Bulletin Board items from Ottawa area events
A cluster of notices includes Light House guest John M Stembridge speaking on rights of Jews Arabs and others at 900 W 15th St 7 p m Saturday Senior Center hosts a monthly senior dance 6 9 p m Sunday Osage City with music by Mike Honn bake sale at Village Manor 9 12 Wednesday Ottawa Retirement Village activity room veterans walk in clinic December 2 Garnett VFW Crystal Lake Park homeless workshop December 4 Lawrence Public Library Maple Leaf Quilters Guild December 4 Baldwin City Senior Center Yule Fest and Vespers at Ottawa University free events call numbers listed for details
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Bible Light House
John M. Stembridge
15Th St
Osage City
Osage Senior Center
Mike Honn
Crystal Lake Park
Garnett
Veterans of Foreign Wars
V.A
Topeka
Quilters Guild
Baldwin
Maple Leaf Quilters Guild
Baldwin City Senior Center
LaVerne Graves
Barbara Krysztof
Ottawa University
Bell Ringers
Symphonette
Symphonette Brass
Adelante Singers
Suzuki Strings
University Jazz Ensemble
Adelante Ingers
Pair arrested in drug raid at Econo Lodge
Tri County Drug Enforcement Unit arrested Carl Earl Thompson Jr. and Robbin Christine Lomberk on suspicion of marijuana possession after a 3 a.m. raid at the Econo Lodge in Franklin County. Both, from Princeton and Garnett respectively, were booked into the county jail and remained in custody as investigators continued. An employee declined to identify room details.
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Tri-County
Richard A. McFarland
Pomona
Fanklin County
Sheriff's Department
W. Franklin
Franklin County
Jay Daniel Decker
Fontana
Wal- Mart
East 15Th
David D. Brown
Police Department
McDonald's
Princeton Circle Drive
Sheriff's
Brown
Lawyer seeks dismissal of charges in Pomona case
The Pomona man Corey Paul Sumner, 23, faces attempted first degree murder and criminal possession of a firearm in Franklin County District Court after confronting his wife with a handgun Aug. 26 at Sirloin Stockade in the 2230 block of South Princeton. His attorney Jim Rumsey says Sumner suffers a mental defect that negates criminal intent and plans to file a motion to dismiss within 20 days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomona
Sirloin Stockade
Corey Paul Sumner
Jim Rumsey
Lawrence
Sumner
S. Princeton
Franklin County
Rumsey
Panel mulls changes to community colleges
A legislative committee studies capping property taxes at 15 mills for community colleges and abolishing out district tuition. The plan would shift funding to the state budget, totaling about 20 million dollars, while leaving merger decisions to local residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Opera, Kan
Cindy Empson
Johnson County
Dale Dennis
State Board of Education
Empson
Independence
Gayle Krause
Butler County Community College
Ralphi Tanner
R-Baldwin
Barbara Lawrence
Wichita
Senate Education Committee
Lawrence
Zoning Board Approves Tower Regulation Plan
Front Page report shows planners recommending a county zoning regulation change to regulate communication towers. The plan outlines provisions for tower siting and use, aiming to balance development with community impact and safety concerns.
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Ners
Ryun Bill Faces Costly Claim Hurdle for Rail Trail Compensations
Lawmakers clash over compensating private landowners for rail trail use with a single federal system or 50 state run schemes. Commissioner Finch questions efficiency while Ryan notes 60,000-plus landowners unpaid and pushes for a House bill to limit towers and expedite claims. Ryan plans to reintroduce the measure in January as Ottawa and Garnett officials tour the Prairie Spirit Rail Trail.
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Ryun
Blaine Finch
Ryan
Finch
Washington
House of Representatives
Senate
Prairie Spirit
Cummiskey
House
Subcommittee On National Parks and Public Lands
Ryunf
Ottawig
Garnett
Kansas Senator weighs Social Security plans and reforms
Senator Cortinuind discusses future Social Security with 65 plus share rising to 14.4 percent by 2015 and outlines three basic paths: repair, reform, or replace. He cites Chilean private accounts as a model and notes Concord Coalition promotes dialogue to avoid polarization. Brownback plans further study roadshows to gauge public support.
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Pearson
Cato Institute
National Public Policy Institute
Chile
Concord Coalition
Brownback
T Reza
Warren Rudman
Paul Tsongas
Reza
Concord
Kansas
Internal Revenue Service
Overland Park eyes site for new convention center
Overland Park, Kansas negotiates to buy 20 acres from Sprint Corp between College Boulevard and I 435 north of Sprint campus to house a $23 million convention center. Plans include 60 000 square feet of exhibition space and 25 000 square feet of meeting rooms funded by hotel tax, with talks on a 350 to 400 room hotel and multiple developers.
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Overland Park, Kan
Overland Park
Sprint Corp
College Boulevard
Interstate 435
Telecommunications Company
Kansas City
Overland Park International Trade Center
Ing
Ottawa Area News Briefs Reflect Police and Community Events
The Daily Record reports admissions births dismissals and arrests across Ottawa and nearby towns. Names include Courtney Toumberlin Kim Gonzalez Harold Crane Reva Braman Esther Slichter and Daniel Whitmill. Police note arrests for marijuana possession theft and a parole violation plus multiple incidents and medical calls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Courtney Toumberlin
Kim Gonzalez
Harold Crane
Ottawa
Reva Braman
Melvern
Esther Sleichter
Princeton
Daniel Whitmill
Wellsville
Lisa Rossman
Wendy Blanton
Courtney
Justin Toumberlin
Kim A Justin Gonzalez
Thursy
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Bulletin Board
Ottawa Ministerial Association
North Baptist Church
Ruth McAleer
Grace Episcopal Church
Village Manor
Lawrence Lawrence
Econo Lodge
Associated Press
Tanner
Cortinuind
Para Tess
Heart
the Daily Report
Sheriff's News
Bret Eugene Motelet
Main
Carol Wills
W. 2Nd
Motelet
Larry Burnett
Virginia
Police
Richard A. Moore
Kingman
Moore
South Locust
Lance Dewitt Hickman
N. Sycamore
Florida Road
Christie J. Rothwell
South Cedar
South Ash
Canterbury Court
West 13Th
Ransom Memorial Hospital
S. Main
Rodney Lee Fritts
Sand Creek Road
Machelle D. Dorman
Third and
Cedar
Franklin County Day Care
S. Hickory
S. Ash
South Laur
Ottawa Retirement Village
W. 15Th
South Cypress
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