Central Heights looks to fill superintendent position tonight
The Central Heights school board reconvenes its December meeting at 7 30 p m to continue selecting a new superintendent. Leo Bud Laird has resigned and will serve through June 30. Two board members attended a workshop on superintendent searches and will review tips tonight. The board previously moved to republish its budget to secure about 69000 in state aid tied to higher fall enrollment. Committees for site councils were appointed with parents, faculty, and community members named for elementary and secondary panels.
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Central Heights
Leo “Bud” Laird
June Betz
County Sets 1993 Road Grants and Projects Plan
Franklin County commissioners, with new engineer Bob Pepple, outline 1993 road priorities including two state grants with Osage County. Projects cover a bridge replacement on Alabama Road and nine miles of paving Pomona to Williamsburg, plus California, Jackson, and Colorado roads. Grant deadlines loom, plus about 50 miles of chip and seal planned and weather emergency responses coordinated with the sheriff. A $12,133 bid secures a Chevy Fleetside pickup for the road crew.
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John Brown
Franklin County
Bob Pepple
Larry Thurston
Lee Bond
Osage County
Alabama
Pomona
Williamsburg
California
Jackson
Colorado
Bond
Sheriff's Office
Commission
Charles Mavity
Thurston
Creason-Tawney
Wellsville Education Talk on Outcomes Based Education
Craig Shove of the Kansas Department of Education will speak at 7 p.m. January 13 in the Wellsville High band room about Quality Performance Accreditation. The Wellsville School District sponsors the meeting. Franklin Township Trustees meet tonight at 7 at Darrell Childs’s home. Ottawa Retired Teachers Association meets Friday at 11:30 a.m. for lunch at Elliott Hall Ottawa Library hosts Beverly Stevenson Kelley exhibiting western themed oil paintings.
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Wellsville
Craig Shove
Outcome
Kansas Department of Education
Shove
Kansas
Franklin Township
Darrell Childs
RFD
Ottawa
Retired Teachers Association
Elliott Hall
S. Hickory
Hartford
Beverly Stevenson Kelley
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Fifth and Main
Kelley
Olpe
Black Hills
South Dakota
Legislative coffees begin series in Ottawa area
The first of four question and answer sessions with state legislators will be held at 10 am Saturday at Peoples National Bank Fifth and Main. Gene Ramsey of Ramsey Printing will moderate. The event precedes the 1993 legislative session with additional sessions planned for Feb 6 March 6 and April 17.
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Peoples National Bank
Fifth and Main
Legislative Action Committee
Ottawa Area Chamber of Commerce
Franklin County Farm Bureau
Gene Ramsey
Ramsey Printing
U N Somali summit collapses in Addis Ababa
In Addis Ababa, a U N sponsored Somali factions meeting broke into shouting and insults as they failed to agree on a procedure for a national reconciliation conference. It was the largest gathering of Somali groups since the country’s disintegration.
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Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
Somalia
U.N
OM airs Aerleakae Tonight Forecast Update
Tonight shows increasing cloudiness with a low of 10 to 15 and northeast winds up to 10 mph. Across Kansas, cooler conditions prevail Thursday and Friday with a risk of freezing rain or snow in the north and freezing rain in the south. Lows range from 5 to 10 northwest to 20 to 25 southeast, and highs from the upper 20s to mid 30s. Saturday brings colder west with a chance of snow and lingering freezing rain or snow.
Ottawa discusses improvements and city agenda items
The council reviews cost sharing for property owners who benefited from improvements and plans to fund remaining costs via property in the new industrial park. A Main Street widening project seeks about 800 000 dollars in federal funds. Other items include paid leave for Parents in Education volunteers, housing rehab changes, a fair housing ordinance, pollution management planning, weed control, sewer inflow and infiltration monitoring, nuisance abatement for junk vehicles, and MLK Week proclamation January 17 to 23.
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Ottawa Chamber of Commerce
County Conservation District
Kansas Department of Health and
Greenwood plans yard screening dispute with neighbors
Greenwood to join Iraq minutes show planning commission hearing where Hayden voiced concern over a neighbor petition to screen the salvage yard from view. State statutes would require screening if zoning stays agricultural, costing at least $10,000 and possibly harming business, while competitors face no screening obligations. The yard is fenced with barbed wire on top, a security measure noted by officials.
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Planning Commission
Hayden
Topps
Historical Society Annual Meeting Focuses On Archives
The Franklin County Historical Society to hold its annual meeting at 2 p.m. Sunday in the old courtroom of the Franklin County Courthouse. Trustees will be elected, and the archives will be opened for inspection. Deborah Barker will present Eavesdropping on the Past and staff will offer audiotapes, video histories, manuscripts, slides, and photos from the archives for viewing on the second and third floors with elevator access. Trustees will review activities finances and plans for the year.
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Franklin County Historical Society
Franklin County
Main
FCHS
Deborah Barker
Barker
Ottawa Library
City Revamps Housing Ordinance for Compliance and Fines
The city updates its housing law to align with state and federal law, removing jail time and raising fines from 500 to 1000 dollars. Administration shifts to the city manager, aiming for informal dispute settlement. Minor changes to the rehab grant procedure include a 75 percent appraisal cap and a revised project evaluation point system prioritizing safety and health repairs.
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Warren
Ottawa Herald rates effective January 1993
The Ottawa Herald lists subscription prices by delivery method and region. In Ottawa by carrier one month costs 5.82, three months 16.17, six months 31.09, one year 60.10, with other rates for rural towns, motor route, Franklin County and adjacent counties, and out-of-state mail all in advance. Prices vary by location and method, with sales tax included.
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Ottawa
Franklin
State of Kansas
Various Local Ads Mix In A Winter Brief
Local ads announce weekly events and sales: Ladies Day 10 percent off at Kwik Kar with free pick up and delivery weekdays. Sutton's Jewelry promotes New Year greetings, a 2-for-1 sale and a half price merchandise case at 207 S. Main. charity dances listed for OTTAWA VFWS SR and Hearts Band. Cornerstone Bookstore features 25 percent off Charles Stanley books. Delores Williams offers hair services. Direct Vision promotes satellite TV. George Marshall markets tax deferred annuities for IRAs and lump sums. Young Place Winter Clearance at 25 percent off. additional contact numbers listed for various promotions.
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Kwik Kar
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