Local Weather Update Sunny and gusty conditions
A brief weather note reports sunny periods with winds from the south southeast at 12 mph and gusts to 23 mph, followed by partly cloudy skies with SSE winds around 10 mph and gusts near 14 mph. Temperatures listed as 58 for the low and 25 for the high.
Forecast for Thursday in Kansas Mostly cloudy conditions
The Kansas forecast for Thursday November 8 calls for mostly cloudy skies with temperatures ranging in the high and low marks. This regional weather note is provided by the Kansas Highway Patrol and 511 kansas highway hotline.
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Weather statistics and records for the period
Weather data shows 7 a.m. readings with temperatures and precipitation. Monday's record lists 1.50 inches set in 1956 and Tuesday's record 0.80 inches from 1938. Month to date totals 0.01 inch. monthly average 2.95 inches. year to date amount not stated.
Weather extremes hit 10 to 96 across nation
National temperature extremes in the lower 48 states Tuesday ranged from 10 at Saranac Lake New York to 96 at Ocotillo Wells California.
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Ottawa churches plan free community Thanksgiving dinner
Doug Carder reports Ottawa area churches unite through the Ottawa Ministers Association to host a free community Thanksgiving dinner from 3 to 7 p.m. on November 23 at North Baptist Church. The event aims to serve 500 to 750 people, expanding the church’s Free Food Fourth Friday meals which normally feed 175 to 250. The meal will include turkey, mashed potatoes, corn, green beans, and pies, with various church members contributing. The effort follows the cancellation of the Ottawa Middle School annual dinner, though organizers say that did not drive this initiative.
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North Baptist Church
E. Wilson St
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Kim Wilcox
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Veterans Day Events Highlight Ottawa Civil War Reenactment
Forest Park hosts a 2011 Veterans celebration with cannons and a Healing Field of Flags honoring veterans. Opening ceremony at 6:30 p.m. Friday, parade Saturday at 10:45 a.m. from Fifth and Main to Forest Park, followed by food, crafts, military displays, Wild Women of the West riders, and a dusk fireworks show.
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N. Locust St
Ottawa
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Veterans Day events planned by Ottawa Middle School
Ottawa Middle School hosts a 2 p.m. Veterans Day observance in the school commons with a student band, vocal groups, and a guest speaker on service. The ceremony ends with a silent exit to honor veterans, among several countywide observances and speaker programs at Central Heights and Wellsville schools.
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Wellsville
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Sheldon Pokorney
Wellsville High School
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