County tries to soothe sores from health agency transfer
Franklin County commissioners and Ferenc County home health agency employees clash over sick leave after agency transfer to Ransom Memorial Hospital in March. Hospital and county officials say unused sick leave is paid only on retirement, while employees seek compensation or treatment options. The board also approved temporary stop signs at Ohio Road Osborne Terrace and noted a wooden Rock Creek Road bridge closure west of US 59 awaiting state replacement within a year.
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Mployees
Ferenc County
Ome
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Franklin County
Tom Weigand
Charles Mavity Jr
Bob Bregant
RMH
Mike Pruner
Franklin County Health Department
Pruner
Ohio Road
Osbornne Terrace
Ron Miller
Kansas school board narrows superintendent candidates
The board lists qualifications including academic structure, fiscal management, personnel leadership, public relations, and legislative understanding. Don Duncan urges building and plant expertise. A consultant from the Kansas Association of School Boards will help, with a screening panel reducing candidates to four plus two alternates.
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Ands
Laine Finch
Ketchum
Jeanette Lowry
Jack Bushman
Rex Cummings
Cal Lantis
Don Duncan
Norm Reynolds
Kansas Association of School Boards
Gibson
Reynolds
Kansas Board of Regents
Maurices to Open New Ottawa Clothing Store
Maurices opens at Ottawa Plaza on East 23rd Street offering juniors and women's casual and dressy wear, outerwear, shoes, and accessories with brands like Calvin Klein and Columbia. Men’s line includes No Fear and Z. Cavaricci among others. sizes 27 to 36. Grand opening features 20 percent off start Thursday. items restocked twice weekly.
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Valerie Wolf
Ourices
Ottawa Plaza
East 23Rd Street
Paris Sport Club
Esprit
Z. Cavaricci
B.U.M
EMF
Road Rags
Calvin Klein
Columbia
Maurices
No Fear
Bad Boy
Cavaricci
Industrial Rags
Fluid International
Christy Thomas
Ottawa Maurices
Ottawa
Franklin County environmental projects focus on Kanza Park
The Franklin County group considers tree planting at Kanza Park with trees labeled for public enjoyment. Other sites like Celebration Hall and areas in Wellsville and Pomona are discussed. A photography contest highlighting Franklin County environment may aid fundraising and awareness, aiming to finish by September. Meeting set for May 6 at 6 p.m. at the Supercenter.
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Kanza Park
Ray DeJulio
Franklin County
Cern
DeJulio
Greg Shutt
Consoli
Shutt
Thomas
Jones
Supercenter
School board eyes team teaching and aging program plans
The board discussed returning the matter for bid and heard about the Heart By Heart intergenerational learning program. Elizabeth Maxwell of the East Central Kansas Area Agency on Aging said Ottawa hosts a model program, but state grant funding ended this year. Even with a $5,000 district budget, the program would shrink next year. It pairs students with elderly residents in various activities.
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Elizabeth Maxwell
Direc
Tor
East Central Kansas
Ottawa Library Board Amends Shelving Purchase Increase
The Ottawa Library Board of Trustees approved a $360 increase to a shelving order raising the total to $42,385. The changes include taller reference-area shelves and missing corner pieces. The Kansas State Library must approve the purchase since federal Library Services and Construction Act funds are involved.
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Ottawa Library Board of Trustees
Barbara Dew
Franklin Building
Dew
Kansas State Library
The
Library Services and Construction Act
Reservoir levels and outflow figures in DT data
Reservoir level data for Clinton Hillsdale Mehem Pomona show full level and outflow values. Figures include Clinton 876 rising to 873.09, Hillsdale 917 to 914.67, Mehem 1,036 to 1,033.05, and Pomona 974 to 970.39.
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Clinton
Hillsdale
Mehem
Ottawa U hires new provost with campus-wide search
The University of Ottawa selects Duffett as provost following a search advisory committee that included faculty admins students and trustees. Duffett will replace retiring acting provost George Chaney. He and his wife Connie have two children and live in Westmont NL, a Chicago suburb.
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Germer
Richard Andrews
Ransom Bennett
Kevin Eichner
Rosalie Hedlund
Anne Mills
Lori Peek
Paul Ritter
Marvin Wilson
Duffett
George Chaney
Connie
Westmont
Chicago
Hunt Midwest to Buy McAdam Limestone and Construction Units
Hunt Midwest Mining Inc. announces the purchase of McAdam Limestone Products Inc. and McAdam Construction Company Inc. of Moran. The deal expands operations to additional quarries in Kansas including Anderson, Franklin, Douglas, Miami and Johnson counties and Missouri.
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Ansas City
Kmo
Huntidwest Mining Inc
McAdam Limestone Products Inc
McAdam Construction Company Inc
Moran
Hunt Midwest
Killough Quarries
Ottawa
Kansas
Anderson
Franklin
Douglas
Miami
Johnson Counties
Missouri
Kansas City
Lamar Hunt
Hunt
Kansas City Chiefs
Local Ads Prompt Gift and Service Offers
Oddball classified ad blend lists gift items and services from Connerstons Bookstore and Messengers Home Furnishings. It promotes gift certificates, home furnishings arrivals, and various contact numbers across multiple small businesses.
Ottawa Herald Rates and Subscribers List
The Ottawa Herald lists subscription rates by duration and region, including motor route and mail options across Franklin, Miami, Douglas, Osage, and Anderson counties. Rates shown cover one month to one year with state tax and advance payment terms.
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Boe Ition
Ottawa
Franklin County
Miami
Douglas
Osage
Anderson
State of Kansas
The
Ottawa Herald
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Bob Thompson
Hawthorne
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