This Week in History 10 Years Ago in Ottawa
A decade ago Ottawa schools faced immediate needs amid long range plans. Committees studied building needs while mobile classrooms at Eugene Field and roofing bids were pursued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Don Duncan
Eugene Field
Ottawa Board of Education
Franklin County
Wendell Barker
County Commission
Romaul Washington
Barker
Walker Hendrix
Ottawa Police
Henke Chrysler
Richard Towe
Clout in Redistricting Sparks Rural Urban Tension
George B. Pyle argues urban lawmakers risk losing rural voices as Kansas redistricting could concentrate power in populous counties. He warns against weakening agrarian-minded perspectives needed to balance urban interests and protect water, land, and labor links between cities and rural areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Kansas
Bryan
Wichita Eagle
Eagle
House
Senate
Kansas City
the Eagle
Statehouse
Osborne
Laura McClure
Hays
Eber Phelps
Oakley
Stan Clark
Kensington
Janis Lee
George B. Pyle
Prairie Writers Circle of the Land Institute
Salina
Kansas lawmakers weigh budget fixes and local impacts
Senate President Dave Kerr and Budget Chairman Steve Morris push for budget solutions as a multi million hole challenges state finances. Rep. Gatewood seeks to organize fellow lawmakers with local government experience to stress tax bill effects. A cyber town project at Southeast of Saline and Palms Pilots at Marysville High show tech adoption in schools. Oklahoma dome statue project nears completion with Salian Bergen and Sen. Haney, while Rep. Sue Storm flags hand held cell ban efforts in Kansas. Roadblock halts persist after Sept 11 refinery access and county road authority debates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carol Crapper
Sarah Kessinger Harris
Senate
Dave Kerr
Steve Morris
Kerr
Doug Gatewood
Columbus
Gatewood
House of Representatives
Ali Marie Barr
Ali
Alex Weller
Saline
Juliana Pearson
Melissa Brunner
Marysville High School
Kansas Capitol Dome
Salian Richard Bergen
Oklahoma
Kansas
Capitol
Sooner
Enoch Kelly
Haney
Oklahoma City
Bergen
U.S
New York
Sue Storm
Storm
McPherson
National Cooperative
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Wellsville
Pomona
U.S.C
Board of Education
West Franklin
Central Heights
Baldwin
William Campbell
ECEAN
Campbell
Ron Sheffield
Jerry Barber
Princeton
Sheffield
Clarence James McGuire
JoAnn Stewart
Marais Des Cygnes
Robert Stadler
McGuire
Teresa Galatia
Dallas
Garfield
Lewie Gough
California Legionnaire
American Legion
Korea
Jory
Kansas City Power and Light Co
Ottawa City
Kcp&l
Ottawa Herald
Valentine
Martha Barnes
Jim Brandon
Mission
Jim
Ottawa University
Martha
Frank R. McNutt
McNutt
North American
J.R. “Duke” Cheney
Ottawa Chamber of Commerce
Army Corps of Engineers
The
Harris Group
Jeanny Sharp
Isharp
Ottawaherald
S. Cedar
Fox
Walter Rubel
Ottawaherald.com
Bill Gray
B Gray
Kathy Miller
Krmiller
Ken Kistner
Kkistner
Tim Millbern
Rasernam
Eagle.com
George B
Pyle
Prairie Writers Circle
Capitol Notebook
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