Nine Die in Devils Lake House Fire
A fire in Devils Lake North Dakota killed nine people, including four children, as smoke and flames swept through a home believed to have started from unattended food on a stove. Neighbors heard a loud pop but officials found no explosion, and the victims were found near their beds. The house was part of a federal program and the family had moved in July.
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Devils Lake
N.D
AML
William Oehlke
Bruce Kemmet
Oehilke
Julie Zander
Zander
Oehlke
Kemmet
Monte Engel
Quilting Circle at Trinity Builds Community and Craft
Trinity quilters meet weekly to create quilts and crafts for sale, with homemade baked goods and a bean supper. Tickets are available by calling 242-1428. The group values friendship as they chat, share memories, and tease lightly while sewing. Hayden notes the ladies have more fun than anyone else in the church.
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Hayden
Wellsville bond issue details levy vs frontier district peers
Wellsville voters consider a 20.60 mill increase to fund a new high school with 22 classrooms and expansion space. The bond would raise annual school taxes for a $50,000 home by 118.45 and for a $50,000 business by 257.50, amid comparisons to neighboring districts in the Frontier League and plans for a new road and sewer work financed by bonds.
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Frontier League
Anderson County
Louisburg
Osawatomie
Eudora
Baldwin
Paola
Gardner
Spring Hill
Wellsville
Wellsville Mill
John Willhite
First
Third
Hunt Avenue
Willhite
Butler Manufacturing to Acquire Ottawa Plant in 1995 Start
Butler Manufacturing Co. courts a 46,000 square foot Ottawa facility at 810 N. Street for Lester division. Kansas City president Don Pratt says the deal with Royal Neighbors of America of Rock Island is closed and operations will begin in early 1995 with sales, engineering and manufacturing on site. Ottawa manager Wynnhdee Lee disputes closing status and will seek confirmation.
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Mid-America Aerospace
Ottawa
Don Pratt
Butler Manufacturing Co
Kansas City
Lester
Butler
Mid- America Aerospace
N. Street
Wynnhdee Lee
Lester Building Inc
Lee
Pratt
Royal Neighbors of America
Rock Island
Ini
Minnesota
Illinois
Virginia
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Butler Manufacturing
San Marcos
Rummage sale and arts events feature in Kansas City area listings
A Saturday Trash or Treasure show runs 6:30 pm at the Franklin County Office Annex with Mary Ann Brooks supervising item appraisals at 2.50 for members and 5.00 for non-members. Ottawa events include Big Band at 7 pm, Eugene Field School carnival 5 to 7:30 pm, and art shows by Steve Wilburn Faye Cole and Ottawa Art Guild. Kansas City area concerts include Sister Act at Midland Theater, Kansas City Symphony gigs, Brooks and Dunn at Sandstone, and the Renaissance Festival. Other items: One Sky One World kite event at Johnson County Community College Sunday noon to 5 pm, Lawrence murals, Twilight play, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Kalichstein Laredo Robinson Trio Sunday at KU Lied Center, Gem and Mineral Show at Expocentre. Admission varies by event with multiple call-ins for tickets.
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Franklin County
S. Main
Mary Ann Brooks
Platte City
Franklin County Historical Society
FCHS
Ottawa Municipal Auditorium
Boulevard
Eugene Field School
Steve Wilburn
Lawrence
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Faye Cole
Ottawa
Ottawa Library
Ottawa Art Guild
The
Arts Center
E. 5Th
Kansas City
Sandstone
One Sky
One World
Johnson County Community College
Wayne Wildcat
Lawrence Arts Center
W. 9Th
Renegade Theatre
Call
Lawrence Community Theatre
Michael Tree
Lied Center
University of Kansas
Iraq Mobilizes Troops Near Kuwait Border Amid Uprising
Iraqi forces mass near Basra and Amara as Saddam Hussein moves Republican Guard units south toward Kuwait, while U S and Kuwait respond. Iraqi National Congress and Free Iraq Council cite internal dissent and arrests. Security Council deliberates oil embargo terms.
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Icosia
Cyprus
Saddam Hussein
Kuwait
Iraqi National Congress
Iraq
Basra
Amara
U.S
Saddam
Sheik Sabah al-Ahmed al-Sabah
Permanent Security Council
Foreign Ministry
Kuna
Fall invasion of yellow jackets hits Wichita schools
In Wichita Kansas Eastern yellow jackets and other winged pests surge this fall. Seven Adams Elementary students were stung in one week as district crews spray for the pests. Custodians carry flyswatters in lunchrooms while wasps swarm trash and sugar sources seeking protein before winter. Entomologists cite a dry year reducing natural protein sources for the insects.
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Wichita, Kan
Wichita
Stuart Weniger
Adams
Ottawa Herald shows 1994 subscription rates and staff credits
The Ottawa Herald lists editors and staff including R. Hitch as Editor Publisher Bemis as Managing Editor and Tom Love, with Wayne Snow as Office Manager. It details 1994 subscription rates by delivery method and region, ages for Ottawa and surrounding counties, all rates in advance and tax.
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R. Hitch
Day Bemis
Tom Love
Gene Kelsey
Virginia
Ottawa
Forecast for Matsinferia Tonight and Upcoming Days
Mostly cloudy tonight with a low in the mid 40s and a north wind from 5 to 15 mph. Sunday will be cool and dry with lows in the low 40s southeast and upper 30s elsewhere. highs near 60s. Monday remains dry with highs in the 60s and lows around 40s. Tuesday stays dry and warmer with lows near 50s and highs around 70.
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Ottawa
Yoaly Avelagc
Rodewald Cleared in Torch Run Incident Opposition Cited
Rodewald was found innocent regarding a highway incident with runners during a Torch Run. He said the caravan had no identifying signs and he would have supported marked vehicles. He admitted to a profanity toward officers. The Kansas Highway Patrol investigated. The Blues come to QU at Ottawa University with Lemuel Sheppard performing a free 10 am concert in the Admin Building Auditorium as part of the University Program Series.
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Kansas
Rodewald
the Herald
Kansas Highway Patrol
Ottawa University
Lemuel Sheppard
Sheppard
Chief: gang links only in mildest form
The chief notes gang style graffiti can signal gang presence but often reflects media influence. He cites intimidation as rising, with offenders seeking status and adrenaline, urging prompt police reports to strengthen cases. Ottawa schools now involve police regularly, and parents should act quickly to notify authorities.
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Herrman
Ottawa
Local Fall Sale Listings and Community Events
A compilation of community notices and sales in Ottawa features an auction at Don Woodward Community Center with baked goods plants and clothing offerings, a 10th anniversary sale at 242 Fashion Alley with 20 percent off through October 9, plus multiple local business promos including Screen and Holler Halloween shirts, Brown's Shoe Fit, Ottawa Frame Shoppe, and a Trinity Church bean meal on October 13.
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Sat
A.m
Don Woodward Comm
E. 3Rd St
Ottawa
Screen & Holler
K-State
Qhs & An
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New York
U.N
Ottawa Herald
Miami
Douglas
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Anderson
State of Kansas
Matsinferia
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Pomona
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Jim Daniels
Bill & Carol Wright
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Trinity Church
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