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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 2000
Page
1
Franklin County Population Holds Steady for 1999
Franklin County's total population remained at 24,768 as of July 1, 1999, unchanged from 1998 figures. Ottawa rose to 11,963 while Wellsville and Pomona fell to 1,658 and 1,006 respectively. Lincoln township remains the county's largest at 1,019 residents with Centropolis and Ottawa townships also showing declines. Local chamber official cites housing growth and new jobs at EFTC as possible factors behind Ottawa's uptick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin County
Ottawa
Wellsville
Pomona
Shirley Gilroy
Chamber of Commerce
Gilroy
EFTC
Lincoln
Centropolis
Lincoln Township
Ottawa Township
Sampler Festival volunteers prep for Kansas event in Ottawa
Kansas Sampler Festival organizer Marci Penner urged volunteers at the Ottawa Municipal Auditorium to help boost small towns. The festival, Oct 7–8 at Forest Park, grows from a farm start to include 155 exhibitors from about 145 to 150 communities. An Eastern Kansas site, Ottawa aims to attract 10 000 attendees with expanded exposure to Kansas City, Topeka and Lawrence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Rubel
Kansas
Marei Penner
Ottawa
Marci Penner
Ottawa Municipal Auditorium
Penner
Forest Park
Inman
Hutchinson
McPherson
Pratt
OMA
Whistler
Richard Strimple
Gayle Norris
Kansas City
Topeka
Lawrence
Murray McGee
Franklin County Convention and Tourism Bureau
Freeport
McGee
Pomona Woman to Stand Trial for Stabbing Death
Franklin County preliminary hearing found probable cause to try Sharon Ferrell for second degree murder in the August stabbing death of William Coulter. Forensic pathologist Dr. Eric Mitchell testified Coulter was stabbed three times with fatal chest wound. Neighbors and first responders described a violent confrontation and Ferrell’s statements claiming Coulter pursued her with a knife before the stabbing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin Smith
Franklin County District Court
Sharon Ferrell
Eric Mitchell
Topeka
Franklin County
Larry Wright
William M. Coulter
Mitchell
Coulter
Thomas Barrigan
E. 2Nd
Ferrell
Barrigan
Future Visions High School Diploma Center Opens
The Future Visions Diploma Center opened at 206 S Main with about 40 attendees. Co-directors Sandy Brown Payne and Brenda Cummings announced 37 enrollments for classes starting Sept. 5. The free program serves adults over 18 unable to finish high school through online and one to one instruction, a joint effort by the school district and Greenbush Southeast Kansas Education Service Center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Future Visions High School
S. Main
Sandy Brown Payne
Brenda Cummings
Future Visions
Southeast Kansas Education Service Center
Greenbush
Future Visions High School Diploma Center Opens
Future Visions High School Diploma Center will be open Monday through Thursday from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Students must complete at least six hours by Sept. 20 for state funding to be determined by the number of learners. Loren Cantrell and Nancy Spurgeon join as part-time instructors praising the program’s social and economic benefits. Longfellow begins his diploma journey next Tuesday to start filling out applications and reserving a computer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Future Visions
Chamber of Commerce
Richard Longfellow
Future Visions High School Diploma Center
Loren Cantrell
Cantrell
Nancy Spurgeon
Longfellow
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Michelle Harms
Harms
911
Franklin County Sheriff's
Phil DePriest
DePriest
Ron Bishop
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