Community events briefings and listings for Ottawa area
Bulletin Board publishes two day advance submissions for noncommercial events in Ottawa Kansas. Meet the Candidates coffee with Pat Apple and Jim Ryan at Kansas State Bank. Ottawa VFW Dance from 8 to 11 pm at VFW post north of town. Michigan Valley church breakfast 7 to 10 am with pancakes sausage biscuits and gravy. Hands of Glory concert at Ottawa First United Methodist Church 7 pm. Melvern Pride dinner 12:30 pm with ham casserole and dessert for donation to support the community center.
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Ottawaherald
Ottawa Herald
Cedar St
Ottawa
Senate
Pat Apple
U.S
Jim Ryan
Kansas State Bank
N. Main St
VFW
U.S. 59
Michigan Valley
Michigan Valley Community Church
Pomona Lake
Melvern
Melvern Pride
Melvern Community Center
Ottawa USD 290 Calendar and Ottawa University Events
Today no school in Ottawa. Ottawa University hosts Homecoming events including a 4:30 p.m. dedication of Hull Center for Athletics near 11th and Cedar. Saturday features Homecoming and Maple Leaf Festival in Baldwin City plus a co ed softball tourney and home run derby at Orlis Cox Complex starting at 10 a.m. Details list farmer’s market at Orscheln, Republican reception at Kansas State Bank, 4H Achievement Night at Ottawa High School, Centropolis Fire Department cookout, Hands of Glory concert at First United Methodist, and an Ottawa VFW Dance. Sunday includes genealogical society program at Ransom Memorial Hospital.
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Ottawa
Ottawa University
Hull Center
11Th and
Cedar Streets
Baldwin City
Orlis Cox
Bobbie van Horni
Farmer’s Market
Orscheln Farm & Home
Princeton St
Kansas State Bank
Main St
Ottawa High School
S. Ash St
Centropolis Township
Centropolis
First United Methodist Church
E. 4Th
Ottawa names in Daily Report AG missions and dismissals
The Daily Report lists AG missions on Thursday with participants Aaron Schlotzhauer Barbara Cooley Bonnie Spielman Gloria Hornung Dorothy Richeson and Raymond Brown of Ottawa. Dismissals on Thursday include Coltyn Brumbaugh Vance Carey and Timothy Pyle of Ottawa.
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Aaron Schlotzhauer
Ottawa
Barbara Cooley
Bonnie Spielman
Gloria Hornung
Dorothy Richeson
Raymond Brown
Coltyn Brumbaugh
Vance Carey
Timothy Pyle
Arrests and Property Incidents Reported by Franklin County Jail
At 4:29 p.m. Thursday, Melissa Dawn Riemer, 25, 9 W Canter bury Court, was arrested on a warrant for failure to appear and probation violation and released on 2525 dollar bond. Sean Michael Hicks, 27, Wellsville, faced probation violation charges and was released on 500 dollar bond. Theft at Central Heights High School locker, wallets from a residence on Galveston Street, and vandalism on West Fourth Street involved damages to vehicles and property. A two-vehicle collision at South Main Street and 15th Street resulted in no injuries, with Harry E. Shaver, 75, Tennessee Road, backing into Nina M. Dixon, 85, Mulberry Street. A separate incident found Gary L. Skiles, 56, Rock Creek Road, striking a parked vehicle owned by Rachel Goudie.
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Sheriff's Department
Melissa Dawn Riemer
Canterbury Court
Sean Michael Hicks
Wellsville
Central Heights High School
Ellis Road
Galveston Street
Princeton
South Main Street
West Fourth Street
15Th Street
Harry E. Shaver
Tennessee Road
Nina M. Dixon
S. Mulberry Street
Main Street
Gary L. Skiles
Rock Creek Road
Rachel Goudie
Willow St
Bridge passes new tests and work to begin again
The Acorn Bridge on John Brown Road east of Princeton will resume construction after second core samples passed state standards. Franklin County Commission dropped extra assurances as tests showed cured concrete gaining strength, with spalling risk minimized by an additional protective layer offered by contractors.
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Cleon Rickel
Herald
Acorn
John Brown Road
Princeton
Kevin Doyle
Doyle
Taylor Design Group
Franklin County Commission
Jim Haag
CASA volunteers aid abused children in four-county district
CASA directors in the Fourth Judicial District including Anderson Coffey Franklin and Osage counties train community members to advocate for children in abuse and neglect cases. They speak for the child in court act as fact finders and submit reports to judges aiming to place kids in safe permanent homes quickly. Cynthia Montague of Pomona, a retired teacher, joined as one of the district’s first CASA representatives.
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Naeeae Coutts
Sara Caylor
Foreground
Donna Helms
Wellsville
Windy Gibbs
Ottawa
Jackie Fuller-Wooster
CASA
Franklin County
United Way
Caylor
Cynthia Montague
Pomona
Montague
CASA program aids abused children with United Way support
A local CASA agency relies on United Way funds and county contributions to assist children in Franklin County. Volunteers undergo screening and training, then commit to a year of advocacy. The program uses United Way support to reduce fundraising time and expand services. Call 785 229-8996 for details.
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United Way of
Franklin County
Caylor
Ed Way
CASA
Casa Call
Franklincoks.org
Ottawa Fire Department earns Life Safety Award
The Ottawa Fire Department received the Life Safety Achievement Award for 2003 for having no fire deaths in structures that year. Sponsored by the Residential Fire Safety Institute, the honor acknowledges local fire prevention efforts. The award was presented Oct. 7 with a congratulations letter from acting Kansas State Fire Marshal Jack Alexander. Chief Jeff Carner praised city support for fire safety programs.
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Herald
Ottawa Fire Department
Residential Fire Safety Institute
Jack Alexander
Kansas
Ottawa
Jeff Carner
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Bulletin Board
Hands of Glory
E. Fourth St
Church
Carolyn Elder
Franklin County Genealogical Society
Ransom Memorial Hospital
S. Main St
the Daily Report
Sheriff's News
Candace Jones
Ayan United Way
Garfield
Ottawaherald.com
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