Weather forecast: cool tonight with spotty storms near 70s
Tonight, partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Saturday, partly cloudy, hot and humid with highs in the mid to upper 90s. Chance of rain about 20 percent. For more weather, see Page 2.
Oklahoma boy forgives drunk driver who changed his life
Jonathan Ryan, now 22 and living in Ottawa with his sister, defies doctor doom after a 1989 drunk driving crash left him nearly blind and paralyzed. Once told he would be a vegetable, he learned to walk and talk with persistent help from Ron Cunningham, the driver responsible, who agreed to weekly visits. The family and Cunningham describe a hard but healing path toward moving on.
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Ottawa
Josie
Jonathan
Jonatha
Jon
Ron Cunningham
Dewey
Okla
Cunningham
Christina Neft
Jonathan Ryan
Oklahoma
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Kansas teacher wins state Outstanding Teacher of the Year
Debora Mack, 17 years in career and technical education, centers on family and consumer sciences at Central Heights 7–12, wins K ACTE state Outstanding Teacher of the Year. She will be honored at an awards luncheon during the K ACTE Annual Conference.
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Laura Potter
Herald
Debora Mack
Kansas Association For Career and Technical Education
KACTE
Mack
Central Heights
The
Mock
Russell
Family Careers Community Leaders of America
FCCLA
Ottawaherald.com
State mulls higher eligibility to cut elder care costs
Kansas legislators study raising entry scores for Medicaid frail elderly and home-based care as a way to save money. A 26 cutoff now marks eligibility. higher thresholds could affect hundreds yearly, with cautions about long-term savings and impact on preventive care. Senate chair Steve Morris notes need to balance budgets with quality of life.
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Carol Crapper
Harris News Service
Topeka
Senate
Ways and Means
Steve Morris
R-Hugoton
Department of Aging
Jerry Williams
D-Chanute
Southeast
Kansas
Williams
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