Lester Buildings to close Ottawa plant in August
Lester Buildings will close its Ottawa plant on August 25, affecting about 40 employees. Some workers will be released soon while others stay to finish operations. others may transfer to other Lester plants as management realigns capacity with weaker farm markets. The Ottawa facility has operated since 1994 and serves a five state area from Davis Road Industrial Park.
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Cleon Rickel
Lester
Butler Manufacturing Co
Lester Prairie
Minn
Hafer
Ottawa
Davis Road
Charleston
Ill
Clear Brook
Leadership Class to donate 4500 to four Franklin libraries
The 1999 Franklin County Leadership Class will present grants totaling 4500 to four libraries in Richmond Ottawa Williamsburg and Wellsville at the Quarterly Image Awards at Ottawa High School. The funds from events including a golf tournament a garage sale and Christmas parade concessions will support books and resources on leadership and career exploration.
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Laura Potter
Franklin County
Ottawa High School
Richmond
Ottawa
Williamsburg
Wellsville
Trent Lancaster
Mages Veterinary Clinic
Lancaster
Meier resigns from Franklin County Attorney office
Frederick L. Meier II resigned as assistant Franklin County attorney one week after losing the Republican primary to John Dowell. County officials cited no reason, leaving the office short handed as Wright hired Heather L. Haigh from Johnson County to fill the post. Haigh said she will stay indefinitely despite the move.
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Laura Potter
Frederick L. Meier II
Franklin County
John Dowell
Larry Wright
Meier
Wright
Shaun Perry
Philadelphia
Heather L. Haigh
Johnson County District Attorney’s
Haigh
University of Kansas
Johnson County
Oz Entertainment pitches tax breaks for Wonder World of Oz plan
Oz Entertainment Co. argues Johnson County must grant tax increment financing to fund its $860 million Wonder World of Oz theme park and resort on the Sunflower Army Ammunition Plant site. Developers pledge 12 year cleanup regardless of park success. crowd of over 200 attends a four hour meeting while public comments are delayed. Park interchanges and related roads, a $29 million interchange on Kansas 10, plus a $6 million road and $2 million dam, are also requested.
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Overland Park
Sunflower Army Ammunition Plant
Oz Entertainment Co
Johnson County
David Fenley
Blackwell Sanders Peper Martin LLP
Board of
Commissioners
Fenley
DeSoto
Robert Kory
The
Kory
Kansas 10
Skip Palmer
Lieberman and Brownback Unite On Values Amid Gore Pick Ally
Senators Lieberman and Brownback, a Jewish Democrat and Christian Republican, ally on family values and culture. They backed hard issues against Hollywood and supported school vouchers, religious freedom, and child violence concerns while Gore chose Lieberman as running mate.
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Brownback
Gore
Pick Lieberman
Washington
Joseph Lieberman
Sam Brownback
Hollywood
Joe
Topeka
Lieberman
Clinton
Senate
White House
District of Columbia
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West 10Th Street
Virgil Chambers
W. 10Th
Kathleen Fritts
Wild Wood
Habitat For Humanity
Chamber of Commerce Leadership Board
America
New York Times
Len
Mark
Guatemala
al Gore
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