schmidt hailed EPA approval of most water standards as progress. Kansas officials note focus on the Kaw River, while Sierra Club’s Benjamin warns the framework may still face challenges over how streams are classified. Farm Bureau argues public process is open. history shows years of revisions and legal action surrounding the standards.
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City considering notes to fund sewer work and city projects
The city plans 530,000 temporary notes to cover sewer network costs in the 23rd Street district. Bids open before Wednesday’s meeting. Commissioners discussed legal publication scope and shelved a 60,000 airlock project at City Hall. Executive session held on non-elected personnel matters with no action. Mayor noted two Youth-in-Government delegates will attend the National League of Cities winter meeting. City Hall 7 p.m. agenda includes Swim For Life permit, Pizza Village beer license, and Youth in Government swearing-in.
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Iraq Faces Escalating Attacks and Western Withdrawals
Shadowy Iraqi resistance fighters threaten containment of the coalition as brutal mortar strikes hit the Green Zone in Baghdad. Spain withdrawals diplomats after attacks, prompting relocation of its mission. Bulgaria and the Netherlands followed suit, while UK reports rising fatalities among troops. Blair vows progress despite insurgent infiltrators.
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Missouri Baptists Cut Ties With William Jewell College
The Missouri Baptist Convention severed 150 years of financial ties with William Jewell College over disagreements on homosexuality. Jewell loses convention funding in the 2004 budget, after receiving about 900 thousand dollars last year.
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