Community bulletin board items for Franklin County and Williamsburg
Donations sought for Forster care children at Kaw Valley Center in Ottawa with target Dec 17 for Christmas gifts but donations accepted year round. Call 242-8965 or visit 401 S. Suite One. Masonic Lodge to elect officers Tuesday in Ottawa invites all Master Masons to attend. Williamsburg Christmas Parade lineup announced with KU Marching Band contingent. parade starts 4 p m Saturday in downtown Williamsburg featuring Franklin County Sheriff Ottawa Air National Guard Color Guard and many local groups and sponsors.
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Forster Care
Kaw Valley Center
Franklin County
KVC
S. Suite One
Masonic Lodge
Ottawa Masonic Lodge
Williamsburg
Jayhawker Booster Club
University of Kansas
Ottawa Air National Guard
Meals On
Pomona High School
Appanoose
Nutrition
Lori
Dalton
Wyatt
Kaitlen Thompson
Cindy’s
Lindale Grain
Randy Duvall
Over the Road Gang
Williamsburg/Homewood Fire Department
City of Williamsburg
Santa Claus
Hat Creek Ranch
Andy Lewis
Angie Hermreck
Lotta Rockee
Betsy Elkington
Olive Branch
Births and Sheriff's News From Ottawa Area Briefing
Birth of a son to Teresa and William Cornett of Garnett reported. Sheriff and police briefs list arrests including Brandon Yohe Pomona and Reynaldo Perales Pomona, plus multiple thefts and driving suspensions. Accidents in Garnett detail injuries and damage with names and addresses where available.
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Teresa Cornett
Garnett
Dayton Dayhoff
Elva Browning
Ottawa
Teresa
William Cornett
Sheriff's News
Brandon William Yohe
S. Highland
Mainon
Reynaldo Perales
Pomona
Robert Dawayne Edmiston
Paola
Shawnee
Nebraska
Troopers Cleared in I 70 Fatal Shooting
Sherman County prosecutor ruled two Kansas troopers acted properly in a high speed chase and fatal shooting on Interstate 70 last month. Mark Christopher Palmer, 39, stole multiple vehicles in eastern Colorado and northwest Kansas before being shot while attempting to grab a gun from a truck. The attack occurred with about 50 people on the highway and no injuries reported.
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Goodland
Indiana
Mark Christopher Palmer
Colorado
Kansas
Sherman
Bonnie Selby
Kansas Highway Patrol
Brian Horney
MeAlbere
Selby Aid
Beta
Picas
Palmer
Hlahwey
Courtney accused in bid to destroy evidence from jail
Prosecutors allege pharmacist Robert R. Courtney urged family members to destroy documents after his Aug. 15 arrest on 20 federal counts of tampering adulterating and misbranding two chemotherapy drugs. The motion cites calls to his wife and father to discard evidence and notes intentions to move funds abroad. Court records show further actions including connections to a villa safe deposit box and salary changes for relatives. Courtney seeks bail while defense says no flight risk.
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Kansas City, Mo
Robert R. Courtney
Kansas City
U.S
Ortrie Smith
Courtney
Gene Porter
Porter
Chris Whitley
U.S. Attorney’s Office
Jean Paul Bradshaw II
Gene
Homegrown business push aims to curb rural brain drain
Ned Webb of the Kansas Department of Commerce outlines a grassroots entrepreneur program to foster local business, with nine to twelve applications expected in Topeka by December. The plan funds 66 percent of budgets for pilot projects, creating partnerships across industry, education, and medicine to grow local enterprises like Osborne Industries. Rep Laura McClure backs the approach, urging community driven growth over smokestack chasing.
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Carol Crapper
Harris
Topeka
Ned Webb
Kansas Department of Commerce and Housing
Kansas
Webb
Osborne Industries
PyamBado
Seou
Wichita County
Sharla Krenzel
Krenzel
Seon
Baker City
Ore
Main Street
Laura McClure
D-Osborne
McClure
Tyson president touts beef demand rebound at cattle meeting
Tyson Foods President John Tyson told Kansas cattle producers that consumer demand for beef is rebounding after a dip. He outlined plans for fully cooked beef products and noted the company’s IBP acquisition aims to blend boxed beef with branded products while denying intentions to fully vertically integrate cattle and hog production.
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Wichita
Tyson Foods
John Tyson
Kansas Livestock Association
IBF
Tyson
Kansas
IBP
Japan
United State
America
United States
Indus
Tysor Foods
Farm labeling debate gains traction on meat origins
Kansas farmers and Farm Bureau push for mandatory country of origin labeling for beef pork lamb and perishable crops. Critics warn of protectionism enforcement challenges and trade barriers while supporters cite consumer rights and safety amid terrorism concerns.
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United States
Wyatt
Capitol Hill
Kansas Farmers Union
Kansas Farm Bureau
Congress
U.S
Trinbies
Kansas
Washington
Donn Teske
Sam Brownback
R-Kansas
Teske
Tn Senate Agriculture Comii
Senate
Patty Clark
Ie Bureau
National Farm Bureau
USDA
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Bulletin Board
Daily Report
David Duane Moses
Lawrence
W. Eighth
N. Mulberry
Loa
Thomas James Anderson
Eudora
Kansas Dept. of Wildlife and Parks
Paula Diane Smith
Lee Summit
Joshua Louis Hermreck
Main
Kurtis L. Roberts
S. Main No
Hermreck
Roberts
Wendell L. Lewis
Hickory
Taylor
Sleichter
Ambulan
Hamilton
Rockwood Drive
Flint Hills
U.S.A
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