Ottawa University and Kansas private colleges rebound
Ottawa University and other Kansas private colleges report rising enrollment, fundraising, and capital construction after a decade of declines. Susan Backofen notes fundraising gains while citing former leaders Marty Smith and John Neal for boosting endowment, with details awaiting exact figures.
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Ottawa University
Kansas
Salina
Susan Backofen
Marty Smith
University Advancement
John Neal
Backofen
Fred
Enrollment steady at OU amid past financial strain says Backofen
Backofen notes OU enrollment stable over the past five years and likely similar to last year as the university finishes tallying numbers. OU plans to grow through new initiatives including expanded recruiting and new admissions reps in St. Louis and Denver. Marymount College closed in 1989 and many private colleges faced deficits. Bethany College and Sterling College leaders say the red ink has improved in recent years.
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St. Louis
Denver
Salina
Marymount College
Bethany College
Paul Forma
Lindsborg
Mark Sarver
Sterling College
Sterling
Richmond mayor faces jury over city truck purchase
Richmond Mayor Bill Wood stands trial on charges of misuse of public funds for about 15000 used to buy and equip a city truck, with possession delayed four months. He reimbursed roughly 6500 for equipment not bought for the vehicle as testimony proceeds.
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Vickie Moss
Richmond
Bill Wood
Wood
Kansas Bureau of Investigation
Mock Disaster Pandemic Drill Targets Franklin County
A simulated outbreak will trigger a Thursday drill in Franklin County with mass vaccinations staged by deputies and police directing crowds of up to 250 people. Emergency officials, including Alan Radcliffe, will oversee an exercise where bags of candy replace actual vaccines as part of the scenario.
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Franklin County
Alan Radcliffe
County has limited say on Kanza Rail Trail plan
Franklin County fences in on the Kanza Rail Trail project as Lisa Johnson tells commissioners that counties can only require a conversion plan liability insurance and a bond. She plans to ask the Kanza Rail Trail Conservancy to update its conversion plan as the project hopes to mirror the Prairie Spirit Rail Trail through Ottawa to Welda.
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Kanza
Cleon Rickel
Johnson
Missouri Pacific
Ottawa
Kanza Group
Council Grove
Osawatomie
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