VFW Officers Train in El Dorado Training Session
Kansas Veterans of Foreign Wars officers met in El Dorado for a Council of Administration session and membership recruitment training. District attendees included Commander George A. Papps and Senior Vice President Gerald Humbert. The seminar covered health care and programs like Operation Uplink for hospitalized veterans and active duty personnel. Call (785) 242-7406 for details.
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VFW
Department of Kansas Veterans of Foreign Wars
Council of Administration
el Dorado
Second District
George A. Papps
Gerald Humbert
Youths accused of theft linked to Ottawa car dealers
Douglas County Sheriff’s weed Department arrested two Ottawa teens, Scott A. Coulter, 16, and a 15-year-old, after a car reported stolen from Harmony Motors led to its later seizure of a 1995 Toyota Tercel. They faced charges of auto theft, burglary and theft, with multiple related incidents and transfers to Ottawa authorities.
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Douglas County
Sheriff's Weed Department
Ottawa
Harmony Motors
N. Main
Scott A. Coulter
Mth
Iowa
Lawrence
Farm Credit Services
Kansas
Harmony
E. A
Cooper
Casey's
E. Franklin
Pomona High School
Aaron F. Brady
Ottawa High School
Ash
Kansas City flood deaths rise in storm swept metro area
Severe weather across western Kansas into Missouri caused high water and power outages. At least six people died in the Kansas City area, with bodies found in Brush Creek and other locations as rescuers searched for more. Emergency crews faced rising floodwaters, including a pregnant woman in distress, while authorities tallied rainfall totals and activated emergency measures.
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Ansas City
Kansas
Missouri
Chiefs
Kansas City
Brush Creek
Spens
Brad Humston
Humston
Russ Dykstra
John W. Parmerlee
Blue Springs
Lake Jacoma
Metropol
Itan
Overland Park
Kan
Rick Castillo
Castile
Lenexa
Kenneth W. Tucker Jr
Mill Creek
National Weather Service
Pleasant Hill
Kansas City International
Weather Service
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Lee’s
Kansas City Power & Light
Pam Levetzow
Rescuers free stranded motorists from flood on Sand Creek Road
Franklin County deputies report three vehicles swept into a south ditch near Sand Creek Road at about 5 a.m. Six occupants gathered in a pickup bed as responders arrived at 5:21 a.m. Tiwona Page, 35, later became stranded on dry ground between Eight Mile Creek and Sand Creek and was rescued by Ottawa Fire Department and Franklin County Ambulance Service crews. Rescue teams used wetsuits ropes and hovercraft, detailing strong current and a barbed-wire fence complicating efforts. Vehicle owners named include Ruben Duran 28 Servanto Valenzuela 25 and Mark Eubank 33 with passengers Edgar Quintane 18 Hector Vandazaler 57 and Luis Duran 22. Eubank resided at 4245 Indiana Road with a 1989 Chevy Celebrity.
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Sand Creek Road
Franklin County
Steve Langer
Tiwona Page
Eight-Mile Creek
Sand Creek
Troy Gavel
Ottawa Fire Department
Doug Waller
Franklin County Ambulance Service
Lunger
Ruben Duran
Servanto Valenzuela
Mark Eubank
Edgar Quintane
Hector Vandazaler
Luis Duran
Eubank
Indiana Road
Deluge floods Franklin County roads and events hindered
Heavy rain caused widespread road damage across Franklin County with many gravel and culvert problems and several roads underwater. Emergency officials warned motorists to avoid flooded crossings while Pedal Fest still drew riders despite weather, with seven finishing a 100 mile ride.
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Ottawa
Franklin County Public Works
Ray DeJulio
Scot Hamlin
Hamlin
Labette Terrace
Georgia Road
Virginia Road
Douglas Road
Virginia Terrace
Texas
Allen
Osborne Terrace
Pawnee Road
Ruth Carey
Ottawa Friends Group
Wichita
Dan Fogle
Impeachment Debate Intensifies Over Clinton Inquiry
McCollum and other Republicans press for a Watergate style inquiry into President Clinton citing lies under oath as grounds for impeachment. Democrats urge standards, potential censure, and a defined process with aims toward Thanksgiving. The hearing centers on perjury obstruction and the credibility of Starrs evidence with bipartisan calls for fairness.
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McCollum
Lamar Smith
Texas
White House
Kenneth Starr
Clinton
Lewinsky
Sentatives
William Jefferson Clinton
United States of America
Starr
Independent Counsel
Hyde
David Schippers
Abbe Lowell
Congress
Ms. Lewinsky
James Kennedy
Judiciary Committee
The Great Escape Contest Promotes Home Fire Plans
NFPA promote home fire escape planning with a city drill in Ottawa. Residents submit plans to the Ottawa Fire Department for review by Chief Richard Towe. One plan chosen to NFPA will win a Walt Disney World trip for up to four, sponsored by KIDDE Safety.
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The
National Fire Protection Association
Meri K Appy
NFPA
Public Education
Ottawa Fire Department
Ottawa
Richard Towe
Walt Disney World
Kidde Safety
Nowatzke
Franklin County Sheriff and Police Reports Highlight Local Incidents
Admissions and dismissals list from Ottawa and surrounding towns. Arrests include Wesley Burchett on criminal threat warrant and Gwen Madl for worthless check, with bonds set. Multiple juvenile cases for alcohol, marijuana, and curfew noted, plus DUI and battery incidents. Minor traffic accident injures and routine ambulance and fire calls complete the county notes.
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Wesley James Burchett
Cedar
Franklin County
Gwen Marie Madl
Richmond
Nebraska Road
Tracy Lyn Fritts
S. Main
Jennifer Patrice Green
Pomona
Jeffery D. Williams
Clay Center
Brandon James Dennison
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Kentucky Road
Idaho
Indiana
Vermont
Nevada
Montana
Ohio
Oregon
Helen Belt
Herald
Lane
Pottawatomie Creek
J.B. Hall
Princeton
Haskell
Oregon Roads
Hall
Pedal Fest
Ottawa and Garnett Friends of the Prairie Spirit
Franklin
Anderson
Andrew Johnson
Bob Inglis
RSC
Barney Frank
D-Mass
GOP
House of Repre
the Daily Report
Perry Franks
Christine Fritz
Garnett
Larry Farrar
Rodney Schaub
Lena Gillette
Maxine Burkert
Alberta Richardson
Esther Daniels
Harold Hensick
Sheriff's News
Richard Thomas Askew
Rantoul
Terry Lee Eneichen
Riley Road
Sheriff's Department
Denny L. Cooper
South Hickory
Howard Edward With
Williamsburg
Olive
Willow and
Willow Lane
Franklin County Education Opportunity Center
Seventh Terrace
Teresa A. Sluder
Hickory
South
Martha A. Garrison
Columbus
S. Oak
S. Princeton
Canterbury Court
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