Community Bulletin Board Highlights Local Events
Franklin County Fibromyalgia support group meets 7 p.m. Wednesday at Ransom Memorial Hospital conference room. Pomona Booster Club hosts Tail Gate Party Friday 6 to 8 p.m. RMH offers diabetes classes with preregistration. Baldwin quilters guild meets Thursday at Maple Leaf Quilters Guild. bring heirloom quilt and story. Ottawa Senior Center hosts 6 p.m. Thursday meal. reservations by noon Wednesday. Ottawa High School Spirit Dinner 5 to 7 p.m. Friday before football at Bishop Ward. Richter Fall Festival and Bean Supper Saturday 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.. directions provided. Osage City garage sales Saturday with maps at participating sites.
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Ransom Memorial Hospital
Delores Brecheisen
RMH
Quilters Guild
Baldwin
O’vonne O'Dea
Maple Leaf Quilters Guild
Baldwin Senior Center
Sandy Wakeman
Marilyn Broyles
Mary Clark
Ottawa Senior Center
Contempt and Juvenile Cases Dominate Monday Court News
In court news Monday Clark Leslie Brown, 34, was jailed for two weeks after contempt for aiding an investigation as sentencing for marijuana and meth charges was postponed. Donald Louis Vega, 17, received 21 months for probation revocation tied to an escape from Franklin County Juvenile Detention Center and 14 months for aggravated escape, with two years probation on the latter. Vega’s escape occurred Aug 12 amplifying prior arson and destruction charges. Attorneys noted substance abuse issues. Vega faces cases in Osage and Coffey counties.
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Clark Leslie Brown
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Sachse
Donald Louis Vega
N. King
Franklin County
Vega
Ottawa
Hendrix
Vago
Osage
Coffey
Nuclear shift eyed for Russian plutonium plants to civilian uranium
Gore and Yeltsin discussed converting three Russian reactors from weapons grade plutonium to civilian uranium production starting in 2000. The project could cost $150 million with the United States contributing about $80 million and Russia $70 million. They also talked about monitoring civilian uranium and creating an international market. This was Gore's first meeting with Yeltsin since the president’s heart surgery last fall.
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United States
Russia
Gore
Yeltsin
Sinbad Comes Aboard for Ottawa Youth Matinee Series
The Sinbad tale arrives at Municipal Auditorium as part of Ottawa's Youth Matinee Series staged by Lawrence's Seem-To-Be Players. Four actors and puppets perform The Seven Voyages of Sinbad with original music and costumes. Shows run Tuesday at 9:30 am and 1:30 pm, with tickets $5 adults and $2.50 children under 12.
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Sinbad
Lawrence
Ransom Memorial Hospital
OMA
Reader Information Ottawa Tollfree and Fax Details
Contact options listed include Ottawa number 2424700 toll free 1 800 467 8383 and fax 785 242 9420. The notice appears as a printed reader information line for the publication.
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Ottawa
Occasional rain and warm trend in weekend forecast
Occasional rain with a middle 50s low and northeast wind 5 to 15 mph. Chance for rain 0 percent. Thursday and Friday dry and slightly warmer with lows 50 to 55 and highs 70 to 75. Saturday at least a chance of showers with lows 55 to 60 and highs 75 to 80. AccuWeather Currant data from Ottawa Water Plant.
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Habitat Open Golf Tourney At Ottawa Country Club
The Habitat for Humanity golf event at Ottawa Country Club drew rain and thunder threats but golf carts ferried participants. Wynndee Lee credited strong community support and local businesses for prizes and sponsorships while Kay Pedersen noted about $11,000 raised and trophies donated by Hasty Enterprises as teams celebrated despite chilly conditions.
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Steve Morse
Habitat For Humanity
Ottawa Country Club
Wynndee Lee
Franklin County
Habitat Board
Hasty Enterprises
Kay Pedersen
Ottawa teachers finalists for Kansas teacher of the year
Ottawa district names Pat Skiles and Gary Kuntz as finalists for Kansas teacher of the year. Board agrees to spend 5000 for KASB policy updates and to renew a local education agency special education application. The district hires PSA Service for speech therapy and a Braille instruction consultant.
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Kuntz
Skiles
Ottawa
Kansas
Ottawa Board of Education
Pat Skiles
Hawthorne
Gary Kuntz
Ottawa High School
Pat
Gary
Sam Sheldon
Kansas Association of School Boards
Jack Maxwell
Beneft
Marlin Kimball
Ludwick
KASB
PSA Service Inc
Newmaster
Flint Hills Education
Kansas School For the Deaf
KSD
Coffeyville Indy jucos urged to merge in funding plan
Kansas lawmakers tentatively approve a plan forcing Coffeyville and Independence community colleges to merge along with Southeast Kansas Vocational Technical School, and Seward County Community College with Liberal Area Vocation School. Grants of 250000 yearly for two years would accompany mergers, with consideration to percentage of budget incentives.
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Coffeyville
Independence
Montgomery County Community Colleges
Southeast Kansas Area Vocational-Technical School
Seward County Community College
Liberal Area Vocational School
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