Ottawa panel approves street fix and airport plan
At a two hour city meeting the commission approved a street improvement despite neighbor opposition and unanimously renewed Ed Beck’s fixed base operator contract at the Ottawa airport, while considering LeMaster’s plan for terminal upgrades and better service. The panel also issued a building permit for Waussau Homes, clarified special assessment processes, updated bond procedures for Memorial Auditorium funding, and granted licenses to sell cereal malt beverages to Carly and Brown.
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Richeson
Merle Taylor
Sheldon
Ottawa
Ed Beck
Chamber of Commerce Aviation Committee
Glenn Underwood
Chuck LeMaster
LeMaster
Beck
Unicorn
Commission
Ated
Waussau Homes
Mills
Memorial Auditorium
Frank W. Carly
N. Main
Gale A. Brown
Mabel Rundle Overbrook rites set at Methodist Church
Services for Mabel Fern Rundle 83 Overbrook will be held 2 pm Saturday at the United Methodist Church Overbrook with burial in Overbrook Cemetery. She lived in Overbrook most of her life, worked at two cafes, a school kitchen and a nursing home, and was a member of the Overbrook United Methodist Church and Order of Eastern Star. Survived by daughter Ardelle Brooks, a brother and three sisters, and a grandson with three great grandchildren. Friends may call Friday 2-9 pm at Greenwood Roberts Funeral Home and Saturday 10:30 am at the church. Memorials to the church.
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Mabel Rundle Overbrook
Mabel Fern Rundle
Overbrook
United Methodist Church
Lone Star
Lawrence
Brookside Manor
Order of Eastern Star
Topeka
Cecil Fishburn
Tustin
Calif
Greenwood- Roberts
Ottawan Is Honored Twice
Ottawa businessman Robert Pence, president of Pence Food Centers, Inc., received two community service awards this week. The Kansas Food Dealers Association honored him in Topeka on Tuesday, and the Lawrence Association of Life Underwriters honored him on Thursday. The awards cited Pence for service to Ottawa and its Chamber of Commerce, Home Base, Boy Scouts, United Fund, First Baptist Church, and Ottawa University, highlighting his 30 years of business and civic involvement and leadership of six area supermakers.
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Robert Pence
Pence Food Centers, Inc
Kent Lash
Area Insurance Group
Ottawa
Pence
Kansas Food Dealers Association
Topeka
Lawrence Association of Life Underwriters
Ottawa, Lawrence and Area
Chamber of Commerce
Home Base
Boy Scouts
The
United Fund
First Baptist Church
Ottawa University
OSH Shows New Era Of Patient Care
Osawatomie State Hospital reports rising admissions with a 60 percent jump over a decade while average length of stay shortens to about 120 days. About 97 percent are dismissed within a year and 87 percent after three months as the institution serves 25 Kansas counties amid evolving treatment philosophy.
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Osawatomie
Osawatomie State Hospital
Kansas
New Landfill Hours Of Prime Concern
Franklin County residents asked about new hours at the county landfill. Hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays Wednesdays Fridays and Saturdays and 8 a.m. to 12 noon on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Closed Sundays. Commissioner Davis noted the inquiries. Mrs. Jean Phares reported on a Kansas conference where officials said state and federal funds would cover nuclear emergency planning only.
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Franklin County Commission
Jack Davis
County Commission
Jean Phares
Franklin County
Kansas
Kansas City
Kan
Spaghetti supper, nursery stock and tax school notices
Jaycee Jaynes hosts a spaghetti supper Friday from 5 to 7 30 at the Masonic Hall for 1 50. Willis Nursery Center advertises clay pots bulbs and plant supplies. Ottawa officials announce Income Tax School registration opening hours and contact 242 1040. Eagles Lodge dance canceled. Bill Jordan and Country CBers performances listed.
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Jaycee Jaynes
Masonic Hall
Willis Nursery Center
Bill Jordan
Saddleback Lounge
Lt N. Main
Courthouse and Memorial Auditorium Face Uncertain Future
The article notes vacant second and third floors of the Washburn designed Kansas courthouse, with repainting done and first floor in heavy use. It warns small cracks can grow, leading to costly repairs and possible voter funding hesitancy, while urging future use of upper floors and potential upgrades. Memorial Auditorium nearby is described as an example of an opposite fate.
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Kansas
Washburn
Memorial Auditorium
Buses Set For OHS Grid Fans
Ottawa High prepares three buses to escort students and fans to the OHS Emporia game Friday night. Sideline Club with Earl Cook and Jim Scroggs fields two student buses at 25 cents per seat and a coach bus for adults at $2 a seat. Reservations via 242-1370 on a first-call basis for the 46-seat bus leaving OHS south parking lot at 5 45 pm. Friday.
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Ottawa High
OHS Emporia
Emporia
Earl Cook
Ottawa Ready-Mix
Jim Scroggs
Sonic Drive-In
OHS
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Doe Taul
Baldwin
Cecelia Kirkland
Paola
Lowell Tallman
Rantoul
Robert Moore
Wayne Zachary
Moore
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Dent D. Benjamin
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Williamsburg
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Essie Marie Robinson
Damron- Towner Chapel
Highland Cemetery
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Melvin Clevenger
Theresa Ambler
David Thompson
Cate Harvey
Leroy Green
Bruce Starks
Larry Williams
Victor Williams
Elmer Robinson
Ty Jukes
Ash
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Quenemo
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Laura Howell
Greeley
Frank Mitchell
Cedarhouse Nursing Home
Leta Holzapfel
Canterbury Courts
Rebecca Pippin
Michael Sellers
Bamron
Towner
Lloyd L. Griffith
Lloyd L
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Veterans’ Hospital
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John W. G. Hill
Bramton Towner Chapel
Jerry Robson
David Bunch
Doe Ferns
Violet Robson
Rena Towner
Borothy Reams
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Sutton’s Jewelry
American Gem Society
S. Main
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Michigan Valley
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Cornell College
Mount Vernon
Iowa
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Larry Miller
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