Ottawa man nearly MIT firearm mishap and rollover crash
A 27-year-old Ottawa man suffered minor injuries when his firearm discharged negligently at a residence on South Lincoln Street in Ottawa. The incident is under investigation and will be reviewed by the city prosecutor. A 22-year-old Osawatomie woman, Samantha Moon, was injured in a one vehicle rollover on Tennessee Road northeast of Ottawa. Moon, ejected from the 2001 Ford Focus, was taken to Overland Park Regional Medical Center with non life threatening injuries. She was not wearing a seat belt.
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Ottawa
South Lincoln Street
Ottawa Police Department
Adam Weingartner
Police Department
Samantha Moon
Tennessee
Moon
Franklin County
Overland Park Regional Medical Center
Jerrod Fredricks
Sheriff's Office
Fredricks
West Second Street
South Osage Drive
Love
E. 27Th St
East Powhattan Street
South Ash Street
Ralph Raleigh
Nicole Rennebaum
Raleigh
South Maple Street
Linda Poore
Poore
Sidewalk work starts in Ottawa on Safe Routes to School project
Four sidewalk construction areas in Ottawa will begin this week under the Safe Routes to School program. Bryant and Bryant Construction of Halstead will handle portions: Ash Street west side Ninth to 11th, Osage Drive west side 15th to 16th, 13th Street north side College to Kanza Park, and North Cherry Street east side Wilson to Garfield. Crews operate 7 am to 7 pm Monday through Friday through late November, with each phase lasting about seven to eight days and completion expected by Thanksgiving.
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Ottawa
Bryant and Bryant Construction
Halstead
Kan
Ash Street
Ninth
11Th Streets
Wynndee Lee
Osage Drive
15Th Street
16Th Street
13Th Street
College Street
Kanza Park
North Cherry Street
Wilson Street
Garfield Street
Lee
Conservation meeting for FSA NRCS and RD programs
State agriculture and conservation agencies announce a public meeting at 1 p.m. October 23 at Paola Community Center in Paola to inform producers about current FSA NRCS and RD programs and the Hispanic and Women Farmer and Rancher Claims Process. The claims period closes March 25, 2013, and producers who were denied farm loan benefits between 1981 and 2000 may be eligible to apply for compensation.
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USDA
Volunteer Center Calls for Community Volunteer Help
The Ottawa Volunteer Center, a unit of East Central Kansas Economic Opportunity Corp, invites nonprofits to post volunteer needs and residents to learn about opportunities. Contact 1320 S. Ash, Ottawa, or call (785) 214-4556 or email jcraft at eckan.org for details.
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Ottawa Volunteer Center
East Central Kansas Economic Opportunity Corp
S. Ash
Eckan
ACT Ottawa Seeks Volunteers for Halloween Family Fest
ACT Ottawa requests volunteers for Halloween Family Fun Fest at Forest Park Ottawa. Help with set up from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. and clean up from 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. Duties include selling food and assisting games for children. Call (785) 242-4545 or email marilynpilkey hotmail com.
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ACT Ottawa
Forest Park
Ottawa
Marilynpilkey
Hotmail
Ottawa Teen Volunteers Make a Difference Day Event
Ottawa High School Student Council organizes an annual 9 a.m. to noon event on October 26. Volunteers will work at Prairie Paws Animal Shelter, COF Training Services, Hope House, Old Depot Museum, and Vintage Park Assisted Living, with cleanup at Empty Bowls and homeless liaison support. Lunch at noon and some transport provided. sign up at 9 a.m. in the OHS Cyclone Room before departing to chosen site.
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Ottawa High School Student Council
Ottawa
Prairie Paws Animal Shelter
COF Training Services
Hope House
Old Depot Museum
Vintage Park
OHS
Daily Report admissions and incidents in Franklin County
Monday admissions include Carol Price Ottawa. Tuesday admissions list William Fowler Richmond Bobby Saile Baldwin City and Charles VanWie Rantoul. Dismissals note Carol Price Ottawa. Incidents cover a sheriff's deputy transporting a disruptive student to juvenile detention in Ottawa. property damage at I 35 Mini Storage with 750 dollars loss. gate lock cut on Oregon Road. theft of a 5000 dollar air conditioner at Wray's Woodwork. a traffic crash on Tennessee Road near Osawatomie injuring driver Samantha Moon who was taken to Overland Park Regional Medical Center.
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Carol Price
Ottawa
William Fowler
Richmond
Bobby Saile
Baldwin City
Charles VanWie
Rantoul
Appanoose
Shawnee Road
Franklin County
East 15Th Street
Oregon Road
Overland Park
U.S. 59
Pomona
Wray
Tennessee
Samantha Moon
Osawatomie
Moon
Overland Park Regional Medical Center
Police Log Highlights Ottawa Crime and Incidents
Police report details a sexual assault involving two Ottawa youths, protective order violations, a negligently discharged firearm with no injuries, thefts at Love’s Travel Stop and a residence, and traffic incidents. Fire and emergency calls include church porch burning incident and multiple medical calls across Ottawa and surrounding departments.
County mapper earns prestigious Kansas Mapper of the Year
Franklin County GIS map technician Roy Baker won the Prestigious Kansas Mapper of the Year award at the Kansas Association of Mappers conference in Wichita. Baker has led county and Ottawa city mapping projects since 1997, including digital rural fire and ambulance maps, and a data sharing system across departments.
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Crystal Herber
Franklin County
Roy Baker
Kansas
Baker
Kansas Association of Mappers
Wichita
Franklin County Board of Commissioners
Philip Dudley
Brad Gilges
Franklin County Sheriff's Office
Roy
Dudley
Gilges
City of Ottawa
Steve Harris
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Seventh St
Franklin County Fire Departments
E. Second St
Wellsville
N. Louisa Ave
Williamsburg
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