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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 2017
Page
1
A Pomona firefighter inspects the exterior of 335 West Franklin Street after a reported natural gas explosion. Franklin County Emergency Management reported no injuries and said the cause is under investigation.
A Pomona man and his dog escaped injury when a natural gas blast at 11:45 a.m. damaged a home at 335 West Franklin Street. The house was deemed uninhabitable and Red Cross assistance was requested. The occupant remained unnamed. Fire officials and Kansas Gas Service investigated the cause.
The Franklin County Development Council partners with Communities Schools to run Senior Day on the Job. Ottawa and West Franklin high schools seniors will explore career paths this Thursday, in the program now in its fifth year. Executve director James Oltman notes growing participation and value to both students and local businesses.
Cletson Cox of Lenexa recalls riding in a 1955 Chevrolet Sedan Delivery with a makeshift passenger seat in Emporia during the 1960s. He attended the Ol Marais River Run with the car nicknamed Black Beauty, a rare Sedan Delivery among thousands of classics. Cox, who has owned and raced diverse Chevys and motorcycles, travels for shows and has supported the Ottawa event for two decades.
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