Ottawa Truck Named Top Exporter in Kansas Ceremony
Ottawa Truck, a Kalmar Industries USA division, was honored as a leading exporter in a state contest held in Overland Park. The company, designing and assembling Ottawa and Magnum yard tractors, serves 53 dealers across 88 locations and emphasizes its long export growth. Frank Tubbert credited Ottawa Truck’s design history in Ottawa over 40 years as key to its status.
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Ottawa
Overland Park
Kansas Department of Commerce and Housing
Kansas
Frank Tubbert
Ottawa Truck
Magnum Yard
Kalmar Industries USA
City Commission Approves Temporary Notes For Start Up
The city commission authorized issuing 1 million dollars in temporary notes to fund initial start up and planned to replace them with general obligation bonds after the new year. They also approved an ordinance changing vacancy filling procedures to 45 days with tie breaking rules.
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City Commission
Knife threat at Ottawa apartment leads to two arrests
Ottawa police report an 18 year old man was threatened with a knife at Pine Manor Apartments while a juvenile was arrested for battery. Terry Stankey of 1541E Osage Drive remained jailed and Douglas Welsh Jr. of 322 S Oak was sent to juvenile detention after officers recovered a serrated knife. A witness, a 26 year old woman, was listed in the report.
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Ottawa
Beers
Pine Manor Apartments
Terry Allan Stankey
Osage
Franklin County
Charlie Bowling
Douglas A. Welsh Jr
S. Oak
Osage Drive
Rowling
Bowling
Jury acquits Tucker in car burglary spree
In Franklin County District Court a jury acquitted 19 year old Grey Alan Tucker on burglary and theft charges tied to a August car burglary spree in Ottawa. Prosecutors said they will pursue additional charges against Tucker for related crimes, while co defendants McGee and King face pending actions and Farrar testified against them under a plea deal.
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Grey Alan Tucker
Franklin County
Tucker
Ottawa
Jeremy Lawrence McGee
Jeremie Dale King
Jim Maloney
Farrar
Gerald Powers
Maloney
McGee
N. Sycamore
Rick Geist
Meier
Powers
S. Poplar
Gary L. Foiles
Franklin County Attorney’s Office
S. Ash
Canterbury Court
Koch cleanup stays on schedule in Minnesota accord
Koch Refining Co has met dozens of cleanup requirements from a May agreement with the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. Tim Rusch, former Rosemount refinery manager, told the MPCA board the company is on top of the effort. The pact ended a year-long probe prompted by whistleblowers, with a $6.9 million fine and no admission of liability for alleged reporting and pollution prevention failures.
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ST. Paul, Minn
Koch Refining Co
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
Tim Rusch
Koch
Rosemount
MPCA
ECEAN honors volunteers and staff at year-end event
ECEAN executive director Richard Jackson recognized staff members and volunteers for their efforts during the past year. Joe Wakefield was named staff member of the year, and Norman and the late Leona Dailey of Osage County were named volunteers of the year. Norman, 88, has volunteered for over 25 years, and Leona helped with her husband until her death earlier this year. Terry Dailey accepted the award with his father.
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Ballard
Richard Jackson
ECEAN
Joe Wakefield
Norman
Leona Dailey
Osage County
Leona
Terry Dailey
City to pick official paper for legal notices
Ottawa officials will decide December 16 whether The Ottawa Times or The Ottawa Herald will be the citys official paper for legal notices. The Times offers $5.00 per column inch with 400 subscribers and free shopper inclusion, while the Herald bids $5.61 per inch with about 3,900 subscribers. City Clerk Scott Bird says about $6,300 has been spent this year on notices.
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Ottawa City Commission
Ottawa Times
The
Times
Ottawa Herald
Herald
the Times
Ottawa
Gene Ramsey
Kent Ramsey
Scott Bird
Menninger to cut jobs while staying in Topeka
Menninger Clinic will close six buildings and cut 140 of 1,200 Topeka jobs to save about $8 million annually. The plan shifts from inpatient care to ambulatory and community services within a 70 mile radius, aiming to preserve national and international reputation amid higher costs and tighter reimbursements.
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Opera, Kan
Menninger Clinic
Topeka
Walter Menninger
Efrain Bleiberg
Menninger
Bleiberg
Joan Wagnon
Menninger Sanitarium
Ottawa hospital notes and sheriff reports brief
Admissions include Judith Sprouse Valentine Jane and Robert Dennison Doris Rosenberger Baldwin and Corina Alexander from Ottawa Dismissals list Wilbur Kristenson Judith Sprouse Wilma Huderson Carolyn Hunt and Ethel Edna Reeves from Richmond. Incidents include gunshots on North Louisa Avenue Williamsburg a recovered stolen car linked to Leavenworth and Sunflower Plaza. Accidents involve a 1979 Cadillac and a 1989 Mazda in Stage lot with over $500 damage. Ambulance medical emergency on South Cedar.
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Judith Sprouse
Valentine Jane
Robert Dennison
Ottawa
Doris Rosenberger Baldwin
Corina Alexander
Lane
Wilbur Kristenson
Wilma Huderson
Carolyn Hunt
Ethel Edna Reeves
Richmond
North Louisa Avenue
Williamsburg
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Ed York
Intrust
United Way Drive
Peoples Bank & Trust
Ransom Bennett
Peoples
Tammy Lantis
Coldwell
Dale Dieterich
Midland Hospice Care
S. Main
Chamber of Commerce
Midland
Dan Everly
Scott Wasser
Henningsen
Bill Henningsen
Edward Jones
Planco
Hartford Investments
Hartford Financial Services Group
120S
N. Main
Topeka Capital Journal
Mark Chang
Bill Graves
Cedar Street
Richard Hollon
Art Allen
Joe Moody
Public Works
Allen
Merle Young
Doug Waterman
Bruce Hanson
Blake
Ziriney
Blake Spurney
Bill Tellier
the Daily Report
Police News
Sunflower Plaza
Lansing
Leavenworth
Amoco Food
S. Cedar
Prowler
North King
Delores J. Brecheisen
Nebraska Road
Mazda
Carole A. Wedman
S. Locust
S. Princeton Circle Drive
Mitsubishi
Donal W. Horne
Pomona
Wal-Mart Supercenter
S. Princeton
South Cedar
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