Community bulletin round up from Quenemo and Emporia events
Quenemo hosts penny supper at 5 30 p m Saturday at the community building with a menu of turkey or smothered steak. Ottawa VFW plans senior dance Sunday 6 to 9 p m with the Dale Reese Band. Vienna Choir Boys open Emporia Arts Council season Monday at 7 30 p m general admission 22 50 seniors 20 25 children 7 50 balcony tickets 10 4 50. Breast Cancer Support meets noon second Wednesday monthly at Ransom Memorial Hospital for women in treatment and recovery. Tony Moore of Ottawa auctioning a 1983 blue Chevrolet Cavalier after Veterans Parade with proceeds to Veterans Memorial. Sage Brush Band performs at VFW fundraiser Saturday. West Pomona Seniors Thanksgiving dinner 6 p m Tuesday at Pomona Community Building with Pomona High School entertainment and bring a covered dish. Turkey and ham provided.
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Quenemo Quenemo
Quenemo
VFW
Ottawa Veterans of Foreign Wars
Dale Reese
Emporia
Vienna Choir Boys
Emporia Arts Council
Albert Taylor Hall
Emporia State University
Arts Council
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Cora Kunard
Roberta Rhodes
Chevrolet
Tony Moore
Ottawa
Moore
Steve Tedrow
Tony
Ruth Moore
Veterans’ Memorial Committee
Sage Brush Band
West Pomona
Pomona
Pomona High School
Higher ed task force adopts working draft
The plan envisions a new higher education coordinating council and a postsecondary education board to oversee all institutions. It would shift budgeting oversight from the Board of Regents and Board of Education while preserving local control for university and kindergarten through 12th grade governance, pending constitutional changes and details.
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Associated Press
Opera, Kan
Bill Graves
David Adkins
Ken Havner
Board of Regents
Hays
Bill Wagnon
State Board of Education
Topeka
Gary Sherrer
Board of Education
Higher Education Coordinating Council
Board of
Community Colleges’ Boards of Trustees
Regents
Coordinating Council
Washburn Municipal University
Washburn
Graves
ORC Nearing Hire for Ottawa Recreation Chief
ORC officials narrowed the director search to two of 70 applicants from two countries and eight or ten states. The selection committee, including five ORC commissioners and four Ottawa residents, spoke of a thorough background check and an intensive process. Interim director Paula Reeves discussed flood clean up, while Dan Pyle was named program supervisor.
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Ottawa Recreation Commission
ORC
Randy Vance
Tony de la Torre
Ottawa
de la Torre
Debbie Baldwin
Steve Hasty
Bill Wright
Lance Fuller
Vic Finch
Gary Kuntz
Theresa Cummings
Wayne Burns
Paula Reeves
Dan Pyle
Pyle
Central Heights seeks 7.9 million bond for new high school
Central Heights plans a spring election to approve a 7.9 million bond to build a 75,000 square foot high school on 40 acres across Ellis Road from the current complex southeast of Princeton. The district expects growth from 515 to 721 students in a decade and anticipates 260 students on opening with capacity for 400.
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Central Heights
Ellis Road
Princeton
Bob Cole
Cole
Franklin County
Wichita
SRS Defends Social Worker in Toddler Death Case
Kansas officials backed Frederick A. Ramirez a social worker who handled the Timothy Post case saying he did what he could to safeguard the 16 month old. Secretary Rochelle Chronister noted Ramirez tried to remove the boy from the home and drafted a safety plan. She said Ramirez past misdemeanor convictions had no bearing on his handling of the case.
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Council Grove
SRS
Rochelle Chronister
Frederick A. Ramirez
Timothy Post
Scotty R. Adam
Timothy
Kansas State University
State Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services
Topeka Capital-Journal
Associated Press
Ottawa works to build stronger ties with NCCC
The front page notes ongoing efforts to help residents facing job-holding challenges with programs in basic skills and workplace math. Ottawa Mayor Blaine Finch recalls past city campus ties, suggesting rough times but a potential strengthened partnership with NCCC for the future.
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Ottawa
Blaine Finch
Ottawa Nccc
Ottawa High School
Restitution Program Aims At Youth Offenders
ECEAN outlines a victim restitution plan to require offenders to serve victims or perform community service if no victim participates. If funded, the money would back Juvenile Justice Authority programs and avoid duplication while seeking further support and funding. Contact Jackson at 242-7450 for letters of support.
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Jackson
Eckan
Juvenile Justice Authority
Country singer Gene Wat-Ceson at Ottawa Auditorium
Gene Wat-Ceson performs at 7 30 p m Saturday at Ottawa Municipal Auditorium with hits like Where Love Begins and Paper Rosie. Tickets 14 50 and 16 50 for adults 7 25 for youths. tickets at Budge s Sports Center and auditorium. Veterans Day Parade 1 30 p m Saturday from First and Main to City Park with memorial service at 3 p m on courthouse lawn. The American Royal Rodeo begins 7 30 p m at Kemper Arena with Restless Heart after rodeo. many acts through next Saturday. Tickets 12 16 at Kemper Arena box office. call 816 221 9800 for times. Crown Center Ice Terrace open 10 a m 9 p m Sun Thu 10 a m 11 p m Fri Sat. admission 45 skate rental 1 75 call 816 274 8411 for info.
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Ountry
Gene Wat- Ceson
Ottawa Municipal Auditorium
Third
Hickory
Budge’s Sports Center
City Park
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Kansas City
Kemper Arena
Restless Heart
Chris LeDoux
Lee Ann Womack
The
Little River Band
Ricochet
Trace Adkins
Diamond Rio
Tracy Byrd
Charlie Daniels
Crown Center
Barton County meth operation busted in rural farmstead
Barton County authorities report the largest methamphetamine manufacturing operation found in the county’s history. Investigators uncovered equipment and chemicals for meth production in a northwest Barton County farmhouse and barns. No charges filed yet. County ranks third in Kansas for meth labs seized this year per the KBI.
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Great Bend, Kan
Barton County
Kansas Bureau of Investigation
Ottawa Hospital Notes and Local Police Reports
Admissions Linda Goodloe and Mabel Carpenter, both of Ottawa, Thursday. Dismissals Traci Tegtmeyer and daughter and Dorothea Adam son, all of Ottawa, Thursday. Births A daughter, 9 lbs., 7 oz., born to Traci and Raymond Tegtmeyer II, Ottawa, Monday. Arrests Anthony Daniel Horne, 23, Pomona, at his home on suspicion of domestic battery and disorderly conduct. Outstanding Franklin County warrant for failure to appear. Remains in jail awaiting court. Theft Gasoline theft at Wingert's I-35 Service Station for $10.84. Road barricades missing. Diana Shirley reports $15 missing at Ottawa Alternative School. Police: Lamberd arrested on municipal warrants. DUI arrest for David Scott. battery arrest for Brent Bray. SSA reported loss of a pine tree valued at $50. Casey's General Store theft of $12. Vandalism windshield damage to Cara Grey's car, valued at $250. Accidents: a Freight Liner semi struck a parked semi. damage under $500. A deer collision damaged by Amy Sheldon. deer not found.
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Linda Goodloe
Mabel Carpenter
Ottawa
Traci ‘Tegtmeyer
Dorothea Adamson
Traci
Raymond Tegtmeyer II
Anthony Daniel Horne
Pomona
Franklin County
Wingert
Franklin County Public Works
Casey’s General Store
N. Main
Cara Grey
S. Cedar
Gary Car
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Herald Star
Jeff Brewer
Brewer
City Commission
Andy Haney
Scott Lambers
Herald Business Editor
NCCC
ECEAN
Out & About
Valerie
Ottawa Herald
the Daily Report
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