15th Street sidewalk project links city and KDOT
The City of Ottawa and the Kansas Department of Transportation plan sidewalks on both sides of 15th Street from Main Street to Rock Creek with bike lanes to the bridge. The $400,000 project costs the city about $64,000. the rest is funded by KDOT. Bids are planned for April 19, with start date and duration TBD.
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Kansas Department of Transportation
15Th Street
Main Street
Rock Creek
Michael Haeffele
Public Works
Haefele
Haeffele
KDOT
Kansas
Hines
Tonganoxie
Kaw Valley
Piper
Frontier League weighs Piper and Tonganoxie addition
Frontier League officials favor Piper and Tonganoxie joining the mix as De Soto and Spring Hill enrollment growth prompts a potential expansion. Paola athletic director Jeff Hines says Piper, with strong sports tradition, boosts league competitiveness for the 2018-19 year. Decisions on who leaves or joins remain unsettled as member plans unfold.
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Frontier League
Piper
Tonganoxie
Jeff Hines
Paola
de Soto
Spring Hill
Hines
Ottawa High School
Juliet Lane
Piper High School
Grace Banes
PHS
Lady Pirates
Kaw Valley
Brad Graf
Paint a Pet Night Raises Funds for Prairie Paws Shelter
Pet lovers can paint their animals at Paint-a-Pet Night to benefit Prairie Paws Animal Shelter in Ottawa. Register online, submit a photo by April 22, and bring two pets per canvas as Painted Kanvas traces portraits from photos for the May 6 event from 4 to 7 p.m. BYOB, with part of each fee donated to the shelter.
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Prairie Paws Animal Shelter
K-68
Ottawa
Prairie Paws
BYOB
Cheers
Paintedkanvas
Eugene Field celebration bids farewell to old school
A community event on May 6 from 8:00 to 10:30 a.m. marks the farewell to Eugene Field Elementary School at 720 S Tremont Ave Ottawa. The program includes a silent auction, a Franklin County Historical Society display, and a pancake breakfast by Chris Cakes for four dollars. A new Sunflower Elementary will open in fall at 19th Street and Eisenhower Road.
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Eugene Field
S. Tremont Ave
Ottawa
Franklin County Historical Society
Chris
Sunflower Elementary
19Th Street
Eisenhower Road
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