Ottawa city official Blaine Finch wins SBC scholarship
Blaine Finch Ottawa city commissioner and mayor pro tem earned a 1997-98 SBC Communications merit scholarship. A history education major at Ottawa University, he is a 1996 Ottawa High School graduate and son of Monica and Ralph Finch. The program awards 200 yearly scholarships of 3500 to children of SBC employees or retirees who pursue STEM or education fields.
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Blaine Finch
Ottawa
SBC Communications
Founda
Ottawa University
Ottawa High School
Monica Finch
Ralph Finch
Finch
Missouri researchers join global effort to detect mines
Experts at the University of Missouri Columbia and Rolla join 18 researchers in a five million dollar Pentagon funded project to develop new mine detection and removal methods. The team, led by Rolla dean Robert Mitchel, includes partners from Kansas, Texas Arlington and Carnegie Mellon. Tests may occur at Fort Leonard Wood with aims to improve humanitarian demining over the next few years.
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Olumbia
University of Missouri
University of Missouri-Columbia
Rolla
Robert Mitchel
School of Engineering
University of Kansas
University of Texas At Arlington
Carnegie Mellon University
U.S. Department of Defense
G.I
Mitchell
Africa
Middle East
Southeast Asia
U.S. Army Engineer School
Fort Leonard Wood
Missouri
Wright Reflects On Sky, Songfinding And Trisha Yearwood Collaboration
Wright recalls meditative moments in a cornfield inspiring the idea that the sky is blue because it misses the stars. He describes finding the song Shut Up and Drive with MCA label executive Larry Willoughby at Bluewater Music and inviting Trisha Yearwood to contribute. The piece notes Wright’s K Mart appearance and provides a contact number for details.
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Wright
Larry Willoughby
MCA
Bluewater Music
Bluewater
Larry
Calcutta prepares for large private funeral of Mother Teresa
Cardinal Lourdasamy will lead the Mass at Missionaries of Charity with over 20 bishops and dignitaries including Indian President Narayanan. The burial is private for outsiders. about 10,000 mourners queued at St Thomas Church while Calcutta schools closed. Mother Teresa founded the order decades ago now runs 17 homes and 4000 nuns worldwide.
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Rodricks
D. Simon Lourdasamy
D'Souza
K.R. Narayanan
Missionaries of Charity
Francis Gomez
Archdiocese of
Calcutta
Mother Teresa
St. Thomas Church
Mother
Sistern Nirmala
Order
House Rules committee eyes floor interview limits
The Kansas House Rules and Journal Committee recommended to Speaker Tim Shallenburger that reporters be advised to request interviews on the floor but conduct them at the chamber perimeter during debate. No permanent ban, but stricter access for governor staff, Supreme Court, and federal reps.
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OPERA
Kan
House
Tim Shallenburger
House Rules and Journal Committee
Ralph. Tanner
R-Baldwin
Shallenburger
Tanner
Supreme Court
Doug Mays
R-Topeka
State cites Piper Lake Dam emergency unsafe in Kansas
Wyandotte County's Piper Lake Dam is rated emergency unsafe, signaling imminent failure. Affected state officials say 34 dams statewide are unsafe, with potential to endanger lives and property. owner Jim Denham disputes alarm and plans spillway upgrades and tree removal to meet guidelines.
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Ansas City
Kan
Kansas
Wyandotte County
Piper Lake
Division of Water Resources
Jim Denham
Denham
Richmond tax roll details ORV value and property mix
County Appraiser Steve Brown said ORV appears on several tax roll tracts with an appraised value around 3 million not counting personal property. Some ORV assets are residential, others commercial. Oak Haven opened in the late 1960s with a 1994 wing, capacity 71 nursing beds 52 Medicare certified and 11 assisted living beds. About 50 nursing beds are occupied with two to three assisted living beds in use. County plans a future Oak Haven visit and a formal presentation to RMH trustees, seeking Richmond input and potential affiliation.
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Steve Brown
ORV
Brown
Wilson
Oak Haven
Richmond Group
RMH Board of Trustees
Mir computer crash sparkled rescue plan for space station
The Mir space station faced a computer failure but maintained proper orientation as cosmonaut Pavel Vinogradov reported. NASA's Rob Navias said solar batteries stayed charged since the station faced the sun, enabling a quicker reboot and part replacement. The crew shut down nonessential systems, preserving oxygen and power for several days while work continues.
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Solovyov
Mir
Space Station
Pavel Vinogradov
Interfax
NASA
Rob Navias
Johnson Space Center
Houston
Navias
Ottawa Herald Delivery Hours and Rates Updated
Readership information lists delivery targets for Ottawa and surrounding areas, with weekend times and contact numbers. Subscription prices vary by delivery method and location, including carrier Ottawa and rural options, motor route, and mail to Kansas and other states.
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Ottawa
Franklin
Kansas
Ottawa Herald masthead details and contact address
The Ottawa Herald masthead lists John D. Montgomery as editor and publisher and Jay Bemis as managing editor. Advertising is directed by Todd Frantz with circulation managed by Gene Kelsey. Wayne Snow is foreman of the press, and the address for changes is 1045 Cedar, Ottawa, Kansas 66067.
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Ottawa Herald
Ottawa Herald, Inc
S. Cedar
Ottawa
John D. Montgomery
O! Herald
Jawaherald.com
Jay Bemis
Todd Frantz
Rucinace
Kathy Mille
Gene Kelsey
Wayne Snow
Foreman Gual Nirmenbe
Cedar
Weather outlook for midweek with cooling trend
Partly cloudy tonight with a low near 60. North wind 5 to 15 mph. Wednesday will be dry and cooler with lows in the upper 40s to lower 50s and highs 70 to 75. Thursday stays dry with lows 45 to 50 and highs around 70s. Friday remains dry and warmer with lows in the 50s and highs upper 70s to lower 80s.
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