Community notices reflect fall events and fundraisers
Nursing home sale of merchandise tickets raises funds for residents activities with 25 cent singles and five for one. OHS hosts parents meeting on college prep with speaker Ernest Honas. OHS Class of 63 reunion at Eagles Lodge and homecoming chili supper priced 3.50 in advance. Quilters Guild meets at Elliott Hall. Breast cancer ribbons distributed by local businesses. Harvest Festival booths open at City Park with cook-off and crafts. Piecemaker workshop at First Christian Church. Veterans memorial group meets. Independence marks 20th year with open house and awards. Iola Farm City Days set with rides crafts and car show. Republican Women meet at Poncho's. Border War program at Lanesfield School. Trails conference tours Prairie Spirit Rail Trail phases II and I. Diabetes Association discusses medications at Ransom Memorial Hospital.
Word of the Week promoted in Ottawa schools
Each week during the school year the Ottawa school district highlights a word of the week. The program underlines basic ingredients for a democratic society and is supported by local business employers and churches.
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Ottawa
Respectful Definition Highlighted In Guest Column
A guest column on page 4A of today's Herald introduces the week’s word respectful and discusses its meaning marked by respect or deference. The feature frames usage and implications within everyday communication.
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Herald
Inmate Accused Of Attacking Officer At Detention Center
A 17-year-old boy battered a correctional officer at the Franklin County Juvenile Detention Center Monday night during an escape attempt. Howard Drew of Osage City kicked the 57-year-old officer during the assault. James Lee was treated at Ransom Memorial Hospital and released. Drew remained in juvenile detention this morning.
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Franklin County
Howard Drew
Osage City
James Lee
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Drew
Recall effort seeks removal of Franklin County commissioner Weigand
A group of Franklin County residents filed a recall petition with the county clerk seeking a recall election for commissioner Tom Weigand alleging a July 15 open meetings violation. The petition, supported by three sponsors, moves to gather 1356 valid signatures from registered voters in the second district within 90 days.
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Franklin County Clerk’s Office
Tom Weigand
Robert McDaniel
Idaho Road
Virgil Hermreck
Williamsburg
Chet Leach
Rock Creek
Weigand
Charles Mavity Jr
County Commission
Ottawa City
Ottawa School Board
Bill Ogle
Ottawa Herald
Franklin County
Larry Wright
Wright
Ing
Shari Perry
Perry
Ottawa
Leach
Hermreck
McDaniel
Ottawa Board OKs change orders for Middle School track
The Ottawa Board of Education approved 10 300 in change orders for the Ottawa Middle School track under construction at Steve Grogan Stadium. Changes include a 42 inch storm water pipe, moving pole vault area, storm sewer reroute, and excavation of unsuitable soil. Completion is targeted by late July, weather permitting. Garfield Elementary School improvement plan targets reading, math, and writing with a vision consultant contract at 18 per hour plus mileage. Autism Resource Center contract set at 1 000 plus mileage for 20 hours.
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Ottawa Board of Education
Ottawa
Steve Grogan
City of
Autism Resource Center
Kansas City
Kan
Senate Budget Talks Put Off To Wednesday
Senate debates on the budget edge toward a Wednesday floor vote as lawmakers seek swift resolution. House Democrats push back on Clinton demands for more funds for elementary teachers and school construction. Gephardt criticizes lack of agreement on preschool programs and census sampling, while Maloney presses for full funding and rejects delays.
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Dent Clinton
Carolyn Maloney
Dn.y
White House
Ottawa Area Hospital Notes and Police Reports Overview
Ottawa daily record details admissions and discharges across several names including Brenda Van Horn Angela Baxter and Angela Houston with births for the Pope and Van Horn families. It also covers sheriff arrests in Pomona Richmond and Wellsville, multiple incidents including thefts vehicle damage and public safety notes with several runaways and a deer collision and hit and run reports across Franklin County and surrounding roads.
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Brenda van Horn
Angela Baxter
Angela Houston
Ottawa
Amber Darnell
Wellsville
Stacy Vansickle
Richmond
John Culley
Princeton
Norena Mathias
Centropolis
Jennifer
Bret Pope
Pomona
Brenda
Aaron van Horn
Amber
Darnell Burgoon
Angela
Johnny Houston
Sheriff's News
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Bulletin Board
Nursing Home
Oakhaven Nursing Home
Garnett
OHS
Ottawa High School
Ernest Honas
Eagles Lodge
Frank
Candy Campbell
Quilters Guild
Ottawa Quilters Guild
Elliott Hall
Franklin County Cancer Foundation
Total
Peoples Wal-Mart
Ultimate Concepts
Casey’s North
First Christian Church
11Th and Cedar
Kathy Delaney
Franklin County Veterans Memorial Group
Independence
Lawrence — Independence Inc
Haskell
Independence Inc
Franklin
Jefferson
Douglas
Susan Brown
IOLA
S. Main
Edgerton
Kansas
Lanesfield School
S. Dillie
I-35
Brad Woelhoff
Marais Des Cygnes
Johnson County Museum of
American Diabetes Association
Julie Jamison
Progam
Wichita Clinic
Gilbert Martin
Citizens’ Petitions
By Bill Tellier
Weig and
Tasco Paving Company
Pleasant Hill
Garfield
QPR
Jean McCally
College
Flint Hills
Senate
Lott
House
Dick Gephardt
Missouri
the Daily Report
Kinda Michelle Duncan- Jacobs
W. A
Anderson County
James Lee Dreddy
Nevada Road
Jackson County
Jennifer Lynn Long
S. Poplar
Wilson
Hickory
Ruby Brooks
E. B. Pomona
Wingert
E. Logan
Elmer McConnell
Highway
Po Ction
Canterbury Court
Prowler
Econo Lodge
S. Cedar
South Elm
N. Main
Robert L. Jenkins
South Oak
Stephen Herbert Branson
W. 10Th
North Main
Debra E. Camden
Willow
Bruce L. Riley
Roadmaster Girls
Dorothy A. Huffman
Pleasanton
Travis E. Bruce
Hepler
John Brown Road
Vermont Road
Jo A. Hensley
Gail A. Gottman
S. Willow
S. Klm
Kentucky
Gary W. Daniel
Leonard A. Williams
Sue D. Nacarto
Mindenmines
James W. Delaney
Us-59
Prince
Sheriff's Department
Amy B. Decock
Montana Road
Jamie S. Winegar
Kenneth O'Connor
Louisiana Road
Wal- Mart Supercenter
S. Princeton
Mazda
Vicki Evans
Lawrence
South Main
Francis Joseph Schirck III
South Cedar
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