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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 2003
Page
8
Page navigation notice for Daily Report sections
Classifieds advise readers of page layout and section references for Education Opinion Obituaries Religion Sport and Comics. It instructs use of pages 7 to 8 for sports and directs readers to page numbers for other sections including Page 9 for Advice and Comics and Page 2 for Obituaries.
Kansas public schools post gains on state assessment
In Franklin County districts notable progress is seen in 2003 Kansas State Assessment results. Eisenhower Elementary leads with reading at 94.8 percent and math at 100 percent. District officials credit a new math curriculum and in-house testing as factors. Socioeconomic status is discussed as a potential influence, with Hawthorne and other schools showing varied results as administrators emphasize consistency, parental involvement, and ongoing improvement efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hera
Franklin County
Nancy Johnson
Ottawa
Eisenhower Elementary
Eisenhower
Riculum
Johnson
Jean McCally
Garfield's
Lincoln
Eugene Field
Hawthorne Elementary
Reading
McCally
Hawthorne
David Basinger
Six Day Heat Wave Sets New Record for Aug Twenty First
Ottawa records 107 degrees on Aug 21, a new high for the date. Climatologist Mary Knapp notes past spikes in 1936 and 1954, with 2000 showing longer heat with 21 days above 100. Franklin County extends burning ban until rainfall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vickie Moss
Ottawa
Mary Knapp
Kansas State University
Knapp
Franklin County Firefighters Association
Alan Radcliffe
Losing your cell phone becomes costly as losses rise
A Herald report notes the rising ubiquity of cellular phones from 419 million sold in 2000 to about 500 million in 2002 and warns owners to suspend service immediately if a phone is lost or stolen. Experts say replacement often requires a full retail payment and a new one year contract, though insurance or long term customer status can yield discounts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Vickie Moss
Herald
Kathy Domnanish
Simply Wireless
Semico Research Corp
Domnanish
Mick VanDegrift
Multi-Solutions International
Kansas prepares drought team response plans
Governor Kathleen Sebelius signed an executive order to activate an operations plan for Kansas drought response. The move follows weeks of drought warnings and watches across the state as farmers like Sylvan Grove’s John Thaemert report worsening conditions and dry streams. The drought report from the Kansas Water Office highlights 53 western counties plus northern regions affected, prompting regulatory guidance to address impacts on people, resources, and environment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roxana Hegeman
Associated Press
Wichita
Sylvan Grove
John Thaemert
Kansas
Thaemert
Kansas Sempletion of Wheat Growers
Kathleen Sebelius
Sebelius
Kansas Water Office
France eyeing plan after 10000 heat wave deaths
Paris reports France may create an emergency plan for retirement homes as a heat wave likely killed about 10,000 people, mostly elderly. Hubert Falco cites slow mobilization and decentralization needs, while Chirac vows health system reforms and better aged care amid criticisms of understaffing and budgets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
France
Hubert Falco
Falco
Jacques Chirac
Chirac
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