Weekend Weather Outlook With Brisk North Winds
Outside tonight, blustery and mostly cloudy with a chance of flurries. Low temperatures dip to 10 to 15. Friday brings cold, mostly cloudy skies and a high near 25. A brisk north wind runs 15 to 25 mph. See page 2 for more weather.
Tenants lined up for old Ottawa middle school project
Pioneer Group president Ross Freeman expects a second major tenant by early next week, together occupying about 90 percent of the old middle school for future office use.Contracts include a January 15 earnest money payment and a March 1 final payment, with historic preservation tax credits as part of a $4 million renovation.
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Hope House staff see rising need as cold snaps hit
Winter brings more visitors to Hope House at 302 S Walnut as Mary Lois Yates reports limited shelter space and funds. Volunteers provide meals and bus tickets when possible while guiding clients to other shelters in Topeka or Lawrence. Most help seekers are older men, with few women visiting.
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Herald
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Ottawaerald
Wellsville Globe to be Published by Tri County News
The Wellsville Globe will change hands as Tri County News Service takes over publication next week under a cooperative agreement. Clyde and Julie Adams will continue as publishers while Rhonda Humble of Tri County explains the move aims to preserve local business and resident access to the paper.
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Gardner News
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Wellsville
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Forest Park
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Kansas Delegation Sets 2001 Focus on Tax Cuts and Farm Policy
Kansas lawmakers head into the 107th Congress with plans to push tax cuts and farm policy amid a new GOP White House. Senators Roberts and Brownback and Representatives Tiahrt and others will map a 2002 farm bill sequel while balancing duties on national security and digital infrastructure. Brownback backs carbon sequestration and rural Internet expansion, Roberts oversees terrorism risk analysis, and both seek to advance farm subsidies and insurance reforms.
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