Anonymous $880,000 gift boosts Ran som Memorial renovations
Marguerite Gibson donated 880000 to Ran som Memorial Hospital for a 2.5 million upgrade including the emergency room. The benefactor requested anonymity until the rededication weekend. Gibson, who died in 2000, and her late husband Raymond were longtime hospital supporters and owners of Bing-Go Dog Food.
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Vickie Moss
Herald
Marguerite Gibson
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Ottawa
Gibson
Marguerite
Raymond
Larry Felix
Felix
New Hospital
Raymond Gibson
Auxiliary
Bing-Go Dog Food Company
Phil Gibson
Olathe
John McCoy
Carmen Peffly
Mike Skidmore
Goppert Foundation
Citizens State Bank
Pomona
Ottawa considers aviation investment for Thangars at airport
Ottawa City Manager Weldon Padgett plans talks within weeks with John Davidson a Lawrence aviation enthusiast and EAA Chapter 1329 member who proposes a 10-capacity Thangar funded upfront to rent spaces for 10 to 20 years then transfer ownership. Other local pilots like Frank Robbs back closer storage and jet fuel expansion as part of the master plan while another private investment proposal is also on the table.
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Weldon Padgett
Ottawa
John Davidson
Lawrence
Experimental Aircraft Association
Padgett
Davidson
Franklin County
Frank Robbs
Baldwin City
Burlington
Robert Bowers
Dodson Aviation
Montana Rd
Elk and deer pose rising road hazard in fall
Wildlife officials warn elk may increasingly roam near roads in Franklin County as a semi struck a 1,100 pound bull elk on I-35 near Eisenhower Road. Officer Aaron Scheve notes elk can cause far greater damage than deer and urges motorists to watch for elk during the autumn mating season. Reports of loose elk have prompted sheriffs deputies to use “creative thinking” to contain them.
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Vickie Moss
I-35
Eisenhower Road
Aaron Scheve
Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks
Anderson
Franklin
Scheve
Kansas
Ft. Riley
Franklin County
Sheriff's Department
Opposites clash as Edwards Cheney debate set in Cleveland
In the lone vice presidential debate of the campaign Edwards and Cheney square off at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland. The 51 year old Edwards, a Southern senator and former trial lawyer, contrasts with 63 year old Cheney, a seasoned vice president. The match offers contrast in style and stance as they aim to sway voters amid ongoing national security focus.
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Washington
John Edwards
Dick Cheney
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland
Edwards
Cheney
Bush
John Kerry
Timothy Walch
The
Hoover Presi
Dential
North Carolina
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Ottawa Herald
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Lamy Keegan
Ottawa Municipal
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