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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 2001
Page
8
The forecast calls for highs around 50 today with a cloudy night and a low in the mid 20s. Sunday brings colder conditions with a high near 40 and a low in the low 20s as clouds decrease Sunday night. Monday expects 35 to 45 in highs with lows in the 20s.
Rex Bowling celebrated his retirement as Franklin County Sheriff in the old courthouse after 30 years of service. Friends, family, and colleagues including County Commissioner Tom Weigand gathered to honor him with a plaque, with remarks praising his fairness and loyalty as Craig Davis prepared to sworn in as his successor. Bowling reflected on lasting friendships and mixed emotions as he left the post.
Topeka Rescue Mission and other Kansas shelters face higher gas and electric costs amid frigid weather. Agencies report $9,000 December bills and tightened budgets as donations lag. Salvation Army shelters in multiple cities warn of ongoing needs, while Garden City and Hutchinson facilities see rising monthly bills and waiting lists for aid.
Developmentally disabled or delayed children aged 1 to 5 in Ottawa USD 290 gain early intervention through a program run with Franklin County Daycare and COF. Since starting in 1993 the effort has served eight to ten children at a time, with staff from COF and USD 290 providing therapy and technical assistance and the daycare supplying space.
Kansas legislators prepare to review a boundary study amid concerns about consolidation. The report, due at nine in a joint House Senate education panel, focuses on keeping community schools intact and identifies few high cost low performing schools. Leaders aim to improve accountability, early childhood education, teacher shortages, merit pay, and retirement-age teacher work rules while gauging possible funding boosts by April.
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