Ottawa approves 2007 budget with property tax cut
Ottawa city commissioners approved the 2007 budget after 11 study sessions and no public comments at a budget hearing. The 39 mill city tax rate lowers about $69 in city taxes for a $100,000 home, with the decrease funded by a half-cent sales tax increase. City manager Weldon Padgett said the move sustains financial health for the next decade despite deficits without the tax boost.
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Weldon Padgett
Padgett
New School Year Vaccinations Boost Health Work
The Franklin County Health Department reports a busy start to the school year and a mumps outbreak prompt. Barbara Conus notes a surge in immunizations as parents respond to updated state requirements and the push to protect kindergartners through second graders.
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Franklin County Health Department
Barbara Conus
Conus
Howard Rodenburg
Michael Runan
State Department of Health and Environment
Suspect in JonBenet Ramsey case calls death an accident
Former American teacher John Mark Karr told the AP in Bangkok that he was with JonBenet Ramsey when she died and that her death was an accident. He said he would soon be taken to Colorado to face charges and expressed sorrow for what happened.
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Bangkok
Thailand
JonBenet
Associated Press
John Mark Karr
Colorado
Ann Hurst
Department of Homeland Security
Karr
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Ottawa High Players Cool Off With Watermelon After Practice
Ottawa High School athlete Cameron Chapman junior bites into a watermelon during a booster club watermelon feed in the parking lot after Wednesday practice. The event aimed to refresh players and boost school spirit.
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Ottawa
Cameron Chapman
ACT scores rise for class of 2006 nationwide
The class of 2006 posted the largest ACT score increase in two decades, with average composites up to 21.1 from 20.9 nationwide and Kansas rising to 21.8 from 21.7. Ottawa scores slipped from 22.2 to 21.6 as Ottawa High School counselor Cathy Hughes cited reasons for the drop.
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Justin Pope
Ottawa
Kansas
Cathy Hughes
Ottawa High School
Ottawa measures up in 2004-05 vs 2005-06 school year scores
Ottawa Kansas and U S school averages rose with a 10 percent jump in ACT test takers for 2005-06. Many students planning to enroll in vocational schools and junior colleges, while those headed for universities may take different classes. Franklin scores also discussed.
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Kansas
U.S
Other Franklin
Wichita teen earns perfect ACT score and SAT high marks
Bishop Carroll High School senior Jakub Voboril, 17, achieved a perfect 36 on the ACT after two earlier attempts of 32 and 34. He also suits a high SAT score, with the College Board noting such perfect ACTs are very rare in Kansas. He delivered the feat despite a rough night before the test and admits nervousness.
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Bishop Carroll High School
Jakub Voboril
Brian O'Reilly
College Board
Voboril
Kansas
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