First Families project in Franklin County aims to map roots
A library and historical society launch the First Families of Franklin County column and a free genealogy workshop. Descentants may apply for Territorial, Pioneer, or Early Settler certificates by proving 19th century Franklin County ancestry. Applications available at the Ottawa Library and The Ottawa Herald offices.
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Franklin County
Ottawa Library, District Court Office
Franklin County Historian Society
First Families
Library and Historical Society
Historical Society
Ottawa
Franklin
Deborah Barker
Ottawa Herald
S. Cedar
Library Line Q and A from Ottawa Library
The Ottawa Library answers patrons questions on topics from a family Bible inquiry to Reagan’s middle name and historical trivia. Highlights include 5748 as the new Jewish year, Mickey Mouse's 1928 first appearance, and Main Street’s original lights set between World War I and 1920.
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Ottawa
Bessie White
Pleasant View
Cole
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
Wilson
Mickey Mouse
the Mouse
Mickey
Ub Iwerks
Disney
Main Street
Jack Davis
Justice Department rules prevailing wage not required for some HUD funds
The Aug 12 ruling by Assistant Attorney General Charles J. Cooper says Davis Bacon wages apply only when construction is federally funded. It resolves a two year HUD Labor Department dispute, suggesting wage rules can be bypassed if funds pay for land, materials, or preconstruction services, potentially cutting project costs and boosting employment in distressed areas.
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U.S. Justice Department
Charles J. Cooper
Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
Department of Labor
Labor Department
Davis-Bacon
Justice Department
Samuel R. Pierce Jr
Justin L. Logsdon
Labor Relations
House Education and Labor Committee
Casey Woodward confession fuels Contra diversion tale
Former CIA Director William Casey, nearing death from brain cancer, allegedly told Washington Post reporter Bob Woodward he knew about diverting funds to the Nicaraguan Contras. The forthcoming Veil book details Casey's frail admission amid broader CIA covert actions, including assets and bribes in Lebanon and the Beirut embassy bombing inquiry. Casey died May 6 after a lengthy hospital stay.
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Washington
CIA
William Casey
Bob Woodward
The
Washington Post
Woodward
U.S. News & World Report
White House
Oliver North
Casey
Reagan
U.S. News
Simon & Schuster
Bashir Gemayel
Jose Napoleon Duarte
Hezbollah
Lebanon
Beirut
Lawmaker demands Edwards repay almost $585 for Alabama trip
Kansas Democrat Rep. Charles Laird urged Transportation Secretary Horace Edwards to return $584.85 reimbursed for airfare, car rental, and hotel costs tied to a Stillman College trustees meeting in Tuscaloosa Alabama last March. Laird called state reimbursements ridiculous and criticized Administration Secretary H Edward Flentje for the handling. Edwards and Flentje cited a gray area in state law and declined further comment.
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Peka
Kan
Horace Edwards
Edwards
Alabama
Charles Laird
Topeka
H. Edward Flentie
Flentje
Laird
Tuscaloosa
Ala
Stillman College
Flentie
Hayden
Ransom Memorial Hospital Trustes to Meet on Tuesday
Ransom Memorial Hospital Trustees will hold a regular monthly session at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the hospital conference room. The agenda includes reports from Hospital Management Professionals and RMH Administrator Leonard Daugherty, plus a closed session on an employee agreement for RMH Controller Dennis George. George previously acted as administrator while Daugherty was hired and his agreement is being rewritten to fit sole controller duties. Nearby Concerned Citizens group of Ottawa plans a 7:30 p.m. meeting at Celebration Hall. Sunny and warm today with highs upper 80s, southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Partly cloudy tonight with lows 55-60. Continued partly cloudy Sunday with highs mid-80s.
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Ransom Memorial Hospital
RMH
Leonard Daugherty
Dennis George
George
Daugherty
Ottawa
Celebration Hall
OCAC Plans Washburn Tour Repeats in October
Ottawa Community Arts Council and Franklin County Historical Society invite owners of Washburn designed homes and buildings to contact Deborah Barker, QCAC director, to add properties to a revised booklet. The Washburn tour, tied to OCAC’s tenth anniversary, will run in October. Call 242-8478 to participate or contribute.
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Washburn
Ottawa Community Arts Council
Franklin County Historical Society
Deborah Barker
QOCAC
George Washburn
Ottawa
OCAC
Barker
Iran Incidents Stir Tensions After Ship Captured
Khamenei returned to Iran from the United Nations and said Iran would harden its stance toward the United States after the Navy attacked and captured Iran Air. Five Iranians died. 28 were taken into custody and survivors will be repatriated to Oman. Weinberger tours Gulf escorts amid ongoing naval operations.
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Khamenei
Iran
United Nations
United States
U.S
Oman
Red Crescent
Red Cross
Times of London
Siders
Kuwait
Iraq
Reagan
Persian Gulf
Weinberger
Middle East
Burgoon sentenced in habitual violator case
Michael L. Burgoon of Ottawa received one to two years in custody with suspension and two years probation after a guilty plea on felony driving as a habitual violator. He must serve 90 days in jail, abstain from substances, submit to tests, and pay court costs and fees within set deadlines. a prior open container charge was dismissed.
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District Court News
Michael L. Burgoon
Cedar
Secretary of Corrections
Burgoon
Rhonda L. Whitmore
N. Oak
Judith L. Campbell
Kansas City
Hill House opens at 6am with weekend breakfast buffet
Ad briefs list Hill House opening at 6am on weekdays and weekend breakfast buffet 7 to 11 am for 2.99, plus potted mums and rawleigh products with phone numbers, plus Richer Church Fall Festival featuring ham and beans on Sept 26, homemade pies and a bazaar, 6 miles west of Ottawa on K 68, 12 N Tammy Bickerstaff and Debbie Piesker join The Hairport staff, interdenominational camp meeting Sept 25 30 at Rock Creek Holiness Assoc with Dr and Mrs Noel Scott, dance by Tobe Ross and the Country Gentleman at Ottawa VFW, Hill House Saturday Evening Special 4 99.
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Richter Church
Ozark
Ottawa
Rock Creek Holiness Assoc
F-Scott
Weslyan Church
N. Cherry
Noel Scott
Mt. Zion Bible School
Ava
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Thomas Wolf
Daniel Boone
Kentucky
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John T. Jones
Western Home Journal
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Topeka Cappers
Joshua Main
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Casey Is Woodward
Do Washburn
Gulf
the Daily Report
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Garnett
Varvel
Franklin Savings Association
James G. Alexander Jr
Margie E. Alexander
Fredrick David Adamson
Jerrie L. Grigg
Robert K. Gillespie
Wellsville
Sacred Heart
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Rawleigh Products
Tammy Bickerstaff
Debbie Piesker
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