Weather outlook for the week with mild nights
Tonight clears with lows around 58. Tuesday brings partial sun and highs near 85. Tuesday night stays partly cloudy with temps around 62. Page 10.
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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 2002
Page
6
Teen killed as two others injured in Centerville accident
A Centerville teen, Evan Ray Sumners, 17, died Saturday afternoon while three men worked on a house in Ottawa. Edward Marmon, 16, and Michael Brannan, 32, were injured after contact with a bad extension cord. Marmon was flown to KU Medical Center in good condition, Brannan stayed for observation at Ransom Memorial Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vickie Moss
Herald
Centerville
Evan Ray Sumners
Ottawa
Sumners
Edward Lee
Fred” Marmon
Fontana
S. Willow
Ron Puterbaugh
Michael Edward Brannan
Puterbaugh
Brannan
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Suraners
Marmon
KU Medical Center
RMH
Jason Skidmore
Michael Brannan
Evan Sumners
Fred Marmon
Public support grows for Iraq action after Bush push
Two major polls show two thirds of Americans favor using military force against Iraq. Democrats and independents show rebound in support as Bush gains with Newsweek and ABC News This Week polls. Newsweek reports 70 percent job approval, up from 61 percent in August after his UN speech.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bush
Iraq
Newsweek
ABC News
United States
Israel
Congress
United Nations
City to begin bidding for new sewage plant
The city will advertise for bids mid October for a $9 million sewage treatment facility designed by Professional Engineering Consultants. Construction starts when weather allows in 2003 with operation required by October 1, 2005, doubling current capacity from about 1.5 million gallons per day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herald News
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Jim Bradley
City Utilities
Bradley
Wichita
Haysville
Radio dead zones threaten police safety in Franklin County
VICKIE MOSS reports that radio dead zones in Franklin County hinder dispatch contact for deputies in Lane Williamsburg and Wellsville. Weather and terrain worsen the issue. Deputies may switch to Lane fire or cell phones to reach help, while U.S. 169 near Lane remains a high fatality corridor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vickie Moss
Ottawa
Brad Gilges
Franklin County Sheriff's Department
Lane
Gilges
Williamsburg
Wellsville
U.S. 169
Gilgea
Kansas
Miami County
Detention center teacher finds calling in troubled teens
Jay Gilliland, a 33 year old Emporia State graduate and former Air Force service member, teaches at the Franklin County Juvenile Detention Center in Ottawa. He adapts to varied ages and needs while enforcing strict classroom protocol and aiming to guide students toward GED programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jay Gilliland
Emporia State University
Franklin County
Gilliland
Burlingame
U.S. Air Force
Topeka
Ottawa
Mr. G
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Cleon Rickel
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Nypa
John Musgrave
Musgrave
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