Rodeos at Ottawa and Pleasanton Plan September Events
The Christian Youth Rodeo Association schedules rodeos at Pleasanton on Sept 13 at 1 p.m. and Sept 14 at 11 a.m. in Pisuesnton arena with a cowboy church Sept 14. Ottawa events set for Sept 20 at Franklin County Fairgrounds Rodeo Arena with call-ins Sept 8 and Sept 15. Call (913) 856-5038 for entry details. VFW pancake breakfast funds Endowment. Ottawa High School Class of 1953 reunion at Ottawa Country Club. City Commission to discuss fence ordinance and a new domed fertilizer storage building at 433 N Locust St.
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Franklin County Hospital and Jail Reports Tuesday Actions
The Daily Report lists hospital admissions Kayla Lee and Leona Adams from Ottawa and dismissals Mary Hoyt and Viola Underwood. Franklin County Sheriff's arrests include Amber-Cherie Butler in Eudora on a failure to appear warrant, Natasha Nicole Watkins on domestic battery charges, Nicholas Devin on probation violation, and Vance Finch on DUI and open container charges. Incidents include littering on Louisiana Road and vandalism on North Louisa. thefts at Ottawa University and Casey's General Store, plus gasoline thefts and other property damage. Fire calls include a vehicle fire on North Main Street.
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Eudora
Natasha Nicole Watkins
E. Massasoit St
Nicholas Daniel Devin
E. Wilson St
Vance E. Finch
N. Spruce St
Ottawa University
S. Cedar St
Princeton Circle Drive
Casey’s General Store
W. Seventh St
N. Main St
Rantoul City Council member June Orr dies at 64
Funeral services are set for 10 a.m. Thursday at Denger and Son Mortuary in Ottawa for June Orr a long‑time Rantoul city council member and former mayor who died Tuesday at age 64. Orr served since 1997 and led the council from 2000 to 2001 while also working as a public accountant and directing Rantoul Recreation.
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Rehab program details for Level One supervision and penalties
Clark described Level One rehab with regular sessions under supervision officers and jail time only for nonparticipation or new felonies. A sliding-scale payment plan may require offenders to contribute to treatment based on their ability to pay as the department aims for swift sanctions within 24 hours of violations and about 75 percent offender success.
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Finch urges action as jail crowding nears limit
Franklin County Counselor Blaine Finch told commissioners that when jail occupancy hits 98 percent the Legislature must curb over crowding. The state relies on a program to free about 600 beds by 2013, but it may not drop below 8000 prisoners, indicating another bill could surface in the 2004 legislative session.
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Welcome home airman honored at hospital in Franklin County
Local airman Nick Ayres returned from holiday leave to Franklin County after a one vehicle crash northeast of Ottawa left him with a broken pelvis and hip. He remains at KU Medical Center in Kansas City in good condition with a lengthy recovery ahead, while driver Christopher Adell also lies in fair condition at KU Med. Ayres, studying to become an air traffic controller, was ejected with Adell when their car overturned on Shawnee Road near Nevada Road at 3:10 a.m. Nick cannot recall details of the crash but believes he was wearing a seat belt. His mother Lisa Ayres says Nick will face six to twelve months of recovery and ongoing hip issues post surgery.
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Vance Air Force Base
Oklo
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Ottawaherald
Local groups race to raise funds for Vietnam Memorial replica
Franklin County veterans group pursues auctions this weekend to cover the remaining cost for a traveling Vietnam Memorial Wall replica. They aim to raise about $3,000 more, part of an $11,000 goal, with items from Ottawa merchants and a KOFO radio auction from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday. Proceeds fund the wall’s Ottawa visit in October and associated logistics, with silent auctions and travel packages as boosts and volunteer calls for security, name retrieval, guides, and parking attendants for Forest Park events.
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Ottawa
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St. Louis
Branson
Johnson County
Carnegie
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Forest Park
Nicholson
Museum eyeing rail cars for display and activity center
Barker notes depot access obstacles as tracks were removed by Burlington Northern Santa Fe. Cars cannot be sent by rail and would require trucking. The Smoky Valley Railroad loaned a small locomotive previously moved by National Guard. Board plans include a children’s history center and possible rail car food court. space reallocation may be needed.
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