Young Joins Army Three Year Enlistment for Pvt Brandon Young
Pvt Brandon W. E. Young joined the U S Army for a three year term. He is the son of Carolyn J and Wiley J Hobbs of Ottawa Kansas and graduated from Ottawa High School in 1997. He will depart in January for Fort Knox Kentucky to begin basic and advanced individual training as an Army crewman. Nightcrawlers Camping Club Meets at Pomona Lake in Ottawa The Nightcrawlers Camping Club gathered November 8 at the Ottawa University Lodge at Pomona Lake for the annual Thanksgiving event with 31 members and guests. Lois Jones joined the club, with Joe and Brenda Stinson and a cousin from Alaska as guests. Birthdays were celebrated by Opal Fritts, Ray Carey and Vera Allen. Anniversaries noted for Ray and Pat Carey, Art and Vera Allen, Fred and Katie Adamson, and Benny and Jean Stinson. Door prizes went to Oden Thompson and Lois Jones. Next meeting set for 6 p.m. December 13 at Lamont Hill Restaurant. K State Honors ROTC Cadets At Kansas State University Air Force ROTC, several cadets were honored for outstanding performance, including Dustin Grant of Ottawa. Grant, a sophomore in business administration, was named October warrior of the month for teamwork, appearance, bearing and cadet knowledge. K State Selects New Members Fourteen vocalists and three instrumentalists were chosen from about 100 non music students auditioning for Kansas State music groups. Rebecca Lewis of Osage City was selected for singing ability, dance background and academics. Lewis, a junior in advertising, is the daughter of Wilbur and Joyce Lewis.
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Young
Army
Brandon W.E. Young
U.S. Army
Carolyn J
Wiley J. Hobbs
Ottawa
Fort Knox
Nightcrawlers
Pomona Lake
Pomona
Ottawa University Lodge
Lois Jones
Joe
Brenda Stinson
Alaska
Opal Fritts
Ray Carey
Vera Allen
Ray
Pat Carey
Art
Fred
Katie Adamson
Benny
Jean Stinson
Oden Thompson
Lamont Hill
Kansas State University
Air Force Rotc
Dustin Grant
Grant
K-State
Osage City
Kansas State
Rebecca Lewis
Lewis
Wilbur Lewis
Joyce Lewis
Topeka
Flamenco Star Ronald Radford To Perform In Ottawa
Ronald Radford, from St. Louis, one of six top flamenco guitarists touring, joins Tama ra La Gar bancito for Viva Flamenco at Ottawa Municipal Auditorium Main Event series. Sponsored by Mid-America Arts Alliance with Poncho as local sponsor. tickets remain. Radford began flamenco guitar in youth after hearing a record bought by his mother for $1.98. Montoya invited him to study in New York after a backstage visit in Tulsa.
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Ronald Radford
St. Louis
Radford
Tamara la Garbancito
Ottawa Municipal Auditorium
Mid-America Arts Alliance
OMA
Poncho
Carlos
Flamer
Montoya
Tulsa
New York
Prison death ruled as self inflicted hanging at Lansing facility
Leavenworth County Coroner released a preliminary autopsy saying 20 year old Billy Michael Houston died by own action via hanging in his cell at Lansing Correctional Facility. Guard found Houston during a routine 1 am check Sunday. He had served a year of a 64 month sentence for aggravated battery and conspiracy to commit aggravated robbery from a 1996 Pomona car jacking case.
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Lansing
Leavenworth County
Billy Michael Houston
Tabor Medill
Houston
Pomona
Discovery Lab aims to boost learning with smaller groups
Hawthorne principal Darwin Alexander describes the Discovery Lab as a half-class ratio for 40 minutes enabling teachers to check understanding and give students more attention. Groups are built by grade and level with math heavily tech aided, and the model mirrors a Lawrence, Kansas program.
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Hawthorne
Darwin Alexander
Townships debate volunteer fire coverage and supplies
County officials hear concerns over underused training sessions and ambulance supply replacement. McCurdy cites efforts to supply disposables and durable gear to first responders. Gilges and Davis note scarce volunteer turnout in some townships, especially for grass fires, and urge written mutual aid agreements to reduce liability and standardize operations.
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McCurdy
Gilges
Davis
Charles Mavity Jr
Mavity
County weighs truck routes to save US-5C bridge
Kansas officials say preserving the US-5C bridge is not practical due to cost and safety concerns from too many access points near 1-35. Ottawa Mayor Vicki Cumiskey reports a petition by over 30 downtown business owners to remove large trucks from Main Street. Commissioners consider improving Eisenhower Road as an alternate truck route and discuss local funding as a future bargaining point with KDOT.
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KDOT
Eisenhower Road
Ottawa
Vicki Cummiskey
Cancer Society ornament drive kickoff set at Ransom Lobby
The American Cancer Society urges holiday donations in memory or honor of loved ones through keepsake ornaments. A launch ceremony is Monday December 1 at 7 p.m. in the Ransom Memorial Hospital lobby with entertainment and refreshments. Donations at the tree or by mail to 1320 S. Ash Ottawa c/o Cora Kunard AMH desk forms available. committee members are listed with contact numbers.
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American Cancer Society
Cial
Franklin County
Ransom Memorial Hospital
S. Ash
Cora Kunard
Ottawa
AMH
Library panel to invest funds at Ottawa Endowment
Ottawa Library Board of Trustees agreed to let adviser Janet Peters invest about 46 000 of the endowment fund, moved from two mutual fund accounts and a 10 000 transfer from a money market. The fund totals about 275 000 with a no load four or five star mutual funds focus and low to moderate risk for long term results.
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Ottawa Library Board of Trustees
Mark Doty
Janet Peters
People’s National Bank
Library
Ottawa area hospital notes and police arrests brief
Hospital notes list Sylvia McCurdy and Harold Crane. Sheriff reports arrests for suspended license and expired tag, including A Sluder and T Graika, plus DUI and failure to appear charges. Varying theft and assault incidents, vehicle accidents with minor damage, a domestic dispute, a ran away youth, and an ambulance call in Princeton and Ottawa areas.
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Sylvia McCurdy
Williamsburg
Harold Crane
Ottawa
Ruth Panes
Sheriff's News
Tremont
Country Mart
Princeton Circle Drive
Burrough
South Elm
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Marge
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Kanza Park
Main Street
Eisenhower
Gene Ramsey
June Foulks
Carmela Gilbert
Becky Dixon
Herald Star
the Daily Report
A. Sluder
Oy Raitoul
Town & Country Supply
S. Princeton
Edward Lee Salyers
Walnut
Willow
Efrain Santoya
Poplar
K-68
Virginia Road
Police News
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Pal Court
Apple Market
S. Main
Randy Jay Frederick
Osage
Wedness
Reno County
Tavis T. Graika
Hamblin
Apple Maret
Freda .L. Reed
South Cedar
Ethyl
Gail Converse
Barnes Ave
Janne M. Dickinson
N. Birch
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Locust
Ronald R. West
Janet S. Garrod
Ottawa High School
Jason E. Circle
N. Cedar
South Hickory
Galveston
Princeton
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