Quilting Weekend and Local Events at Ottawa Old Depot Museum
Sunflower Piecemakers host A Quilter's Weekend at the Old Depot Museum in Ottawa with a 2 p.m Sunday miniature quilt auction. Hours 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. $1 admission. contact 242-1922 or 242-1232 for details. In Richmond a 4 week gospel tent meeting runs nightly at 7:30 through Oct 22, hosted by Reaching Tent Ministry with a 1600 seat capacity. call 835-6156 for info. In Williamsburg the library opens its fall open house Friday 3:30 to 7 p.m., with the 1994 Library Service Award, summer reading recognition, logo reveal, used books sale, memberships $1 donation, refreshments. call 913-746-5767. Ottawa Retired Persons meet Wednesday 2:30 p.m. at Ransom Memorial Hospital conference room. call 242-5290. Yockey reunion in Quenemo Sunday starts 1 a.m. at the community building, carry-in dinner at noon. call 267-4543.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Sunflower
Old Depot Museum
Franklin County Historical Society
Richmond
Leroy
Judith Reynolds
Williamsburg
Williamsburg Community Library
Edna Mae Anderson
American Association of Retired Persons
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Yockeys
Quenemo
Yockey
Marita Lee
Ottawan pleads guilty to fraud in Shoger case
The Kansas Securities Commission charged the defendant with felony theft after being confronted by Margaret E. Shoger. The state notes the defendant admitted misconduct, cooperated in the investigation, and provided statements and documents. Wright cites financial harm to elderly victims as the case's worst aspect.
County approves ambulance audit cost request
Anderson County commissioners unanimously approved 2700 for an audit of the ambulance service run by Anderson County Hospital. Coopers and Lybrand, among three firms, will conduct the audit to assess past operating costs and two mills of tax funding. Residents have raised concerns over hospital billing practices and requests to change ambulance destinations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ANCO
Arnett
Anderson County
Anderson County Hospital
Kansas City
Acclaimed Pianist Eric Street To Perform At OMA Auditorium
Acclaimed pianist Eric Street opens the Itawa Municipal OMA Main Event Series with a Sept 28 7 30 p m recital featuring works from Babar the Elephant to Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue. Street praised for North American tours and appearances in London Vienna Paris and more. Tickets range 825 7 adults 550 450 children and students, available at Budge's Beyond Video and OMA Box Office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Itawa Municipal Oe
Eric Street
Street
Babar the Elephant
Gershwin
OMA
North America
Europe
Asia
North Africa
London
Vienna
Salzburg
Paris
Berlin
Prague
Brussels
Moscow
St. Petersburg
Rome
Florence
Japan
Tokyo
Carnegie Recital Hall
Linda Newfield
Robert Strauss
Egypt
Italy
France
England
Belgium
Germany
Austria
Slovakia
Indiana University
Menahem Pressler
Beaux Arts Trio
University of California-Santa Barbara
Institute For European Studies
Bethany
Ottawa
Kansas Arts Commission
National Endowment For the Arts
Air Technologies Inc
Budge's Sports Center
Beyond Video
Third
Hickory
Call
Jobless rates dip in Kansas as August shows gains
TOPEKA Kansas AP reports seasonal factors push the state's unemployment rate to 4.2 percent. Franklin County falls from 5.7 percent to 5.4 percent. Across Kansas August 1995 unemployment runs about 13,000 below August 1994 with more than 29,000 additional workers employed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kan
Franklin County
City and watchdog clash over nuisance rules and power cuts
City officials defend nuisance and late fee proposals while asserting care for elderly and medically dependent residents. Commissioners acknowledge medical exemptions but show little interest in broader changes. Ottawa officials cite a 50 percent drop in late payments and outline enforcement limits and property access rules amid scrutiny by citizens and the Kansas Attorney General.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Jackson
Jackson
Ottawa
Forrest Lowry
Kansas
Carla Stovall
Lowry
Scott Lambers
Lambers
Kansas Cities
County proposes courthouse lease deal with Ottawa city
Ottawa officials discussed leasing the old Franklin County Courthouse courtroom for municipal court. The city would pay 100 dollars a month for up to five court days monthly, or 200 dollars for two days per week, plus 25 dollars per day beyond ten days. Air conditioning costs and a six month break notice apply. The county seeks six designated county employee parking spaces and two 15 minute spaces at Third and Hickory, plus other parking concessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Franklin County
Scott Lambers
District Court
Third
Hickory
Weather Tonight and Extended Forecast Summary
A 20 percent chance of evening showers and cloudy skies with a low around 45 to 50 and north winds 10 to 20 mph. Extended outlook calls for cold, dry conditions with lows near 30 in the west and 50 to 55 in the east. Friday remains very cold with highs around 55 to 60 and Saturday turning milder near 40.
Community Ads and Events Fragment Summary
Local notices advertise Bernhardt's True Dance enrollment and class times at 2038 8 Main with phone 242-1176, plus Richter A.M. Church Fall Festival bean bring Sept. 30 11 to 7, and a Women’s Pap Smear Clinic via Foothill County Health Dept with contact numbers 019-242-1873 and 1-800-427-1673. Also Wright's Studio portrait offers. Litwon's Will closing Sept 20. Pomona Lions Free Bean Feed Sept 23 5–7 at Pomona High. Brown's Shoe Fit sale 10 for 10 days and fall apparel discounts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fr. Co. Health Dept
Ottawa council agenda outlines tax credit and grants
City considers a demonstration grant from the Kansas Commerce and Housing Department requesting 748000 in aid with over 1.4 million in matching funds to address housing, economic development and services. Also on the docket are bids for a 14590 copier for City Hall, park naming criteria, a 16354 backup transformer purchase, a commissioner on the tourism committee, a beer license for Hickory Inn, planning commission appointment, Fringe Benefits Design service agreement, and proclamations for three retiring city employees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas Department of Commerce and Housing
City Hall
Scott Bird
Minolta
Hotz Office Systems
S. Main
Franklin
Ottawa
Joan Tyson
Commission
Convention and Tourism Committee
Helen Zook
Hickory Inn
Dundee
Ronald Yates
Fairview Drive
Ottawa Planning Commission
Fringe Benefits Design Inc
Leawood
Carol Price
Utility
Don McKay
Public Works Department
Carrol Droddy
Graves orders agency budget cuts to trim state spending
Gov Bill Graves directed some state agencies to cut 1.5 percent of current budgets and eliminate 2 percent of jobs, aiming for 18.4 million in savings by June 30 1996. He eyed a further 3 percent workforce cut but exempted the State Board of Education and universities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kan
Bill Graves
Graves
State Board of Education
Board of Regents
Treasury
Ottawa Herald subscription rates and postage notice
The Ottawa Herald lists delivery and mail rates for various regions and periods, including Ottawa carrier and out of state options. Rates shown cover one month to one year with differences for rural towns and mail orders, all billed in advance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Franklin F
Miami
The
Ottawa Herald
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bulletin Board
Ottawan
County News
Midwest
Greeley Elementary
Bulldog
Anderson County High School
Lawrence
Gamete Parks and Recreation Department
National Guard
Garnett City Hall
Anderson County Economist and Morgan Research Group Ltd
New York
University of Dayton
Ohio
Bird
Hernandez
Ottawa Water Plant
Rec
PiMarsesers
Sersee
RacMer
Clinton
Hillsdale
Melvern
Pomona
Weather Network
Centropolis
Princeton
Heee
Main
Richter A.M. Church
Wright
Bill
Litwon's
Bessie Mudrick
Pomona Lions Club
Pomona High School
Brown
Gospel Tent Meeting
Otlawa Fair Grounds
Adar
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!