Consolidation starts for local probation services in Kansas
Local court services and community corrections plan to consolidate under state corrections. The move aims to unify funding and oversight, with a state task force weighing DOC control. In Franklin County, space in the new courts building is sought, while concerns about budget, remodeling funds, and sentencing guideline changes stir debate among officials. Community corrections logged 67 offenders in August, with 262 supervision contacts and 86 drug tests. Four counties participate, led by Franklin County with 38 offenders.
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Clarence Raines
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Corrections
Franklin County
Raines
Corrections Executive Committee
Bowling
Csos
District Judges Association
Anderson
Coffey
Osage
County approves hazmat plan and training for spill response
Franklin County commissioners examined a trailer with hazmat gear as Ray DeJulio outlined a first response plan. The plan covers area clearance, containment, and identification steps, with Ottawa Fire Chief Richard Towe praising cooperation. The board approved monthly training, excused staff from other duties, and authorized a generator for the trailer to power equipment where electricity is unavailable.
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Herald
Franklin County Commission
Ray DeJulio
Ottawa Fire
Richard Towe
DeJulio
Ottawa Fire Department
OFD
Sheriff's Departments
Coffey County man dies after fatal truck crash
Joseph F. Lampe, 40, believed to live in Iola, died on a Coffey County road east of Burlington after his pickup crossed into a guardrail. Sheriff deputy Randy Miller was dragged briefly while disarming a sawed off shotgun. Blood tests pending.
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Athan
Joseph F. Lampe
Iola
Coffey County
Kansas
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Sheriff's
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Lampe
Miller
Leroy
John Liddell
Liddell
Nicholson
Senate POW probe eyes Laos missing POWs
Senate Select Committee on POW MIA Affairs centered on Laos where estimates range from six to forty Americans left behind after the Vietnam War. Chair John Kerry called into question accountability for unreported POWs while declassified records show shifting priorities and disputed lists from Vietnamese and Laotian forces. Admiral Moorer ordered 1973 withdrawals paused for full accounting, then allowed resumes as 10 POWs were acknowledged by Laotian guerrillas.
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Laos
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D-Mass
Senate Select Committee On
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Thomas Meorer
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Vietnam
Nixon
Moorer
Eateries end 24 hour service in area
Country Kitchen in South US-59 will operate 6 a.m. to midnight with potential Friday and Saturday extensions. Horseshoe Cafe at K-68 and Main will run 5 30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday to Wednesday and continuous hours 5 30 a.m. Thursday to 9 p.m. Sunday. Owner Jim Bunch cited strong weekend patronage and 40 to 50 requests for longer hours. Country Kitchen previously abandoned 24 hour service due to losses and safety concerns. only three of six Kansas locations remain open 24 hours. The Minnesota chain’s Ottawa restaurant and others may follow suit.
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Herald
Country Kitchen
South US
Horseshoe Cafe
Dave Scherer
Jim Bunch
Bunch
Scherer
Country Kitchen International
Minnesota
Ottawa
Emporia
Manhattan
Kansas
Lyon baby eyes Thanksgiving home from hospital
Samantha Pierce, 9 weeks old at HCA Wesley Regional Medical Center, Lyon County, weighs 2 pounds 6% ounces after birth July 17. Her mother says she may go home by Thanksgiving if she continues gaining weight, though feeding remains a challenge with a nasal tube delivering about 1cc per hour.
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Wichita, Kan
Samantha Pierce
Hca Wesley Regional Medical Center
Todd
Ronda Pierce
Rural Americas
Lyon County
Local Notices and Advertisements Roundup
Cent attention men expect a new baby in life with balloons and chocolate roses for mom and suckers for friends free delivery The Chocolate Shack Crooks Floor Covering closes Friday at 2 pm and travels to market Flu shots eight pneumonia ten health dept Princeton Grain Co now buying selling grain Lions Club supper drawing winners announced Leo Mealman James Slinabaugh Mary Sleichler won cash and bonds
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Chocolate Shack
S. Main
Pomona Lions Club
Baan
st-Leo Mealman
James Slinabaugh
Mary Sleichler
Ottawa Herald subscription rates 1992 update
The Ottawa Herald lists 1992 subscription prices for Ottawa and surrounding areas. Rates cover city carrier, motor route, Franklin County, adjacent counties, and statewide mail, with monthly, quarterly, semiannual, and annual terms and all prices plus state sales tax. Rates are in advance.
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Press Foruman
Ottawa
Carner
Franklin County
Adjcent
Slata
Kansas
Salas
Advancy
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