County weighs study of converting courthouse to court space
Ottawa county officials debated the idea of repurposing the old middle school into court facilities. The Friends group pressed for a letter of intent, but legal cautions delayed action. Architect Steve Foutch urged advancing a viable proposal before March 24 and said his firm could handle the historic restoration.
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Taylor
Friends
Blaine Finch
Finch
Foutch
Friends of Historic Buildings
Ottawa Board of Education
Ing
Allied Development
Ottawa Middle School
Ottawa
Allied
Candy Wasser
The
Steve
Wasser
Bush budget plan aims to halve deficit in five years
The plan targets a $521 billion deficit this year with a path to $364 billion next year and a five year goal to cut the shortfall in half. Supporters call it a good first step while critics warn it understates costs and ignores education veterans and middle class needs.
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Bush
House
Tom DeLay
Texas
House Appropriations Committee
Bill Young
Fla
Young
Joseph Lieberman
Dconn
John Kerry
Dmass
U.S
Concord Coalition
Ricin found in Capitol area amid mail screening scare
Powdery substance identified as ricin prompted staffers to retreat to the Capitol hideaway used during past anthrax alerts. Investigators caution the source remains unconfirmed while CDC labs conduct definitive tests and law enforcement traces the substance’s origin.
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Capitol
Dianne Feinstein
D-Calif
Tessa Hafen
Harry Reid
Nevada
Senate
Frist
Mail
U.S
First
Gerberding
CDC
Atlanta
Washington
City weighs speed limit hike and annexations in Ottawa
City commissioners discussed a proposed 40 mph limit on K-68 between Beech Street and the Old Depot Museum after a Department of Transportation study showed high speeds. They questioned safety near Highway 59 and deferred a decision. Also on the agenda, Padgett floated annexing land near Davis Road for a future Ottawa School District elementary facility and a Health and Environment order to relocate street sweepings, with options including the county transfer station to cut costs. City reported a December general fund ending balance of 981000, $100000 over projection, aided by higher sales tax revenue.
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State Department of Transportation
Beech Street
Old Depot Museum
Public Works
Andy Haney
Department
Jackson
Gene Ramsey
Highway 59
Padgett
City Annex
Ottawa
Davis Road
Osborne Terrace
Mentary
State Department of Health and Environment
Haney
Cox Field
Scott Bird
Sai Bird
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Suttons Jewelry, Inc
S. Main
Windy Pines
Kingman Rd
Hwy
Valentine
Kramer Drug Store
Valentine’s Cards
Cologne
Tender Heart Treasures
eAnd
Ottawa Herald
S. Cedar
Kansas
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