West Franklin considers bond to fund upgrades and expansions
Pomona West Franklin patrons urged the school board to pursue a bond to cover improvements such as gymnasiums tracks and accessibility upgrades. Board members cited strong district finances and reserves while noting potential consolidation and bus route concerns as they gathered input across campuses.
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Pomona
West Franklin
West Franklin School Board
West Franklin Elementary School
Appanoose
WEFA
Shawnee Road
Blaine Flory
Williamsburg
Grass fires threaten Kansas as dry windy days return
Kansas fire officials warn of dangerous fire conditions as dry grass and unseasonable warmth fuel blazes in Ottawa and surrounding areas. County emergency director Radcliffe notes early fire danger, wind shifts complicating controlled burns, and decisions on burn bans rely on dryness wind and humidity.
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Kansas
Ottawa
Alan Radcliffe
Radcliffe
Pomona Volunteer Fire Department
United Way granted $20,000 STEM funds for Franklin County
United Way of Franklin County receives $20,000 from the 2017 STEM Mentoring Initiative grant competition marking the third year of the award. Since 2015 the STEM Youth United program has mobilized 104 mentors, reaching 342 youths in 2015 and 461 in 2016, with funds supporting mentoring and STEM projects across Franklin County and partner agencies.
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Franklin County
United Way of
Kansas Science, Technology, Engineering, Math
Meg Pearson
Utive
STEM
Pearson
Kansas Volunteer Commission
Kansas
United Way
Basehor-Linwood Unified School
Boys and Girls Club of
Lawrence
Communities In Schools of Mid- America
Kansas Big Brothers Big Sisters
Olathe Public Schools Foundation
Jessica Noble
State Volunteer Commission
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John Hawks
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Ottawa Herald
Anna Pierce
Caitlin Maxwell
Altoona-Midway High School
Buffalo
Neosho County Community College
E. Logan St
Nas Vaiae
Princeton
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