Grant funds cross state line to protect Marais des Cygnes water
A $900,000 multi-year water quality grant will fund projects in Kansas and Missouri to safeguard the Marais des Cygnes river basin. EPA regional administrator John Askew announced the award to KCHE officials at Hillsdale Lake, highlighting a growing trend in cross-state water protection efforts. Major Michael Fitzgerald of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers attended the event alongside state and federal officials.
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Cleon Rickel
Hillsdale Lake
Marais Des Cygnes
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Kansas
Missouri
Marais Des Cygnes River
Kansas City
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
John Askew
EPA
Askew
KCHE
Michael Fitzgerald
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Ottawa Jaycees Christmas tree lot aids Franklin County families
The Ottawa Jaycees open a Christmas tree lot at Orscheln Farm and Home in Ottawa to raise funds for East Central Kansas Economic Opportunity Corp. Christmas Party helping 30 to 40 local kids. Proceeds cover snacks crafts gifts coats and shoes. 210 trees were brought in from Minnesota and will sell until gone.
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Elliot J. Sutherland
The
Ottawa Herald
Brady Stoy
Ottawa
Cody Stoy
Ottawa Jaycees
Orscheln Farm
S. Princeton St
Kansas Economic Opportunity Corp
Herald
Franklin County
Princeton St
Amy Dickinson
Dickinson
Jaycees
Minnesota
Christmas pampered pets push billions in spending
Coco the Shih Tzu enjoys gifts as Americans plan to spend an estimated 48.7 billion dollars on pets in 2007. Pet owners describe their animals as part of the family and the holiday season keeps retailers busy despite weak retail trends and rising energy costs.
Ottawa considers clean air ordinance banning smoking
City commissioners will vote on a clean air ordinance at 7 p.m. Wednesday at City Hall. If approved, smoking would be banned in enclosed public places such as banks schools hospitals hotel lobbies retail stores theaters and day cares with homes private clubs bars and retail tobacco stores exempt. The measure would take effect June 1 and carries fines up to 250 for repeated violations.
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Ottawa
Kansas
City Hall
S. Hickory St
Commission
Ottawa Herald
Legislative dinner highlights highway impact on Ottawa downtown
City leaders told state legislators the new U.S. 59 may affect Ottawa and downtown areas. Mayor Blake Jorgensen urged studying U.S. 59 as a business route after a legislative dinner with city, county, and school district officials and state lawmakers.
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Ottawa
Blake Jorgensen
Jorgensen
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Dave Carpenter
Chicago
Coco
Shih Tzu
Shannon Fay
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