Ottawa notices and events roundup bulletin
Veterans' Affairs representative to assist Ottawa veterans at City Hall Library Tuesday at 1 p.m. Open Girl Scout registration Saturday at Ottawa Library conference room for girls K-12 and interested adults. Diabetes Support Group meets Monday at Ransom Memorial Hospital. ophthalmologist Mark Whitacre speaks on Eye Care for the Diabetic. VFW seniors dance Sunday in Ottawa. Jayhawk Audubon Society meets in Lawrence with a talk on Wetland Mitigation and South Lawrence Trafficway impacts.
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Veterans
Ottawa
Kansas Commission On Veterans’ Affairs
City Hall
S. Hickory
Tara Florentin
American Diabetes Association
Franklin County
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Mark Whitacre
Heart of America Eye Care
Shawnee Mission
Gilbert Martin
Lawrence
Sharon Ashworth
University of Kansas
Jayhawk Audubon Society
Lawrence Senior Center
Eighth
Vermont Streets
Baker Wetlands
South Lawrence
31St Street
Haskell Avenue
Campbell completes basic Marine training on Sept 21
Pvt. Eric M. Campbell son of Co Pomona and Laura A Finan completed a 12 week Marine Corps basic training at Maxing. The program stressed physical and mental challenge and taught core values honor courage and commitment guiding conduct. Campbell is a 1999 graduate of Lawrence Free State High School.
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Campbell
Marine Corps Pvt
Eric M. Campbell
Daily Report Hospital Notes and Local Arrests
Admissions include Donald Smith and Kerry Kuehn of Ottawa and a birth to Stephanie Herron also of Ottawa. Police and sheriff reports list multiple arrests for aggravated battery, sexual battery, trespassing, and related charges. notes include several defendants bond hearings. Minor accidents and ambulance calls are summarized with locations and outcomes.
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Donald Smith
Kerry Kuehn
Ottawa
Stephanie Herron
Sheriff’s News
Donald Duane Poage Jr
Lane
William Michael Hillis
Free low mood screenings offered Thursday
The Franklin County Mental Health Center will host a free written low mood screening at Wal-Mart in front of the pharmacy on Thursday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. as part of National Low Mood Screening Day. Informational pamphlets and access to mental health professionals will be provided.
Funds for prescription program running out
Kansas seniors face a shrinking aid plan as the Kansas Senior Pharmacy Program, designed to help about 1,500 low income residents with one time benefits up to 1200 dollars, appears set to end soon due to a 1.2 million dollar budget. The program, launched two years ago and funded by a federal trust, has already consumed funds, with payments expected in December and eligibility limited to those 67 and older under 135 percent of poverty.
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Carol Crapper
Harris News Service
Topeka
Gale Remington Smith
Kansas Department On Aging
Kansas
Laura McClure
Osborne
Melvin Neufeld
R-Ingalls
Neufeld
Doug Farmer
Department On Aging
Graves mulls tax hike and new gambling in Kansas
Gov Bill Graves weighs proposals to raise taxes and expand gambling as budget pressures grow after the September 11 attacks. He says all options are on the table to fund government programs, with lawmakers facing tough promises and potential revenue gaps.
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Topeka
Bill Graves
Graves
New York
Kansas
Statehouse
House
Kent Glasscock
Manhattan
Senate
Dave Kerr
R Hutchinson
Kerr
Doug Mays
Mays
U.S. expands special forces role in Afghanistan air campaign
The article reports on plans for wider special forces missions into Afghanistan to target training camps and terrorist networks, with raids by small Army teams, insertion by helicopters, and the Kitty Hawk carrier moving to support operations. Air strikes continue, with Powell noting ongoing restraint and potential restrikes as commanders eye additional targets.
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Beece
Pecia Operation Command
U.S
Elie Terey
Avalvate
Black Hawk
Afghanistan
Colin Powell
Powell
ABC
Kandahar
Northern Alliance
John McCain
R-Ariz
Navy
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Bulletin Board
VFW
Daily Report
James John Simms
S. Main
Lisa M. Kelsey
Richmond
Tina M. Hillis
S. Locust
N. Main
Kenneth R. Nitcher
Pomona
Arkansas
Nitcher
Jefferson S. Goad
Good
Mary A. Kresgman
Hickory
Canterbury Court
Olive
Patricia D. McQuarie
Sadowski
World Trade Center
Pentagon
Laura Potter
Spotter
Ottawaherald.com
Associated Press
Kansas Statehouse
Capitol
Har
Herat
Kabul
Air Force
Richard Myers
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Defense
Donald H. Rumsfeld
Taliban
Pakistan
Abdul Salam Zaeef
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