Commercial Federal to Buy Mid Continent Bancshares
Commercial Federal Corp of Omaha agrees to acquire Mid Continent Bancshares of El Dorado in an $84.15 million deal. The merger will create 37 Kansas branches, with Derby branch closures possible and no expected layoffs. Share exchange set at 0.8693 Commercial Federal shares per Mid Continent share.
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Wichita, Kan
Commercial Federal Corp
Omaha
Neb
el Dorado
Kan
Mid Continent Bancshares
Commercial Federal
Ottawa
Kansas
Richard Pottorff
Mid Continent
Mid-Continent Federal Savings
Derby
Pottorff
Regional airport plan aims to boost northeast Kansas economy
In Hiawatha and Sabetha, officials plan a regional airport to attract business travel and spur growth. The two cities with current air ports joined in 1993 to pool resources for a larger facility. Sabetha Administrator Ted Hayden says transportation is vital for rural survival and positive growth.
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Hiawatha
Kan
Kansas
Sabetha
Ted Hayden
America
Sinn Fein leader vows united Ireland in life time
Sinn Fein chief Gerry Adams told reporters he aims for a united Ireland within his lifetime and will negotiate how to achieve it while pressing a peace process. He spoke as the party opened a U S lobbying drive to win support for its goals. Prime Minister Tony Blair, after meeting Adams in Belfast, said the U K will not be led by the Republic of Ireland soon.
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Washington
Sinn Fein
United Ireland
Gerry Adams
U.S
Ireland
Belfast
Tony Blair
U.K
Northern Ireland
Republic of Ireland
Des Moines car-auction trespass wound up by forklift
Four young men were arrested for trespassing and attempting to remove tires from a vehicle at a Des Moines car-auction lot after owner Dan Carney used his forklift to seize their getaway car and hide it. Police arrived while the suspects searched for the car.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Dan Carney
Baltimore Court House
Calvert and
Lexington
Loudon County
Tenn
Ill
Frederick Downing
James D. Kennedy
Kennedy
Paparazzi defend self amid Diana death charges
Six photographers and a motorcycle rider face manslaughter and obstruction probes after the Paris crash that killed Princess Diana. Romuald Rat, free on 16000 dollars bail, says he aided victims with first aid training and was told not to move Diana. The royal family issued its first public expression of gratitude for public sympathy as crowds gathered for Diana's funeral.
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William J. Kole
Associated Press
Diana
Britain
Gamma Agency
Didier Contant
Romuald Rat
Contant
Rat
le Figaro
Trevor Rees-Jones
Jones
Paris
le Monde
Dodi Fayed
London
Prince of Wales
Prince William
Prince Harry
Buckingham Palace
Charles
RMH Board Forms Committee Amid Ottawa Retirement Village Bid
Memorial Hospital facility in Ottawa received a purchase offer for Ottawa Retirement Village. The RMH board met with county commissioners in a closed session and voted to pursue due diligence. Trustees Ran som Coen and county chair Weigand will lead the committee to gather information and negotiate without risking RMH assets in Franklin County.
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Som Memorial Hospital
Ottawa
RMH
Bud Ransom
John Coen
Franklin County Commission
Tom Weigand
Washburns courthouse to be feted for 100
Atchison marks a centennial Sept 13 celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Atchison County Courthouse designed by George F P Washburn. The Ottawa architect also created other Kansas courthouses including Franklin County's. Festivities include tours, a youth mock trial, a Washburn slide show, and a stone display.
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Atchison
Kansas
George FP
Washburn
Atchison County
Franklin County
Atchison Middle School
Lee Washburn
Franklin County Traffic Deaths Reach Fifteen This Year
An 84 year old man missing for hours was found dead in his pickup along Pawnee Road near Ottawa. Emory Morgan of rural Ottawa died after his vehicle hit a tree around 12 30 pm Thursday but autopsy results are inconclusive on the cause. The year already matches the total fatalities of the prior five years combined, per Kansas Department of Transportation.
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Diana
Franklin County
Pawnee Road
Craig Davis
Emory Morgan
Ottawa
Davis
Morgan
Kansas Department of Transportation
Princess
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