Ottawa School District to buy bus firm, save jobs
The Ottawa School District will spend about 458000 to buy D & H Bus Inc. and upgrade the maintenance building, a move Superintendent Dean Katt says will save up to 150000 annually and help preserve teachers and staff while keeping class sizes small. The district gains direct control of buses and drivers, reducing finger pointing and dependence on external vendors.
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Kansas lawmakers contact list from state capitol notices
A compiled roster provides addresses phone numbers and email forms for U S Senator Pat Roberts Sam Brownback and Lynn Jenkins and Governor Mark Parkinson along with State Senators Pat Apple Derek Schmidt and reps Tony Brown Bill Feuerborn Willie Prescott Bill Otto and others at the Kansas State Capitol Topeka with district offices and contact methods listed.
A Christmas memory of Jewell and homemade cheer
In a 2007 republished column, editor Tommy Felts recalls great-aunt Jewell’s 1920s Cherryvale tree made from gum wrappers and cotton, a testament to thrift and creativity. The letter shows a Christmas built on family, simple gifts, and enduring spirit, not modern excess.
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Wal-Mart
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Loved dog left at Cottonwood Shelter returns to heart
A tale of a cherished dog nicknamed the little girl, trained with manners and tricks, who was dropped at Cottonwood Animal Shelter. The owner reflects on the difficulty of parting and expresses belief the dog is loved and remembered.
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Cottonwood Animal Shelter
Reader writes of Cottonwood taking in beloved pet
Cathy Sutton of Ottawa thanks the reader who could not keep a dog on I-35. She explains Cottonwood Rescue and the Bea Martin Peck Animal Shelter placed the dog in her family and now the animal is loved again.
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Bea Martin Peck Animal Shelter
Ottawa Readers Forum welcomes letters to share views
The Ottawa Herald invites readers to submit letters of 250 words or less to the Readers Forum. Include name, address and daytime phone number. Letters may be edited for length and clarity and one letter per month is allowed. Form letters poems complaints and testimonials will not be printed.
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