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DAILY MEDIA RELEASE July 2, 2009 Driving While License Revoked K-68 Hwy & Beech Street, 1100 hours, Susan Olyer a 48 year-old female from Ottawa was arrested for driving with a revoked drivera s license.

Some area residents decorate their yards for the Fourth of July holiday. From top: Pat and Don Morgan, 700 block of South Main Street, Ottawa; Marty and Mike McClellan, 700 block of South Main Street, Ottawa.

An Ottawa, Kan., man pleaded guilty in Kansas City federal court today to commercial sex trafficking of a child.Richard J. Oflyng, 32, admitted that he drove his tractor-trailer to an area residence, where he expected to meet a pimp offering him an 11-year-old girl for sex.

Births a Monday: A girl, 8 pounds, 3 ounces, to Malyssa Foltz, Ottawa; twin girls, 4 pounds, 13 ounces, and 4 pounds, 5 ounces, to Candice and Christopher Huffman, Ottawa.

This conviction is the result of Operation Guardian Angel, a unique undercover law enforcement investigation targeting the demand for child prostitutes in the Kansas City metro area.

The Second Street Market, organized by the Ottawa Area Chamber of Commercea s events and promotions committee, will go on hiatus.

Guilty plea in child-sex caseRichard J. Oflyng, 32, of Ottawa, Kan., pleaded guilty in federal court Monday to commercial sex trafficking of a child.He admitted driving to an area residence, where he expected to meet a pimp offering him an 11-year-old girl for sex.

Fireworks are an annual tradition in Franklin County, but each city has its own rules regarding fireworks.

Ottawa police are asking people to take extra precautions and report any suspicious behavior, after a rash of home break-ins via stolen garage door openers.

The final product may be delicious, but Rebecca McFarland hopes the process is a safe one.

Ed Taylor, left, Franklin County Commission chairman, presents Steve Brown, retiring county appraiser, with a plaque Wednesday afternoon at the Franklin County Office Annex building, 1418 S. Main St., Ottawa.

For Ernie Rodina, Old West Cowboy Days is about honoring agricultural roots. "It's a way to show tribute to the folks in the community that have been involved in agriculture and part of the cattle and horse business," the coordinator of the event said.

The family of an Ottawa High School graduate injured earlier this month in a car accident is asking for your help.

The Kansas Historical Society announced that of the 53 Kansas students competing this week at the Kenneth E. Behring National History Day Contest in College Park, Maryland, 11 will come home with medals or scholarships.

Leslie Quillen saw him through the window of Ottawa City Hall. Quillen, assistant to the city manager, said the man was walking toward the building carrying what appeared to be a gun.

Motor Vehicle Accident 400 block South Main, 1550 hours, a vehicle driven by Curtis Clayton, 18 year old male from Ottawa struck the rear of a vehicle by Vicki Holt, a 42 yr old Ottawa woman.

Roger Scott, age 87, of Ottawa, Kan., passed away Sunday, June 14, 2009, at the Ransom Memorial Hospital in Ottawa, Kan.

Jennifer Robinson didna t have to ask anyone if she could plant yellow flowers and pink rose bushes in her front yard.

For many area residents, the sounds of summer are of violins and cellos. "We've always had some free concerts," Alice Joy Lewis, Ottawa Suzuki Strings founder, said.

Franklin County Sheriffa s Office 6/8/09 US-59 HWY / WOODSON RD 06/08/2009 12:00:00 Arrest arrested wallis, phillip on douglas county warrant and transported to dg co line and released to dg co custody.