Community notices and upcoming meetings in Ottawa area
Steering committee meets Thursday at 7 p.m. in the county jail training room, urging all members to attend with a guest. Women's Aglow gathers at 6 p.m. for a Chinese dinner at the Ottawa Senior Center, with a 7 p.m. regular meeting. attendees should bring a husband or partner. Mike Boyd speaks on Promise Keepers. tickets $5.50, reservations via 242-1280 or 242-4716.
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Ottawa Pride
Ottawa
S. Main
Mike Boyd
Promise Keepers
Eastern Star
Union
Masonic Temple
Franklin County Historical Society
Veterans Memorial Committee
Steel Magnolias
Baldwin
Baldwin City Theatre
Baldwin Junior High School Auditorim
Kathy Davis
Panel urges local option budgets in Graves education bill
TOPEKA Kan AP a school board official urged the Senate Education Committee to address local option budgets alongside Gov Bill Graves education funding plan. Mark Tallman of the Kansas Association of School Boards said the issue must be included either in this bill or other legislation. Senator Anthony Hensley noted local option budgets expire next school year and urged action.
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Topeka
Kan
Bill Graves
Mark Tallman
Kansas Association of School
Senate Education Committee
Senate
Anthony Hensley
D-Topeka
Ottawa Herald Subscription Rates And Delivery Details
Reader information outlines delivery times for Ottawa and surrounding areas and provides toll free, local, and fax contacts. It lists carrier and mail subscription prices across Ottawa, rural, Franklin County, adjoining counties, rest of Kansas, and other states with tax excluded, plus available discounts for three six and twelve month subscriptions.
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Ottawa
Franklin County
Kansas
Trail moratorium debate on Prairie Spirit Trail rights
Kansas lawmakers heard testimony on a proposed freeze of the Prairie Spirit Trail project as landowners oppose railbanking and government use of old rail corridors. Opponents warn of private property seizures while supporters say rail trails boost towns. Bills SB 293 and SB 294 seek delays and park-system entry changes.
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Howell
U.S
Kansas
Trail
Charles Benjamin
Kansas Natural Resource Council
The
Kansas Sierra
Benjamin
Franklin
Osage
Katherine Dietrich
Princeton
Department of Wildlife and Parks
Dietrich
Charles Scoville
Barbara Allen
Overland Park
Ottawa
Pro Tem Vicki
Cummiskey
Bryan
Patty Snyder
Ottawa Chamber of Commerce
Dan Fogle
Fogle Quarry Co
Ed Alvis
Kansas Wildlife & Parks
Cynthia Abbot
Kansas Audubon Council
Dale Crawford
Kansas Bicycle Clubs
Robert Tyson
R-Parker
Senate Energy & Natural Resources
Ottawa school board candidates weigh options on old middle school
Ottawa residents Jim Cain, Bill Ketchum, Cal Lantis, Jeanette Lowry, Marcia Mitchell, and Templeton discuss preserving the 1927 Ottawa Middle School site. They weigh demolition versus reuse, bond-issue implications, funding feasibility, and community wishes as USD 290 moves toward a new middle school.
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Jim Cain
Cain
Terry Jehnings
Franklin County
Carol
Ottawa Middle School
Bill Ketchum Ketchum
Terry Jennings
Wolf Creek
Ottawa
Ketchum
Cal Lantis
Lantis and Associates
Coldwell Banker
Carol Ann
USD 290
Kansas Department of Commerce and Housing
RPI
Jeanette Lowry Lowry
Lowry
Forrest
Ottawa University
Marcia Mitchell
Mitchell
Possie
Weather Tonight and Extended Forecast Summary
Cooler tonight with rain likely and a low near 40. North wind 5 to 15 mph. Thursday brings another rain chance with possible mix or change to snow across the west. Lows 30s to 40s, highs 40s to near 50. Friday rain ends east while the west remains dry with 30s to 40s. Saturday dry with lows near 20s and highs around 40s.
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Southeas
Wey
Elsawharee
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