Veterans Affairs Tour to visit Ottawa and City Hall
The American Legion will bring its Kansas Veterans Affairs Tour to Ottawa with a 11 a.m. stop Sept. 19 at Post 60 and a 1 p.m. session at City Hall Library for veterans and dependents. The Kansas Commission on Veterans Affairs will provide free help with services, no appointment needed, call (785) 843-5233 for details. St. Therese Church in Richmond hosts its Roast Beef Dinner and Bazaar on Sunday 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Adults 6, children 3-12 3, preschoolers free. Garnett Jaycees host Crappie Tournament at Cedar Valley Reservoir starting Sunday 7 a.m. Registration Saturday 5 p.m. Two-person entry 40. forms at City Hall, South Fork Traders, Dairy Queen. Mike Norman 785 448-3826.
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American Legion
Kansas
Veterans
Ottawa
Kansas Commission On Veterans’ Affairs
City Hall
S. Hickory
St. Terese
Richmond
St. Therese Catholic Church
Garnett
Garnett Jaycees
Cedar Valley Reservoir
Garnett City Hall
South Fork Traders
Dairy Queen
Mike Norman
Myths of Diabetes talk at Franklin County meeting
The American Diabetes Association group in Franklin County hosts endocrinologist Lawrence Xoppers for a 7 p.m. presentation on Myths of Diabetes in Conference Room A at Ransom Memorial Hospital. Memorial services are planned for James and Neal Baxter Monday at Pomona Woodlawn Cemetery with visitation at Pomona Community Building afterward. Memorials may go to Pomona United Methodist Church American Heart Association or the 367th Fighter Group in care of Jack Curtis. Garnett City Commission to review sewer plant estimates and stormwater plans seeking to curb upcoming rate hikes possibly doubling next year. A $1.16 million water tower project and a northern Garnett ball diamond complex plan are also on the agenda with funding from a city sales tax.
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American Diabetes Association
Franklin County
Lawrence Xoppers
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Baxters
James and
Neal Baxter
Pomona Woodlawn
Pomona
Pomona United Methodist Church
American Heart Association
367Th
Jack Curtis
Garnett Commission
Garnett
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
U.S.59
Grant brings police into Wellsville schools
The Wellsville school district won a federal grant to place a full time school resource officer in the district. Sgt. Mike Reed filled the post at the start of the school year after a year of planning and approval by district officials and the police chief.
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Herald
Wellsville
Mike Reed
Tammy Thomasson
Thomasson
Randy Hinderliter
Reed
Wellsville Water Main Break Disrupts City Service
Wellsville residents faced about five hours without water after a main service line burst between 5 and 6 a.m. under the city water tower. City crews repaired the line in about three hours and restored water by 10:30 a.m. Superintendent Rory Hale cited dry weather as a likely cause and noted repeated small breaks. Several families had low pressure and school was canceled for the day.
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Wellsville
Rory Hale
Hale
Two arrested in Anderson County meth bust
Anderson County sheriff's deputies surveilled a rural site Thursday leading to the arrests of Ross Fagg and Roger Roberts, both of Garnett. They face charges of manufacture of a controlled substance, possession of methamphetamine, and possession of drug paraphernalia to manufacture.
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AC Meth
Anderson County
Basehor Mayor urged to quit amid inmate sex charges
Baselor Mayor John Pfannenstiel, 38, a Lansing Correctional Facility sergeant, is urged to temporarily step down as two City Council members call for action. He faces two counts of unlawful sexual relations with an inmate and one count of smuggling contraband related to alleged consensual acts with two male inmates over seven months.
City extends energy aid for elderly residents in Ottawa
Ottawa will extend a utility assistance program through October to help the elderly poor with August and September electricity bills. City Manager Scott Lambers urged continuing one month more, citing heavy August usage and a forecasted heat drop. The city has a $5,000 fund, normally for winter, opened for summer due to heat. About 50 applications were received in August as part of the effort.
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Ottawa
Scott Lambers
Lambers
Main Street Mulls Streetscape Timing and Tree Plan
Ottawa officials debate advancing the Streetscape study by three months. Tree Board prioritizes avoiding obscuring lights and signals over architecture. Some see potential benefits in delaying until fall, especially for grant opportunities. The Main Street board also plans to hire a director, with a decision expected this week.
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Main Street
Blaine Finch
Tree Board
Finch
Richard Jackson
Jackson
Ottawa
Baldridge
Main Street Board
Daily Report Covers Admissions Births and Local Incidents
The notice lists admissions and dismissals at Ottawa area hospitals, births to several local couples, and sheriff and police reports. It includes arrests for aggravated indecent liberties with a child, drunken driving, and thefts of a sprayer, Nintendo games, a CD player, and kitchen knives. plus multiple automobile accidents and medical emergencies.
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Franklin County
Florida Road
Pomona
Supreme Court weighs whistle blower firing in state tax case
The Kansas Supreme Court heard arguments in a three year dispute over David Prager II, fired as chief corporate tax attorney after a 12 page letter to Gov. Graves. Prager seeks public vindication while the department argues his claims are unfounded.
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State Supreme Court
Topeka
David Prager II
Department of Revenue
Bill Graves
Prager
Graves
Department
Kansas Supreme Court
Alan Johnson
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