Ottawa retired teachers meet. cheerleader clinic and authors contest
Ottawa Area Retired Teachers gather at 11 30 a m Friday in Elliott Hall First Baptist Church with lunch provided and a China trip slideshow by Dean Rouse. Ottawa High School hosts a cheerleader clinic 8 a m to noon Saturday at Eugenie Field School for ages 4 to 8. registration that morning with a 5 7 10 fee and 8 T shirt. Kansas Authors Club district two sponsors a spring contest for writers and poets with eight categories. entries due Jan 1 to March 1 1997. awards April 19 at Lawrence Public Library. rules via Patricia Ferguson 255 N Michigan 15 94 Lawrence 66044. Kaw Valley Eagle Days marks bald eagle celebration in Lawrence January 11 from 9 a m to 4 p m at Riverfront Plaza lower level with free activities and live eagles.
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China
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Authors Club
Kansas Authors Club
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Douglas
Franklin
Johnson, Linn
Lyon
Miami
Osage
Wyandotte
Public Library
Lawrence
Patricia Ferguson
Michigan
Kansas River
Lawrence Riverfront
Zoning panel OKs Wellsville tower
Franklin County Zoning Board of Appeals approved a 130 foot lattice tower near Wellsville to provide in car wireless service along I-35. The site at 4350 Shawnee Terrace sits on 900 square feet owned by Timothy and Carol Duffy with a 50 thousand dollar construction estimate. The tower will host a BTS cabinet and antennae as part of APTs PCS in the Kansas City region and may include two other carriers. The permit is valid one year with renewable terms.
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Herald
I-35
Wellsville
Franklin County Zoning Board of Appeals
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Telegem ) Company
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Shawnee Terrace
J.B. Hall
Franklin County Planning and Zoning Department
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Gardner
Ottawa
Hall
Williamsburg
Timothy
Carol Duffy
The
Wireless Telecommuni
Cation Service
Strauss and Associates
Lawrence
Zoning Appeals Board
Strauss
Planning Board
Franklin County District Court
Readers Information Howls Ottawa Herald Delivery Details
Ottawa Herald subscribers receive home delivery by 5 p m in Ottawa or 6 p m outside Ottawa and 7 30 a m Saturdays. Call carrier or circulation if not received. Rates vary by location and method with discounts for multi month subscriptions. Address changes sent to The Ottawa Herald 1045 Cedar Ottawa KS 66067.
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Cedar
City Lobbying State for Bills Urged by Ottawa Officials
Ottawa city commissioners outline support for a four lane US-59 widening project between Ottawa and Lawrence and for municipal court handling of some minor offenses. They push for a statewide information system for quick access to prior criminal histories and oppose tighter ammonia discharge rules without proven water quality benefit. They seek city protections against future wastewater plant regulations and consider gun carry proposals, while backing Prairie Spirit Trail designation as a state park and full trail completion.
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Ottawa
Lawrence
Marais Des Cygnes
Ottawa Commission Indemnifies City Officers in Lawsuit
The Ottawa City Commission voted 4-0 to indemnify City Manager Scott Lambers and Fire Chief Richard Towe in a lawsuit filed by firefighters Larry Wilson and John Riddle. The city will cover their defense, asserting they acted within normal duties. Commissioner Richard Jackson was hospitalized Monday after chest pains and stable at the local medical center.
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Ottawa
Larry Wilson
John Riddle
Scott Lambers
Richard Towe
City of
Lambers
Towe
Richard Jackson
Jackson
Columbia Overland Park Regional Medical Center
New spaces at Ottawa school aid mental health outreach
Diane Sullivan, director, says rooms can host mental health work as the school outgrows its current space. First year teacher David Boggs notes a better teaching environment, while principal Sadowski expects students to feel motivated by the new surroundings. Open house planned for February. renovations by Loyd Builders, Performance Electric, Adamson Brothers Sheet Metal and Hiatt Painting.
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Sullivan
Boggs
Sadowski
Opportunity Center
Loyd Builders
Performance Electric
Adamson Brothers
Hiatt Painting
Ottawa
Education governance overhaul eyed for Kansas
The plan creates a new coordinating board for all higher education with five regional councils overseeing budget priorities and statewide policies on credits and standards. Coordination of community colleges and vo-techs would move to the state Board of Regents, while Washburn and regents universities remain under the Board of Regents. Local boards stay advisory with limited authority. The Joint Advisory Committee on Governance would evolve, drawing mixed support from college leaders and state officials.
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State Board of Regents
Regents Universities
Washburn
Regents
Regents Schools
Community Colleges
Vo-Tech
Coordinating Board
Merg
Ers
Mike Gragert
Wichita
Ed Hammond
Fort State State University
Northwest Kansas Education Consortium
Fred Logan
Johnson County Community College
Board of Regents
Kansas farmer testifies in $3 million fraud trial
Dean Gigot, a 65 year old Kansas farmer, testifies that a bank shutdown in 1986 forced him to form his first partnership to finance his 23 000 acre operation. Prosecutors say he created four phony partnerships to exceed limits on farm subsidy payments while retaining control of farming decisions through his daughter Gina Herrmann.
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Kan
Kansas
Department of Agriculture
Oklahoma City
Dean Gigot
Gigot
U.S
Montie Deer
Gina Herrmann
GLM
Winter wheat in good shape in Kansas
The Kansas winter wheat crop stands in mostly good to excellent condition with 82 percent rated good to excellent and 17 percent fair, 1 percent poor at December end, per Kansas Agricultural Statistics. December saw dried western surface moisture, light wind damage, minimal freeze damage, and the final soybeans and milo harvests wrapped up.
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Kan
Kansas Agricultural Statistics
KAS
Kansas
Weather Tonight and Next Two Days Forecast
Increasing cloudiness tonight with a low of 20 to 25 and south wind 5 to 10 mph. Thursday turns colder with a chance for light snow. Lows in the teens west and in the 20s east. Highs in the 20s west and in the 30s east. Friday and Saturday briefly cold with a chance for light snow. Lows zero to 10 below west and zero to 5 above east. Highs in the single digits west and 10 to 15 east.
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