Ottawa High open house and city planning notes
Ottawa High School invites all parents to an open house at 7 p.m. in the north gymnasium to tour classrooms and meet teachers until 8 30 p.m. Ottawa Board of Education will hear from a federal mediator about interest based bargaining at a 5 to 9 p.m. session tonight. Ottawa Planning Commission begins hearings on down zoning in Country Club Heights and designating Deerfield Addition as R1, with related zoning appeals and rear yard setback changes. City Commission work session will review steeple and child care permits, a public building commission, and bids to raze dilapidated houses with hearings set for Nov 7.
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Ottawa High School
OHS
Ottawa Board of Education
Ottawa Middle School
Jan Collins
Wellsville
Wellsville Board of Education
Andy Prosser
Pomona
Pomona High School
Robin Nitcher
Country Club Heights
Ottawa Planning Commission
City Hall
Deerfield Addition
Deerfield
Board of Zoning Appeals
Planning Commission
Maton
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Latter Day Saints
Davis Road
Public Building Commission
Ottawa School District
Ottawa Recreation Commission
S. Hickory
S. Cedar
S. Poplar
Pecan
N. Mulberry
N. Hickory
W. Second
E. Second
Banner Missing From Faith Lutheran Church Site
Faith Lutheran Church members await a miraculous return of a banner that vanished from a frame at the 15th and Eisenhower construction site. The sign valued at 250 dollars disappeared between Thursday and Friday. No police contact reported. banner may be returned to 15th and Eisenhower or 316 E 12th.
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Faith Lutheran Church
15Th and
Eisenhower
Ray Meyer
Meyer
15Th
E. 12Th
Ottawa man injured in motorcycle crash with garbage truck
An Ottawa man, Larry W. Burke Jr., 31, was eastbound on a 2001 Suzuki when he tried to pass Claude L. Ferguson, 55, of Shawnee, who was turning from Logan into the North Mulberry alley driving a 1990 Ford garbage truck. Burke is in fair condition at KU Medical Center after transfer from Ransom Memorial Hospital. Ferguson wore a seatbelt and was uninjured.
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Herald
Ottawa
University of Kansas Medical Center
Larry W. Burke Jr
N. Oak
East Logan
Claude L. Ferguson
Shawnee
Logan
Mulberry Alley
Ferguson
Burke
Ransom Memorial Hospital
KU Medical Center
Michael A. Foster
Labette Road
Foster
Douglas E. Davis
Quenemo
Davis
Larry L. Burgess
N. Mulberry
Burgess
Dorothy L. Taylor
S. Cedar Apt
S. Cedar
Michael and
Megan Amend
E. Eighth
Taylor
Earl A
Grove
8. Elm
Virginia Terrace
S. Willow
E. Second
S. Oak
Moths Threaten Kansas Alfalfa as Webworms Infest State
In Kansas a statewide invasion of garden webworms, now maturing into moths, is hitting alfalfa on about one million acres. Farmers report unprecedented damage as entomologist Randy Higgins notes the outbreak in eastern Kansas.
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Wichita
Kansas
Kansas State University
Randy Higgins
Higgins
Haskell official outraged at light embezzlement sentence
Lawrence AP reports Haskell Indian Nations University officials criticized a U S district court sentence of Gerald T Burd 36 of Mission for embezzling 103 979 from the Haskell Foundation and 336 549 from his aunt's estate in New Mexico He faces three weeks to surrender and must repay the 104 000 plus the 336 549 while Burd pleaded guilty and apologized The judge noted guidelines but acknowledged frustration with the outcome and Burd's debts and out of control life.
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Haskell Indian Nations University
Martha Houle
Haskell
Board of Regents
Gerald T. Burd
Mission
U.S. District Court
Topeka
Richard Rogers
Burd
New Mexico
Houle
Rogers
Congress
Johnson County
Kansas
Haskell Foundation
Foundation
University
Internal Revenue Service
Byrd
Ray Goetting
Goetting
District eyes school consolidation amid growth concerns
The Front Page Cont... discusses 400-student ideal building sizes, potential shifts to attendance centers, and worries about straining parents with multi-school involvement. Lincoln School is labeled a crisis, with calls to abandon it or relocate. A future tax increase is anticipated to fund new buildings as the district weighs all elementary, middle, and high school options.
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Cummings
Louis Reed
Reed
Coen
Jeanette Lowry
PTA
Site Council
Coffeyville
Lincoln School
Lincoln
Kiem
Bill Allegre
Allegre
Daily Report Sheriff Arrests and Thefts Across Cities
Multiple arrests including Michael Smothers and Lisa Kelsey on DUI and warrants. Thefts range from go carts to jewelry, fishing supplies, and a Gameboy, with associated damages and losses. Ambulance calls reported across numerous blocks, plus traffic incidents and general public safety notes.
K C schools start pivotal year before possible take over
Kansas City district begins what may be its last year under local control with over 29 000 students, 54 uniformed schools, and reduced vacancies as state takeover risks hinge on spring achievement tests. Superintendent Bernard Taylor Jr. urges focus on a productive year and student performance.
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Kansas City, Mo
Kansas City
Bernard Taylor Jr
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Richmond
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Charles Dean Richmond
Waverly
Valerie Lynn Rea
Pawnee Road
N. Main
Sharon Kay Akes
Garfield
S. Elm
Ville
Ronald Paul Sousa
Gary John Rush
Williamsburg
Kansas Highway Patrol
K.C
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