Food drive and service events cross Kansas City area
Local agencies announce a food drive through Sept. 12 at multiple retailers and the FSA office to aid the elderly and poor, part of a national summit. ECKAN hosts Head Start open house at 225 E Second with a ribbon and refreshments. Fred Havens to be honored for 50 years in steel fabrication. Brockus wins Longaberger National Sales Award with over $52,000 in sales. Taylor Surveying ribbon cutting moved to Friday morning. Lawrence named Ottawa employee of the year by Southview Homecare. Commercial Federal reports 1997 net income of $44.1 million amid one time charges and higher operating earnings. Navy orders two Boeing 737-700 jets costing $111 million for deployment starting 2000.
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E. 23Rd Street
Dan Glickman
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Country Mart
Apple Market
FSA
David Hornung
ECKAN
ECEAN
Head Start
Fred Havens
Havens
Sane City
Harry Havens
Havens Steel Company
Ottawa
Haven Steel
E. 17Th St
Kansas City
Commercial Federal Corporation
Commercial Federal
Savings Association Insurance Fund
Federal Insurance Deposit Corporation
Investors
Federal Savings
Kansas
Heritage Financial
Iowa
Navy
Boeing Jets
Seattle
Boeing Co
Boeing
Naval Air Systems Command
Reader Information Ottawa Herald Delivery Details
Ottawa Herald subscribers are told delivery times for home and mail subscriptions, with contact numbers for issues. Ottawa carrier delivery costs 7.10 per month, rural carrier 7.75, rural motor route 8.10, Franklin counties mail 8.05, Kansas rest 9.80, other states 10.10, tax excluded. Discounts exist for 3, 6, and 12 months.
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Ottawa
Carier
Franklin
Kansas
RMH mulls ORV purchase to boost senior care assets
Franklin County leaders discuss buying ORV to fund care expansion using a half cent sales tax. The plan centers on debt safety, administration structure, and whether ORV replaces Crestview or adds capacity, with 120 nursing beds and 44 assisted living units plus dementia care and daycare services.
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ORV
RMH
Coen
Howe
Stranger deer accident on I-35 claims first fatality in 30 years
Sheriff notes the deer collision killed Billy E. Burroughs on I-35 after a guardrail crash. State updates guardrails to collapse on impact with aim to prevent penetration. Weather blamed for Judy Husted death. speed cited as contributing factor in several crashes amid 11 total accidents and three double fatalities.
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I-35
Billy E. Burroughs
Rex Bowling
Burroughs
Davis
Kansas City
le Loup
Judy Husted
Us-59
Cardiac Arrest mock court to raise funds in Ottawa
Cardiac Arrest will be staged Sept 17 at the Franklin County Courthouse Old Court room in Ottawa to raise bail for the American Heart Association. Local citizens will donate to post bail, with two weeks before court appearances to gather funds. The event, a parody courtroom, previously featured odd guilty charges by Judge Roger Maxwell.
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Ciation
Ottawa
Franklin County
Barb Nelson
American Heart Association
Roger Maxwell
Kansas Heart Association
American Heart Assu
Task force mulls retail wheeling in Kansas deregulation
The Kansas task force began drafting a bill to deregulate the electricity industry for the 1998 session. Chairman Rep. Carl Holmes said the toughest decision remains a day away as National Regulatory Research Institute experts were to present today. The group voted 10-9 to define competitive transition costs, and 9-8 to define universal service costs covering rural delivery, cold-weather rules for low income customers, and related R&D and organizational costs.
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Topeka, Kan
Kansas
Carl Holmes
Fatal Franklin County crashes claim five lives over three years
Davis notes five to six such head on crash events in 25 years in Franklin County. Five deaths occurred in a three mile US-59 stretch near Princeton during construction. Diana R Kirkland died on I-35 when Michelle Marie Huff's car crossed the median. Huff faces involuntary manslaughter charges.
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Franklin County
Davis
Princeton
Diana R. Kirkland
Michelle Marie
Huff
Bowling
Lincoln Visit Reenactment At Washburn marks 1859 trip
A Washburn event continues on page 1 with a time capsule and barbecue lunch. Abraham Lincoln reenactor Patrick McCreary from Hutchinson Kansas will perform a recreation tied to Lincoln’s December 2 1859 visit to Atchison. A marker by the courthouse commemorates that visit. Barbecue lunches cost 650 per person with advance tickets. For details contact Donna Oswald or Pauline Lee at 913 367 7400.
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Patrick McCreary
Abraham Lincoln
Hutchinson
Kan
McCreary
Coln
Atchison
Donna Oswald
Pauline Lee
Diana mourns Diana's death and funeral plans emerge
The Sun reports royal silence on Diana's death as Frances Shand Kydd travels to London for the funeral. Hyde Park screens will show the service, and a 77 mile procession to Diana's family home is outlined. Prince William may walk behind the coffin.
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Diana
the Sun
Britain
Frances Shand Kydd
London
Isle of Seil
Press Association
Hyde Park
England
Prince William
St. James's Palace
Westminster Abbey
Palace
Elton John
Buckingham Palace
Weather outlook shows seasonal warming across weekend
A clear and cool start with low around 50 and a light northeast wind. Friday through Sunday remain dry with gradual warming and lows from the mid 50s to around 60. Friday highs near 80, with mid 80s on Saturday and Sunday.
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