Ottawa area community events and weekly notices
Retired teachers meet for breakfast Friday at 8 30 a m in Ottawa area. Quenemo Penny Supper moved to Saturday 5 30 p m with chicken and noodles or roast beef, first supper of the season. Gospel group The Messengers Quartet to perform at First United Methodist Church Saturday at 7 p m. Ottawa A C T planning meeting Thursday 7 p m at Carnegie Cultural Center for community theatre. Richmond pancake supper Saturday 5 8 p m at United Methodist Church. Johnson County Museum hosts Boy Scout merit badge workshop Saturday with two sessions 8 30 and 10 30 a m preregister $1 per scout. Lawrence African Violet Club Friday 7 30 p m at Ted and Janice Luber home slide program Unusual Gesneriads for the Light. Ottawa High School Junior Class chili supper Friday 5 7 p m Cyclone Room adults 3 50 children 2 50. Pam and her Pals ventriloquist show Oct 6 8 at Solid Rock Family Church Pomona. Franklin County Zoning Appeals meets tonight at 7 with officers elected and bylaws amended two variances on non farm homes and two dwellings for relatives.
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Shawnee
Johnson County Museum of History
Lackman Road
African Violet Club
Lawrence
Lawrence African Violet Club
Ted
Janice Luber
AVSA
Raymond Russell
Ottawa High School
Zoning Appeals Board
Franklin County Board of Zoning Appeals
Franklin County Annex
James Workman
Lena Morgan
Owens skips sentencing in fatal Franklin County shooting
Randy Dean Owens, convicted of involuntary manslaughter and firearm possession in the July 1998 death of his brother, failed to appear for sentencing in Franklin County District Court. Bond was revoked, a $50,000 warrant issued, and Owens faces up to 11 years. his lawyer sought departures.
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Franklin County
Randy Dean Owens
Arkansas
Forrest A. Lowry
Owens
James J. Smith
Smith
Thomas H. Sachse
Lowry
Sachse
Herald
Franklin County looks to boost juvenile prevention funding
The Fourth Judicial District received about 106 500 in grant money for 2000 prevention programs. The advisory board must approve the proposal by Oct 15 and the county commissioners must also approve it. If rejected, rewrite and reapply. Future funding hinges on goal achievement. The board may discuss adding a district wide role for Wallace with a new title and salary if needed.
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Lyndon
Juvenile Justice Authority
Fourth Judicial District
Wallace
Don Waymire
Harold Fuller
Fuller
Waymire
Franklin County
Rex Bowling
Bowling
Larry Wright
Rescued from grain bin after soybeans trap
Rea became stuck while unloading soybeans from a grain bin as worker Roseberry assisted. KCPL crews lowered a rope and freed him inch by inch with a bucket truck aiding the rescue. He and Roseberry could not be reached for comment. Rea soon resumed work after stabilizing.
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Sawin
Woods
KCPL
Rea
Roseberry
Davis
Sprint-DT stake sale eyed in BellSouth talks collapse
BellSouth discusses Sprint deal to gain long distance in nine Southeastern states. Deutsche Telekom may sell its 10 percent stake. Regulators warned buyers to prove consumer benefit. MCI WorldCom and Sprint merger faces scrutiny as prices remain low for long distance and wireless services. Ebbers stresses pro-competitive proof.
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Deutsche Telekom AG
Sprint
Telekom
Hans Ehnert
Deutsche Telekom
BellSouth
Duane Ackerman
Baby Bells
Telecom
William E. Kennard
Federal Communications Commission
MCI WorldCom
Kennard
Washington
Ebbers
New York
Kansas City
Driveby suspects face court in Pomona shooting case
Two men, Dodd L. Proctor and Shane Del Heberling, appeared in Franklin County District Court after a Friday drive by shooting in Pomona. Proctor fired five shots at Harvey Wilson Jr. residence. Heberling drove. Bond set at 50,000 and 10,000 respectively. Authorities say Heberling cooperates. Proctor faces additional counts and threats allegations. Both defendants from Topeka were linked to the case by sheriff officials and tip leads from Crime Stoppers.
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Pomona
Franklin County
Dodd L. Proctor
Harvey Wilson Jr
E. D
Wilson
Proctor
Shane del Heberling
Topeka
Thomas H. Sachse
Frederick L. Meier II
Heberling
Meier
Sachse
Rex Bowling
Daily Report Hospital Notes and Sheriff News Highlights
Ottawa and Garnett residents appear in hospital admissions and births. Law enforcement notes include a recovered stolen Lexus near Ver mont Road, multiple theft and battery arrests, and local ambulance calls with various medical emergencies across Franklin and surrounding counties.
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Maxine Amphenour
Della Schoonover
Carrie Dorsey
Karen Harris
Ottawa
Laurie Johnson
Dean Mikesen
Garnett
Sharon Dibello
Richmond
Justin Ross
Paola
Ruth Shannon
Rose Whitacre
Laurie
Daniel Johnson
al Thomas
Lenexa
Vermont Road
Shawnee Road
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Tim Steel
Ottawa Area
Country Kitchen
Blue Cross
Blue Shield of
Kansas
American Academy of Pediatrics
AAP
Bill Graves
Messengers
First United Methodist Church
A.C.T. Ottawa
Carnegie Cultural Center
Richmond Richmond
United Methodist Church
N. Kallock
Pam
Solid Rock Family Church
East A
By Blake Spurney
Jeremy R. Owens
Oregon Road
LaDean Large
Jim Schmitz
Anderson County
David Edalati
Coffey
Osage
Kevin Jones
Information Technologies
KCAMP
Juanita Zeek
Zeek
Sandy Dickson
Dickson
Joe Slone
Bell- South
Qwest ‘Communications Incc. WorldCom Inc
MCIC
U.S
P Research
Thomson Finan
Cal Securities Data
Munications
Driveby
Blake Spurney
Sheriff's
Gerald Powers
the Daily Report
Peggy Klink
Alabama Road
Williamsburg
Kimberly Danielle Davidson
Ankeny
Iowa
Wingert
Ronald L. Hartpence Sr
S. Willow
Fifth
Hickory
Municipal Cart
Ash
South Sycamore
Seventh
Princeton
N. Main
Martin Hall
S. Cedar
Casey's
E. Franklin
Saturda
Wellsville Manor
West Sixth
South Olive
West Seventh
Southside Mobile Home Park
S. Main
Courthouse Square Apartments
East South
Texas Road
Regina Ragland
Kevin D. Evans
S. Cherry
Zarco
Liberty
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