County budget meeting to discuss crisis with department heads
Franklin County Commission and county department heads plan a 1 p.m. meeting at the courthouse to review this year’s budget amid a broader state funding crisis. The 8:30 a.m. session precedes a 9 o’clock meeting with planner Larry Walrod. Ottawa officials cancel Monday work session. next council meeting set for January 13. Jayhawk Audubon talk on Social Insects of Kansas by Liz Smith at 7:30 p.m. in Lawrence Senior Center. event free and open to the public.
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Franklin County Commission
Larry Walrod
Ottawa City Commission
Commissioners
Liz Smith
Kansas
Jayhawk Audubon Society
Lawrence Senior Center
8Th
Vermont Streets
Smith
Kansas University School of Ecology & Environmental Biolo
Lawsuit activity list with multiple parties and hearings
The Daily Report notes numerous civil filings from December with defendants including Mark Wright Harold Bechtle Pamela Bechtle Jamie Woltkamp Michael Heller Donna Hines- Rayson Raquan Hodges-Brenner Baynard Sitlington Ricky Saylors Debra Rossman Max Adams Terry J. Hughes Michael W. Farrar Linda Farrar Eric Marshall Linda Marshall Jeffrey Aguire Toby Aguire Michelle R. Crow Kodi R. Crane and others. Many cases schedule 10 am or 9:30 am hearings in January and February.
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Milton L. Sampson
Mark Wright
Ottawa Family Physicians
Harold Bechtle
Pamela Bechtle
Board of Trustees, Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Jamie Woltkamp
Wood Oil Co
Michael Heller
Wal-Mart Stores
Donna G. Hines- Rayson
William Woodworth
Raquan M.hodges-Brenner
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Terry J. Hughes
Drs. Harvey and
Gaus Dds LC
Michael W. Farrar
Linda Farrar
Lloyd Robbins III
Eric Marshall
Linda Marshall
Board of Trustees
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Debra L. Nickelson
James Nickelson
Board of
Tony M. Daniels
Lisa Daniels
Kansas Gas Service
Scott R. Milligan
Derrick C. Small
Ottawa
Jeffie L. Aguire
Toby Aguire
RentWay Inc
Ottawa school bond plan details new facilities and staffing
The board outlined three new elementary campuses on Garfield, Eisenhower, and north sites with about 78,000 square feet each. Draft plans include four classrooms per grade, special education and art spaces, labs, a library, and ADA accessible rooms. Band and choir spaces at the high school would expand, with potential demolition and sale of older buildings.
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Garfield
Eisenhower
Allegre
North
Earl Devore
Devore
Jan Collins
OHS
Garfield School
Lincoln
Hawthorne
Eugene Field
State works on drought plan for summer
Kansas faces a split climate with the southern range moist from recent snow while the northern third remains drought prone. State officials, led by the Kansas Water Office, are drafting a drought plan to guide when aid should trigger, aiming to reduce confusion as conditions evolve.
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Llis
Topeka
Mary Knapp
Kansas
Knapp
Northwest
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Kansas Water Office
Tom Lowe
Lowe
Prairie Spirit Trail to reopen after bridge closure near Ottawa
Friends of the Prairie Spirit Trail advocate that the reopening will boost usage and convenience for riders. The trail, nearly 40 miles from Ottawa to Welda, was closed between 23rd Street and Kingman Road for about two years due to highway overpass removal. Ottawa officials expect railbanking and formal agreement with BNSF by late June to finalize the project and connect to the Flint Hills Natural Trail.
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Dan Pickert
Friends of the Prairie Spirit Trail
Pickert
Pickett
23Rd Street
Kingman Road
Ottawa
U.S. 59
Garnett
Welda
Anderson County
Federal Board
Charles Gillette
Railroad
First
Fifth
Walnut
Gillette
Old Depot
Barker
BNSF
Flint Hills
Weldon Padgett
Padgett
Ottawaherald.com
Ottawa band makes cross country trip enriches students
The band toured Carlsbad Caverns and attended a hockey game while Ottawa band members performed at halftime for 48,917 fans. Students praised the experience, noting flu disruptions and plans for future trips as part of a four year cycle.
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Carlsbad Caverns
Mexico
Junior Grant Neal
Cyclone
Stanley-Boyd High School
Wisconsin
Houston
Ottawa
Reynolds
Ali Brimblecom
Sarah Adkins
Reporter
Ottawaherald.com
Pomona progress faces years of grant prep
A city official says Pomona’s plans exceed expectations and may take a couple of years to unfold. Lawrence consultant Donna Crawford aided the effort and the city must complete substantial paperwork before spending the grants. Councilwork begins January 14.
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Lawrence
Donna Crawford
BEST group discusses school bond election guidelines
Devore argues parents and PTA members may distribute information while teachers cannot. BEST and parents can show vote yes without district sponsorship. The district distributes neutral brochures urging citizens to vote on January 21. Lauren Beatty can be reached at reporter ottawa herald.com.
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Devore
PTA
Best
Lauren Beatty
Ottawaherald
Advocates seek court block on Kansas budget cuts to disabled services
Social services advocates in Shawnee County ask a judge to halt $32.6 million in SRS reductions ordered by outgoing Gov. Bill Graves. Five service groups and Interhab contend the state is underfunding developmentally disabled programs, citing an $88 million gap to meet legal standards and a seven year shortfall totaling at least $300 million. The suit builds on a October filing alleging federal and Kansas law violations.
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Topeka
Shawnee County
Bill Graves
Interhab
Kansas
Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services
Graves
SRS
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