Ottawa Board Seeks Bids for Middle School Project
The Ottawa school board invites bids for construction of a new middle school and demolition of the existing one with a bid deadline of 2 p.m. June 19 ahead of a special board meeting. Superintendent Harvey Ludwick notes hopes bids come in under quote to move forward.
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Ottawa School Board
Harvey Ludwick
Diane Toplikar
Melissa Stucky
Lawrence
Ludwick
Amy Zule
Clifton McCullough
Becky Blane
Hawthorn
Teresa Wiggins
Lincoln Elementary
Oskaloosa District Ends High School Meal Charging
The Oskaloosa school board eliminated the charge option for high school meals after reports of students charging meals when funds were low. About 25 to 30 of roughly 260 high school students use charge accounts. Beginning next school year students must pay for meals at purchase. The board also moved its next meeting from May 26 to May 29 due to Memorial Day.
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Oskaloosa
Mealsion
James White
Baldwin Art Walk Nights Begin Friday In Baldwin
The Baldwin Art Walk Night runs 7 to 9 pm every third Friday through October in downtown Baldwin. Regional artists display paintings quilts and live jazz from the Aardvark Gallery organizer Dave Michael says the event helps local artists reach audiences. The Baldwin High School Jazz Band directed by Will Cooper plays 7:30 to 8:30 pm in front of the Baldwin Chamber of Commerce at Eighth and High streets.
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Baldwin
Baldwin-area
Dave Michael
Aardvark Gallery
Baldwin High School
Will Cooper
Baldwin Chamber of Commerce
Eighth and High Streets
437 violations alleged against meat packer
Kansas Attorney General Carla Stovall filed a civil action in Geary County District Court seeking a temporary restraining order against Kansas Export Beef Inc. The Junction City plant, with six employees, will close next week. The suit accuses 437 violations of the Kansas Consumer Protection Act including unsound meat, improper trimming with hide and fecal matter, added water, inflated fat content, mislabeling, and false USDA inspection claims. The matter, not criminal, follows federal input two years ago and resumption last December.
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Torera
Kansas
Atty
Carla Stovall
Junction City
Stovall
Kansas Export Beef Inc
Geary County
U.S. Department of Agriculture
U.S. Attorney's
Susan C. Jacobson
USDA
State to end grain inspection department in privatization plan
Kansas will discontinue the Grain Inspection Department on Sept 1 after Gov. Bill Graves signed a law transferring grain inspection duties to a private company. The move cuts 90 jobs and a 5.1 million dollar budget, with the state agriculture department to audit elevators. The Kansas Grain and Feed Association backs privatization, while the governor says the state exits the middleman role. Eight inspection stations will be affected. private entity decisions are due by July.
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Topeka
Bill Graves
Kansas
State Department of Agriculture
Kansas Grain and Feed Assn
Graves
Department
Gary Bothwell
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Grain and Feed Assn
Tom Tunnell
Former museum administrator jailed for thefts in Atchison
Dan Fitzgerald, ex administrator at Evah'C Cray Historical Home Museum, received eight months in prison on one felony theft count and two concurrent six month terms on other counts. Judge Lacey rejected probation, saying white collar crimes must be punished to restore accountability. Fitzgerald faces further trials on related charges in Shawnee County and restitution is to be determined.
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Atchison
Dan Fitzgerald
Atchison County
Fitzgerald
Donald Hoffman
Vanguard Airlines
Philip Lacey
Lacey
David Schroeder
Kansas Bureau of Investigation
Topeka
Evah‘c. Cray Historical Home Museum
Kansas State Historical Society
Shawnee County
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Wichita
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Pittsburg
National Hospital
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Ela
Clinton Parkway
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