West Franklin weighs bond plan for Pomona consolidation
West Franklin officials seek public support for a proposed bond to fund a consolidated campus in Pomona. A 14 member committee will draft a vision statement guiding plans for a new facility and safer learning environment, with meetings set for December in Pomona.
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West Franklin
Pomona
Dotson Bradbury
Howard and Helmer
Overland Park
E. Franklin St
Bradbury
Appanoose
Williamsburg
Courthouse to host film scene on historic murder case
Olathe filmmakers plan to shoot a courtroom scene at the county courthouse depicting the verdict and a vigilante mob raid after the Dudley murder. The 20 part Olathe Historical Society series has won three Emmys and is shown in schools and libraries.
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Cherry Street
Olathe
Dudley
Greg Sheffer
Lisa Johnson
Franklin County
Sheffer
Johnson
Franklin County Board of Commissioners
John
Son
Olathe the City Beautiful
The
Olathe Historical Society
Johnson County
PBS
Demolition ends historic building era. lot awaits plan
The Ottawa City Commission approved full demolition of a 130 year old building after engineering found unsafe upper floors and high costs to shore or rehab. Bank ownership and adjoining property owners negotiate cleanup while officials seek a new retail use or other downtown enhancement for the vacant lot behind the 100 block of South Main Street.
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Skeet
South Main Street
Ottawa City Commission
Moni El-Ansar
BG Consultants
Manhattan
El-Ansar
CrossFirst Bank
City Commission
Jay Shadwick
Overland Park
Bank
Bob Bezek
Berek
Shadwick
Russell
Mary Thomas
S. Main St
Richard Wright
Wright
John Coen
Ottawa Area
Sears
JC Penney
Gene Ramsey
Edward E. Haley
Second
Main Streets
Haley Title
Herald
Ramsey
County Board approves budget amend to cover cash shortages
The county plans three amendments to cover shortfalls. An extra 7,000 in expenditures, 50,000 transferred from general fund cap outlay, and 44,187 for health department projections to buy vaccines may exceed authority. A new total budget authority would rise from 2,020,240 to 2.276 million, with final action needed before December 31.
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Johnson
General Fund
Health Department
Midge
Ransom
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Lot
Alu
Lennox
Sacred Heart Church Parish Hall
S. Cedar
Ottawa, KS
Cottonwood Animal Hospital
Prairie Paws Animal Shelter
Treirie
Prairiepaws
Prairiepaws.org
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