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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 2001
Page
6
Ottawa moves to demolish four condemned homes this fall
City Commissioners voted to proceed with demolitions at four addresses and added six more properties to Merrell's Death Row list. Demolition bids for the first four are to be awarded Sept. 5 with razing by month’s end. Several owners oppose action while taxes remain unpaid on the newer properties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
John Merrell
S. Poplar
S. Cedar
S. Hickory
N. Main
Noel Douglas
Douglas
Robert Green
Scott Lambers
Bob Bezek
Green
Merrell
Pecan
E. Second
N. Mulberry
Hickory
Lambers
Commission
Cleon Ric
Cleon
Education search narrows as Kansas districts face teacher shortage
Wellsville Superintendent Denise O'Dea notes a drop from 60 plus applicants to about 20 for vacancies. Ottawa, West Franklin, and other districts fill roles but caution salaries and location influence hiring. Math science and foreign language teachers are hardest to fill while uncertified hires occur as districts push to certify staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ezra Sykes
Herald
Wellsville
Denise O'Dea
O'Dea
Franklin County
Kansas
Ottawa
Jan Collins
Johnson County
Collins
Ottawa Board of Education
West Franklin
Susan Myers
Myers
Shortage hits Kansas districts as teachers are in short supply
Wichita and other districts face widespread vacancies across special education and core subjects as the state nears a new school year. With about 34,500 teachers statewide, roughly 530 vacancies existed before 2000-01 and many recur. districts may shuffle staff, raise class sizes, or hire substitutes. incentives and working conditions cited as deterrents, with Kansas teachers earning about 33,021 dollars on average.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita
Winston Brooks
Kansas
Derby
Andover
Andy
Dale Dennis
Baker University
Sprint Corp
Kansas City
Demmins
Peg Iumiap
Kansas National Education Association
City mulls higher taxes for library and auditorium
Ottawa leaders consider using charter ordinances to raise property tax ceilings for the library and Ottawa Municipal Auditorium, with possible future expansion to the airport. City official Scott Lambers said voters may support continued funding as both assets, and a higher ceiling could help secure state and federal grants for airport improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herald News
Cy Mansi
Scott Lambers
Ottawa
Ottawa Municipal Auditorium
Lambers
City Commission
Congress
Gerzy
Ramsey
U.S
Jim
City approves early permits for Fairway Vista duplexes
City commissioners authorize City Manager Scott Lambers to issue early building permits for parts of the Fairway Vista duplex project at Davis Road and Wilson Street. The plan lets the city inspect and accept street and utility work as finished and issue permits on the block.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa City Commission
Davis Road
Wilson Street
Scott Lambers
Fairway Vista
Dan Bloom
Augusta Street
Bloom
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Annette Paugh
Jeff Herrman
Paugh
Ricker
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