Weather Snapshot Tonight Into Wednesday
Outside tonight partly cloudy and not as cold with a low around 40. South wind 10 to 15 mph. Wednesday brings unseasonably warm weather with highs near 75 to 80, breezy and sunny as west winds rise to 15 to 25 mph. For more weather, see page 2.
Ottawa middle school seeks historic designation
The Friends of Historical Buildings push to nominate the former Ottawa Middle School to the National Register of Historic Places and Kansas Register of Historic Places. If approved, grants and tax incentives would aid preservation, and demolition would be harder, with researchers noting the building as the last Washburn project.
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Joy Ludwig
Herald
Ottawa Middle School
Friends of Historical Buildings
Kansas Historic Sites Board
National Register of Historic Places
Register of Historic Kansas Places
Topeka
Old
Ottawa
Perry
George P. Washburn
Martha Hagedorn- Krass
Orscheln's Town and Country Delivers 4200 Pullets
11-year-old Elizabeth Yardley of Wellsville helps her parents count their order as 4,200 pullets in 12 varieties arrive Monday from C. R. Estes Hatchery in Springfield Missouri for distribution through Orscheln's Town and Country at 2008 S Princeton.
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Orscheln’s
Town and Country
S. Princeton
Elizabeth Yardley
Wellsville
Dan
Sara Yardley
C. R. Estes Hatchery
Springfield
Dowell Files to Run for Franklin County Attorney
John R. Dowell officially filed papers to seek Franklin County attorney, while incumbent Larry Wright will not seek a third term to spend time with family. Dowell, 48, has worked in the Kansas Attorney General office under Carla Stovall and previously served as Ottawa city prosecutor. Filing deadline is noon June 12.
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Blake Spurney
John R. Dowell
Franklin County
Larry Wright
Wright
Dowell
Ottawa
Anderson Byrd & Richeson
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
Anderson County
Stovall
Kansas State University
Preservation Alliance honors Old Depot restoration in Kansas
Franklin County Historical Society receives Award of Excellence from Preservation Alliance for the Old Depot Museum project begun 1996 and completed 1999 at nearly 800000. The ceremony in Leaven Worth recognized builders Michael Jerry Jane May Gary Akin and others for preserving original integrity.
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The
Kansas. Preservation Alliance
Franklin Unty Historical Society
EPA
Deborah Barker
Franklin County Historical Society
Historical Society
Leavenworth
Michael Jerry
Jane May
Gary Akin
Howard St Stultz
Richard Holder
KPA
Riley
Geary County
Kansas
Linds Graves
Cedar Crest
Gary Keshner
Franklin County
Tama Wagner
City County clash over storage permit for meth chemicals
Ottawa officials balk at a county plan to store lab chemicals seized in meth cases at the county shops at 19th and Elm. County waste director Bob Thompson says a fireproof unit would hold the substances weekly, amid debate on zoning and permit requirements.
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Cleon Rickel
Joy Ludwig
Herald
Ottawa
19Th
Elm
Bob Thompson
Kansas
Thomp
Blains Finch
Vte Ag
Asec Ae Finch
Thompson
Calsiope
Tom Devoranets
He Oe
Rae Rene Rene
Osoorne Terrece
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