VFW Officers Train in El Dorado Kansas
Kansas Department of Veterans of Foreign Wars held a Council of Administration meeting and membership recruitment training in El Dorado last week. Attendees from the second district included Commander George A. Papps and Senior Vice President Gerald Humert. The seminar covered health care and community service programs, including Operation Uplink prepaid phone cards for hospitalized veterans and active duty personnel. For more information, call (785) 242-7406.
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VFW
Department of Kansas Veterans of Foreign Wars
Council of Administration
el Dorado
Second District
George A. Papps
Gerald Humert
Youths accused of theft linked to Ottawa car thefts
In Ottawa two teens, Scott A. Coulter, 16, and a 15-year-old boy, were arrested Saturday afternoon after a stolen Harmony Motors car was reported. They allegedly took a license plate, stole car keys, and later a 1995 Toyota Tercel. They were released to juvenile detention. Coulter faces auto theft burglary and theft charges.
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Douthen
Ottawa
Harmony Motors
N. Main
Scott A. Coulter
34Th
Iowa
Lawrence
Farm Credit Services
Kansas
Harmony
Aaron F. Brady
Ottawa High School
S. Ash
South Hickory
Howard Edward With
Williamsburg
Olive
Franklin County
Willow and
Willow Lane
Franklin County Education Opportunity Center
Seventh Terrace
Six Die As Kansas City Area Flooding Spreads
Severe storms and high winds flood roads across western Kansas into Missouri, prompting power outages and the suspension of a Chiefs game. At least six deaths are linked to the floodwaters in the Kansas City metro, including a man and woman pulled from Brush Creek and a drowning in Blue Springs. Several other fatalities are reported in Overland Park and Lenexa as rain totals mount and emergency crews conduct rescues. The Army Corps of Engineers is activated and emergency declarations are signed in Lee's Summit as authorities assess the scope of the disaster.
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Ansas City
Kansas
Missouri
Chiefs
Kansas City
Brush Creek
Fire Department
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
Wiscar
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
Authorities rescue stranded motorists from flood on Sand Creek Road
Franklin County deputies and firefighters rescued six people from three vehicles swept into a south ditch on Sand Creek Road about 5 am after attempting to cross floodwaters. Rescuers used tethered ropes and wetsuits to reach occupants while a barbed-wire fence helped limit the surge. One motorist, Tiwana Page, was saved from a dry area between Eight Mile Creek and Sand Creek.
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Sand Creek Road
Franklin County
Steve Langer
Tiwana 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 closes roads and prompts flood warnings in Franklin County
Widespread flooding from a weekend storm leaves many county roads inundated with water and shoulder damage to gravel and paved surfaces. Franklin County officials report rising rivers and urge drive only on dry roads while Pedal Fest proceeds with partial participation due to the weather. Seven cyclists complete the 100 mile ride despite rain and lightning.
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Labette Terrace
Georgia Road
Virginia Road
Douglas Road
Virginia Terrace
Texas
Allen
Osborne Terrace
Pawnee Road
Ottawa and Garnett Friends of the Prairie Spirit
Franklin
Anderson
Ruth Carey
Ottawa Friends Group
Wichita
Dan Fogle
Impeachment battle heats up in House panel
Republicans push for a Watergate style inquiry into President Clinton as Democrats urge clearer standards and potential censure. Key players include Rep. McCollum Smith and Schumer with Starr's findings under scrutiny. Hyde notes constraints and aims for a Thanksgiving wrap-up.
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McCollum
Lamar Smith
Texas
White House
Kenneth Starr
Clinton
Lewinsky
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 fire drill promotes home escape plans
NFPA launched The Great Escape theme after a 1997 survey found only 16 percent practice escape plans. Ottawa Fire Department invites residents to submit home escape plans for a chance to win a Disney World trip sponsored by KIDDE Safety. Chief Richard Towe will select entries for NFPA review.
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National Fire Protection Association
Meri K Appy
NFPA
Public Education
Ottawa Fire Department
Ottawa
Richard Towe
Walt Disney World
Kidde Safety
Nowatzke
Hospital Notes and Sheriff News from Franklin County
Admissions include Perry Franks of Ottawa and Christine Fritz of Garnett while dismissals list six residents of Princeton Ottawa and Pomona. Sheriff and police reports cover arrests for criminal threats, worthless checks, minors in possession of alcohol, DUI and weaponless offenses, with incidents of rock throwing and a curfew violation plus an accident and fire calls in Franklin County.
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Perry Franks
Ottawa
Christine Fritz
Garnett
Larry Farrar
Rodney Schaub
Princeton
Lena Gillette
Maxine Burkert
Alberta Richardson
Pomona
Esther Daniels
Harold Hensick
Sheriff's News
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Wellsville
Page
Kentucky Road
Franklin County Public Works
Ray DeJulio
Scot Hamlin
Hamlin
Idaho
Indiana
Vermont
Nevada
Montana
Ohio
Oregon
Helen Belt
The
Lane
Pottawatomie Creek
J.B. Hall
Haskell
Oregon Roads
Hall
Pedal Fest
Andrew Tohneon
Bob Inglis
R-S.c
Barney Frank
D-Mass
GOP
House of Repre
the Daily Report
Wesley James Burchett
S. Cedar
Ninth
Cedar
Gwen Marie Madi
Richmond
Nebraska Road
Tracy Lyn Fritts
Main
Jennifer Patrice Green
Jeffery D. Williams
Clay Center
Brandon James Dennison
Richard Thomas Askew
Rantoul
Terry Lee Eneichen
Riley Road
Sheriff's Department
Denny L. Cooper
E. A
Sheriff’s
Cooper
Casey's
E. Franklin
Pomona High School
Teresa A. Sluder
Hickory
South
Martha A. Garrison
Columbus
S. Oak
Canterbury Court
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