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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 2001
Page
6
Tonight showers and thunderstorms are likely with a low in the upper 60s. Rain chances run about 70 percent. Friday should be partly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms and a high in the mid 80s. For more details, see Page 2.
Fayetteville mayor Dan Coody recounts the Vision program started in 1991 and notes the city’s governance resistance to community input. Ottawa plans mirror Fayetteville’s model, with turnout, hiking bike trails, transit, and environment among ideas. The article cites early support from residents and skepticism from officials, and hints at coverage on Vision page 3.
Ottawa schools opened for kindergarten through ninth grade with freshmen and new students attending orientation at Ottawa High School. Teachers described the first day as nerve wracking for some and welcoming for others as students navigated busy hallways and adjusted to bigger schools.
Ottawa High School seniors in the class of 2001 posted an average ACT composite of 21.2 from 85 test takers, below the state average of 21.6 but above the national average of 21.0. Principal Darren Denmis notes curriculum focuses on state tests while new AP English with 17 students and a dual credit government course with Neosho County CC, 15 students, aim to boost scores through ACT SAT prep during seminars.
Average composite scores for the class of 2001 in Franklin County schools show Ottawa 21.2, Wellsville 21.0, Pomona 20.9, Williamsburg 21.0, Central Heights 20.5.
The U S Department of Housing and Urban Development is probing an embezzlement tied to Mitchell Casady a former ECKAN housing director who died by suicide on July 30 HUD suspects up to 200000 may have been diverted from 1994 through July this year through fake rental properties and rent subsidies Casady allegedly acted as an agent funneling HUD funds through ECKAN officials say they are cooperating and will review procedures to prevent recurrence
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