Ottawa district seeks input on future school needs survey
Ottawa school district officials plan a community survey to learn what patrons want in programming facilities and technology. A facilities study by a retired Kansas State University professor will guide question design and long range planning while over 3,000 random surveys may occur in coming months.
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Readers' Forum letter policy outlined by The Ottawa Herald
The Ottawa Herald explains its Readers' Forum for letters to the editor where writers’ opinions and stated facts are their own. The paper invites readers to respond in the forum to challenge or dispute the letters’ content.
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Stolen Adidas Shoes At The Rink In The Rain
A parent reports that their son’s black Adidas Bounce size 9 shoes were stolen after skating at The Rink on March 30. The shoes were muddy and soaked, and the owner asks for their return to The Ottawa Herald with no questions asked.
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Elks Lodge Responds To Editorial On Civic Pride
A local Elks Lodge voices both pride and disappointment over a recent editorial on Civic Pride. It notes active community involvement beyond Hoop Shoot, including over $50,000 in cash donations and work hours, plus free storage for the Girl Scouts unit and members engaged with Girl Scouts locally.
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Girl Scouts Service
Elks Club Honors Students and Scouts in Community Service
The Franklin County Elks showcase extensive local work inclining scholarships for area seniors, support for Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts, after prom programs, D A R E camp involvement, school drug awareness, veteran care, parish parades, and a Hoop Shoot honors ceremony at the lodge. The lodge also notes its River Run food trailer and seeks media coverage.
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Clarence Strickland
Ottawa
Lawrence
Topeka
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Wellsville Growth Sparks Call for Regional Solutions
Wellsville residents debate town expansion and an ambulance station as need grows. Concerns rise over high density housing near railroad tracks, with trains reaching 40 to 70 mph. Officials from Wellsville and Franklin County urged to collaborate on a safe, balanced plan.
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Wellsville
Gardner
Franklin County
Kansas conservatives lose political horsepower in session
Kansas social and political conservatives, led by a Republican machine outnumbering Democrats, fail to push key issues from immigration and domestic partnerships to abortion policy. The shift signals potential changes by 2008 as Democrats gain seats and moderates resist hard-line moves, with the April 25 wrap-up session likely to reveal further implications.
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U.S
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Janet
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Phill
Paul Morrison
Wichita
George Tiller
House
Senate
Kansas House
Readers Forum Letters Policy in The Ottawa Herald
The Ottawa Herald invites letters of 250 words or less to the Readers' Forum. Include name address and daytime phone. letters may be edited for length and clarity. Readers are limited to one letter per month. Form letters poems consumer complaints and business testimonials will not be printed.
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