Earthquakes prompt call for coverage and local history
The piece notes Kansas fault lines from Wamego to El Dorado and the Midcontinent rift near Salina to the Great Lakes. It cites 100 plus quakes in 1977 1989 mostly microquakes and recalls the 1867 Manhattan quake. It quotes insurance official Sandy Praeger urging add on coverage and explains deductibles and costs with local agency input and Ottawa history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wamego
Manhattan
el Dorado
Salina
Great Lakes
Kansas Geological Survey
Kansas
Sandy Praeger
Keith King
Keith King Insurance Agency
N. Main St
Ottawa
State Farm Insurance
Franklin County
Keith
King
Ottawa Weekly Republic
John J. Bell
Bell
Kansas Cities
Emporia
Junction City
Alma
Wichita
Marysville
Abilene
Missouri
Joplin
St. Jo
Runway Shutdown Plan Sparks Airport Tenant Concerns
Ottawa city officials discuss a potential four month runway closure to fund and update a $2.089 million project with Emery Sapp and Sons. Dodson Aviation Inc. would lose about half its yearly income, and tenants await FAA funding clarity while the city weighs extending the runway by 500 feet rather than full replacement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dodson Aviation Inc
Bob Dodson
Haney
FAA
Dodson
Chuck LeMaster
Nienstedt
LeMaster
Emery Sapp and Sons, Inc
Columbia
Kansas City
Kan
H.W. Lochner Construction
Information is golden in addressing Franklin County poverty
A Franklin County study shows 16 percent of residents under 18 binge drink, up from 10.36 percent in 2009, with youth tobacco use rising to 13.4 percent. Inequities drive stress, poverty, and risk, while groups like ECEAN and Hope House provide meals and health services to children, and agencies push leadership programs to break cycles of poverty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nevergold
Franklin County
Anderson
Osage
Ottawa
Richard Jackson
East Central Kansas Economic Opportunity Corp
Jackson
Hope House
Mary Lois Yates
ECEAN
Youth Action Council
Franklin County Health Department
Habitat for Humanity Golf Cassie 44 Special Thanks to Oun Sponsor
Event highlights sponsors and donors for the 2011 Habitat for Humanity Golf Cassie 44. Listing includes corporate sponsors Advantage Ford and Wal-Mart Supercenter, hole sponsors, donations, cart sponsors, and contest sponsors for closest to pin, longest drives, putting contest, and food and drink provisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Habitat For Humanity
Cassie
Oun
Advantage Ford
Ottawa
Lionel Sutton
Also Mentioned on This Page
Seph
Lincoln
Neb
Western Home Journal
Old City Hall
Fourth and Walnut Streets
Deborah Barker
Franklin County Historical Society
Barker
Ottawa Fire Department
Lekones
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Sega, Inc
AT & 7
Steven Thompson Peoples Bank
Devore & Associates Architects
APAC
Edward Jones
Ryan Henningsen
Country Mart Dengel & Son
Jarred
Jaci
John
Deborah Worthman
Kansas State Bank
Gibson Electric Frank Eye Center
the Gun Guys
Bank of the West
Brandywine Liquors
Bezek, Lowery & Hendrix Law Office
Midwest Cabinets
Bartlett & West
Great Southern Bank
Sutton’s Jewelry
Thomas McGee, Inc
Arrest Bank Allegiance Communications
Kevm Bakery Subway
Wal-Mart Supercenter
City Royals
Billy Butler
Kansas City Chiefs
Derrick Johnson
Porter, Spears
Travelers/ Porter-Spears
Brea
Emily
Blue Sky
Shelly Pearson
Cottonwood Animal Hospital
Kansas Corn Growers Association
Ottawa University
Trendel Lumber Company
Larkin Group, Inc
Pink Suitcase
Bienes Body Shop
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