Habitat volunteers prep four homes in Building on Faith Week
Franklin County Habitat for Humanity marks Building on Faith Week with a 8 a.m. gathering at 613 N. Hickory St to paint four homes in the area. Volunteers should bring brushes, containers, and ladders. roof work and framing may follow through 2 p.m. Also on tap, RESOLVE hosts a full day infertility symposium 8:15 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Research Medical Center in Kansas City. Brown v Board program 7 p.m. at the Dole Institute in Lawrence. and Full House plays at a VFW dance 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday.
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Habitat For Humanity
Habitat For Humanity International
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Awa
Hickory St
Kansas City
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Research Medical Center
College of Nursing
E. Meyer Blvd
Resolveofkc
Brown Vs. Topeka Board of Education
U.S. Supreme Court
Dole Institute For Politics
University of Kansas
Petefish Drive
Lied Center
Lawrence
Brown Vs. Board of Education
National Commission
Low Vision group to meet September 24
The Franklin County Low Vision support group will meet from 1 30 to 3 p m on Wednesday September 24 in the Ottawa Retirement Village Community Room. Ottawa Police Detective Rick Geist will discuss personal safety.
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Franklin County
Low Vision
Ottawa
Rick Geist
Local arrests and theft reports from Tuesday police blotter
The Daily Report lists arrests for James Leroy New on domestic battery and Robert Lee Geiler Jr on warrants and probation violation, with bonds set at 750 and 3500 respectively. Lisa Winter faces driving while suspended and intoxicated charges, released on 2500 bond. Reported thefts include a car stereo in Williamsburg and five swords with two paintball guns in Richmond.
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Sheriff's Dept
James Leroy New
Nebraska Road
Robert Lee Geiler Jr
Princeton
North Louisa Avenue
Williamsburg
West Central Avenue
Richmond
Emergency housing committee weighs homeless definition and funding
Franklin County emergency housing panel hears concerns over defining homelessness and funding needs for temporary shelters. Members from churches and civic groups note families with children often lack local shelter options, while agencies cite stricter criteria and different definitions. The task remains to secure nonprofit status and broaden participation as they study solutions.
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Wiley
Franklin County
SRS
Hope House
Mary Lois Yates
Cate
Penny Houchin
ECEAN
National Center For Homeless Education
Walt
West Franklin
McFadden
Emergency Housing Committee
Vickie Moss
Vmoss
Ottawaherald
Pomona Eyes City Property Alcohol Ban For April Ballot
About 25 residents urged Pomona to ban or limit alcohol on city property at a council meeting. The city will put the issue to a public vote on the April ballot after reviewing ordinances 250 and 444 which currently restrict or allow beer in certain public spaces. Community members pressed for a uniform ban, while some urged letting residents decide. Municipal leaders noted the matter will be decided by voters, with pastors and former officials weighing in on enforceability and ethics.
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Candace Jones
Herald
Pomona
Kirk Lauritsen
Lauritsen
Joe Goracke
Lucille Crawford
Kendrick Keeton
Keeton
Ron James
Pomona Assembly of God
James
Valvoline Express Care Grand Opening Draws Crowd
Photo shows Valvoline Express Care owner Gary Willis with staff around a Valvoline Johnny Benson go cart to be given away Saturday in a prize drawing. The store at 1513 S. Main St. will host other giveaways a barbecue and a visit from balloon artist Grampa Pokey during the grand opening.
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Laurie Sisk
Valvoline Express Care
Gary Willis
Donna Tipton
Jeremy Branson
David Quinn
Adam Stauffer
Ginia Kehrer
Valvoline
Johnny Benson
Flore
S. Main St
Grampa Pokey
Sewage plant construction ahead of schedule in Ottawa
Ottawa health officials report the $11 million sewage treatment plant is about 60 percent complete and operating by late 2004. When online the facility will double treatment to 1.5 million gallons per day and include two race track basins. The project, funded by federal grants and a state loan, must meet river pollution standards by October 1, 2005 with some overlap during decommissioning of the old plant.
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Cleon Rickel
Jim Bradley
City Utilities
Marais Des Cygnes
Ottawa
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Oklahoma tribe promotes Wyandotte casino deal in KCK
An Oklahoma Indian tribe seeks a Wyandotte County casino near The Woodlands parimutuel complex with a three year option to buy city land. The 37 page agreement will be reviewed Thursday by the Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City Kansas.
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Kansas City, Kan
Wyandotte County
Woodlands
Oklahoma
Hal Walker
Briscoes Prepare as Isabel Threatens Virginia Coast
Judy and Gerald Briscoe of Virginia Beach, longtime residents since 1969, plan to stay despite forecasts of Isabel. Governor Warner authorized coastal evacuations, though not for their inland community. Forecasters predict 50 to 60 mph winds with possible 90 mph gusts and flood warnings, while the couple anticipates tornado risks and weather disruptions as the storm tracks toward North Carolina and eastern Virginia.
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Virgina
Mark R. Warner
Virginia Beach
Judy
Gerald Briscoe
Ottawa
Isabel
Briscoes
Cary
N.C
Wilmington
Judy Briscoe
Nags Head
Virginia
Hurricane Isabel Makes Landfall Threat Looms Along Outer Banks
The storm nears landfall early Thursday along the Outer Banks with Virginia and North Carolina evacuations under way as residents stock up on supplies. Gov Easley declares emergency, National Guard ready, and universities close as people online and on roads flee, some riding out on boats or staying put amid mixed responses.
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National Hurricane Center
Miami
North Carolina
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National Guard
Cape Hatteras
N.C. 12
Brian Simmons
Stoney's
Avon
Jess
David Kidwell
Kitty Hawk
Mayfield
Floyd
United States
Isabel
Northna
New England
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