New Year's baby Hailey Marie Rees born at RMH in Ottawa
Hailey Marie Rees, born at 7 18 am Tuesday at Ransom Memorial Hospital, weighed 6 pounds 15 ounces and was due December 22. Her parents are Ryeail Rees of Paola and Stephan Young of DeSoto. Family members photographed the arrival as friends gathered in the Special Deliveries Unit.
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Vickie Moss
Herald
Hailey Marie Rees
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Hailey
Ryeail Rees
Paola
Stephan Young
DeSoto
Rees
Chuck Rees, Rantoul
Ryean Rees
Wellsville High School
Wendy’s
S. Cedar St
Ottawa
Wellsville
Young
Winter weather slams area across Ottawa and Franklin County
A freezing downpour and ice coated roads kept crews busy with road treatment and winterizing. Power outages reported in Pomona Williamsburg and Lane while crews cleared debris from fallen limbs. No major accidents reported though a semi rollover on I 35 near Wellsville required aid.
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Ottawa
Pomona
Williamsburg
Lane
Andy Haney
Haney
Dennis Butler
Princeton Street
Wellsville
Jim Bradley
Utilities
Consolidation Fights Drive Kansas School District Debate
Kansas legislators revisit consolidation amid urban rural clashes. Morris notes urban districts near Shawnee County should rethink mergers, while warning about long bus rides. Aistrup recalls the 1960s forced consolidation and warns winners and losers will trigger loud protests.
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Turkka
Kansas
Senate
Steve Morris
Shawnee County
Morris
Southwest
Hugoton
Ment
Kansas State University
Aistrup
Plains
Two KDHE Divisions Link Health and Environment Work
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment combines two divisions to tackle federal and local health and environmental issues. KDHE coordinates with cities and counties though no direct legal responsibility, with local departments handling sanitation codes and private water systems while cooperating with state and federal agencies.
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Kansas
Sharon Watson
KDHE
Watson
Judy Seltzer
Reno County
Ottawa chamber to administer Rural Business Development Tax Credit
The Ottawa Area Chamber of Commerce will administer a six county program with $357,143 in tax credits for a Rural Business Development Tax Credit initiative started by the 2004 Legislature. A foundation, chaired by Ken Woods, will sell credits to fund local economic development, with most proceeds directed to low interest programs.
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Ottawa Area
Kathleen Sebelius
Weigand
Ottawa
Franklin
Miami
Douglas
Johnson
Wyandotte
Leavenworth
Ken Woods
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RMH
Harry Peckham
Windy Gibbs
Peckham
Ryeail
Britain Gardner
Ottawa High School
Lukas
Gardner
Sean McGuern
The
Ottawa Herald
Herald.com
John Nowak
John Ediger
Raquel Fleet
Franklin County
14Th
South Main Streets
Social Service
County Goverment
Joe Aistrup
Political Science Depart
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