Franklin County signs compromise on comprehensive plan
Franklin County officials reached a compromise on a new comprehensive plan aimed at protecting farmland while allowing rural residential growth. County planner Larry Walrod noted the plan preserves rural quality of life and limits new residential entrances to reduce traffic conflicts. The Planning Commission and commissioners discussed last-minute changes, including driveways joining county roads, setting a 6:30 p.m. Wednesday vote at the Franklin County Annex in Ottawa.
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Franklin County
Larry Walrod
Almeda Edwards
Franklin County Farm Bureau
Franklin County Planning Commission
Walrod
Franklin County Annex
Main St
Ottawa
Happy students move to Lincoln Elementary School
Jailynn Jones center of Vickie Hall's fourth grade class surveys the new Lincoln Elementary School on moving day at 1102 Milner St. He grins and says life doesn't get much better as Shania Tipton fills in a map during a class tour. Photos by Heidi Hoffman/The Ottawa Herald
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Jailynn Jones
Vickie Hall
New Lincoln Elementary
Milner St
Jones
Shania Tipton
Lincoln Elementary School
Heidi Hoffman
The
Ottawa Herald
Joshua Hanson
Fourth Street
Ottawa
Ottawa derby driver seeks summer junk car rule change
Ottawa resident Mike Ratliff asked the city commission to revise the junk vehicle ordinance to permit demolition derby cars to stay on his property through summer. He has received three notices to remove the car and says neighbors object none. Verl Reynolds also urged the change but was absent from the work session.
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Mike Ratliff
Cedar St
Ottawa City Commission
Verl Reynolds
City Commission
Ratliff
Ottawa
Lawrence
Census says U S population hits 300 million milestone
The Census Bureau clock reached 300 million at 6 46 am marking the moment, though experts doubt the exact time. Howard Hogan notes the count is close, amid debates about immigration and timing and past 200 million milestone remarks by President Johnson.
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Washington
Howard Hogan
Census Bureau
U.S
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Commerce Department
America
Man accused in two attempted child luring cases in Ottawa
A mother reports a man matching a similar description to the one who tried to entice her 8 year old near a school. In a separate backyard incident, another 8 year old and her cousin were approached with an offer to help find a puppy and be taken to candy. Police filed reports. investigation ongoing. The suspect is described as a white man in his 40s with graying hair and a goatee, driving an older brown compact car. Call 911 or Crimestoppers anonymously at 1 888 311 8477.
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Ottawa
Terri Patton
Lincoln
Patton
North Korea calls sanctions a declaration of war
North Korea denounced U.N. sanctions aimed at punishing its nuclear test as a declaration of war. Japan and South Korea warned of a possible second explosion, while China urged restraint. The North issued the claim through its state news agency after two days of silence.
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Jae-Soon Chang
Associated Press
Seoul
South Korea
North Korea
U.N
Japan
China
Pyongyang
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
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