Pomona Eastern Star hosts state officials in Pomona
Pomona Chapter 305 CBS hosts Worthy Grand Matron Nancy Wentling and Worthy Grand Patron Johnnie Cawthorn of the Kansas Order of the Eastern Star. A 6 p.m. dance precedes a 7:30 p.m. meeting. Proceeds benefit Cystic Fibrosis, Cancer Society, Make A Wish Foundation, and Ronald McDonald House. Ottawa Planning Commission sets noon study session at city hall Thursday to discuss zoning overlays. The regular Wednesday meeting is canceled.
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Eastern Star
Pomona
CBS
Nancy Wentling
Johnnie Cawthorn
Kansas Order of the Eastern Star
Cystic Fibrosis, Cancer Society
Make A Wish Foundation
Ronald McDonald House
Ottawa Planning Commission
City Hall
Franklin County Jail and Police Arrests Describe Local Crime Activity
Wednesday admissions include Roberta Bishop of Pomona and others in Ottawa and Williamsburg. Bookings feature Benjamin Hughes on a court order and several arrests for DWI driving while suspended and liquor violations. Incidents report aggravated assault, theft of antique coins, a deer collision, fires, and multiple ambulance calls in Wellsville, Vassar, and surrounding areas.
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Roberta Bishop
Pomona
Joel Rusk
Ottawa
Mary Crable
Amber Spillman
Williamsburg
Doris Brown
Franklin County
Benjamin Francis Hughes
S. Oak
Sheriff’s Dept
Roman Sienkiewicz
Kansas City
Charles C. Richards
Joseph Edward Provence
Lane
Jeffrey L. Guyett
S. Locust
Lisa B. Krout
Princeton
South Cedar
John Urbank
Vassar
Wellsville
Main
South Ash
Arkansas
U.S. 59
Eminent domain case set in Franklin County hearing
The Herald reports a hearing at 10 a.m. Tuesday in the county courts building for Franklin County against resident Chet Leach over a 1/100 acre easement for road repairs. Leach, of 3881 Rock Creek Road, countersued in August, alleging inadequate compensation and loss of road frontage for his lumber business. County appraiser valued the land at 875 per acre, totaling about 8.75 for the disputed strip, while Leach proposed 25,000 and a chain-link fence along the right of way. County Attorney John Dowell says the case will set land value benchmarks. no proceedings are scheduled in Leach's countersuit.
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Herald
Franklin County
Chet Leach
County Courts
Leach
Rock Creek Road
Rock Creek
Ray DeJulio
John Dowell
Firefighters win top prize at water shootout contest
Ottawa firefighters Capt. Troy Gavel Ryan Robinson and Ryan Jung won the four-set double elimination water hose tug event at Parker Lake beating the final team twice. Five teams competed with Parker Fire and Centerville placing second and third respectively.
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Parker Fire Department
Luke Coyer
Jason Webber
James Akes
Centerville
Robert Morse
Larry Thompson
Praeger vows to keep appeal in Blue Cross merger case
Topeka AP Politics. Republican Sandy Praeger says she will not drop the appeal stalling Anthem’s $19.9 million purchase of Blue Cross of Kansas, despite pressure from opponent Jim Garner. The case, challenged by Insurance Commissioner Kathleen Sebelius, awaits a Kansas Supreme Court ruling after a lower court voided Sebelius’s block.
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Blue Cross
John Hanna
Topeka
Sandy Praeger
Jim Garner
Blue Cross-Blue Shield
Kansas
Anthem Insurance Companies
Indianapolis
Kathleen Sebelius
Shawnee
Sebelius
State Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Garner
Statehouse
Wichita
Pittsburg
Anthem
Blues
Colorado
Connecticut
Indiana
Kentucky
Maine
Nevada
New Hampshire
Ohio
Kansas Blue Cross
Franklin County extension faces service cuts amid budget squeeze
Guenther says cuts will be spread across all areas while Dillard Arnold and Hibdon take on extra duties. Dillard, who won a state attorney general grant to teach nutrition to fourth graders, may see childcare training and financial counseling canceled. 4 H club days and state fair participation could vanish, with counseling shifting to group settings. office plans to boost public relations and seek more grants to protect services.
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Franklin County
Guenther
Rebecca Dillard
Family and Consumer Science Department
State Attorney General’s Office
Dillard
JoEllen Arnold
Darren Hibdon
Agriculture Department
Extension
Andy Gassaway
Agassaway
Ottawaherald.com
Fire safety lessons spread through elementary classes
During Fire Prevention Week programs first and second graders learn the fire triangle stop drop and roll and escape planning. Second graders test escape knowledge in a simulated home fire room as NFPA promotes cross community partnerships for safety.
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State Farm Insurance
NFPA
Meri K Appy
Ad Astra statue to be lifted atop Kansas Capitol
Vidricksen says a dedication will be set later and Kaw Nation members are invited to attend. The 21 foot statue titled Ad Astra honors the state motto and will be raised next to the Capitol with a 450 foot crane, weather permitting, while a fundraising tour continues across Kansas. Attorney General Stovall issues opinion supporting Gov Graves veto of lawmakers attempts to block home for the statue.
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Vidricksen
Oklahoma
Bergen
Kansas
Hoffman
Ad Astra
Carla Stovall
Bill Graves
Lana Gordon
Topeka
Stovall
Graves
Senate
Widricksen
Capitol
Vidrickson
Gordon
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Hutchinson
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Norm
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Ore
Emily Motor Coach Association
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