Bulletin Board: Local Meetings and Community Activities
Franklin County child care providers meet Mondays with a 6:30 PM business session and 7 PM inservice on taxes by Sherry Engelbret. Fees $5. All providers invited. Also senior citizens, Quenemo Penny Supper, Hillsdale Lake cleanups, Weigh Down Workshop orientation, bereavement group at Midland Hospice, and advisory committee on the Kansas Water Plan meet across Franklin County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin County
TeamBank
Sherry Engelbret
KCCTO
Sherry
Midland Hospice
S. Main
Ottawa
Jennison Pushes To Abolish State Board Of Education
In Kansas, House Speaker Robin Jennison proposes abolishing the State Board of Education and creating a secretary of education to oversee public schools. The move aims to boost support for a constitutional amendment and reflects bipartisan backing, with Gov. Graves open but not pushing the idea. The plan would replace the elected board with a governor-appointed secretary. local districts would gain autonomy. The proposal faces opposition from Senate Leader Hensley, who argues voters should elect the board. The new system would keep government oversight via the secretary and governor’s cabinet, while state science standards language omits macroevolution and the big bang.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
State Board of Education
Robin Jennison
Jennison
Bill Graves
Don Brown
Senate
Anthony Hensley
Kansas
Board of Education
Hensley
Department of Education
Tim Emert
Emert
Contested U S 59 route cries at Thursday public forum
At a Thursday forum, residents debated KDOT's three options for U S 59 upgrades. Support for an eastern limited route came from Charles Perry, while others urged sticking to the existing corridor or pursuing an expressway alternative. Critics warned of soil and farm losses, historic sites, and higher costs and disagreed on safety comparisons, with KDOT engineer David Comstock defending the freeway focus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
KDOT
U.S.59
Charles Perry
Tally Creek
U.S.-59
Perry
Rodney Fritts
Ottawa
Fritts
Lorraine Coats
Sharon Minor
Lawrence
Dave Mitchell
Pam Maile
Larry Kipp
Ken Lassman
Maile
Missouri
Kansas City
Lassman
Minnesota Department of Transportation
Baldwin Junction
Scott Ferguson
Jerry Smith
David Comstock
Comstock
Topeka
Wichita
Hutchinson
History project sparks student interest in WWII topics
Students in the PLC TT project grew curious about history, especially World War II, under teacher Trendel. He plans to continue next year, noting a safer topic was chosen after turning down requiring more information on the interstate highway system impact on Franklin County. The class will present to the Wellsville Board of Education and the Eisenhower Center in April.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trendel
Tredel
Franklin County
Tion
Wellsville
Kansas film boom eyed with Ride with the Devil influence
Kansas officials cite Ride with the Devil as a success for the state, noting 21 million dollars spent in Kansas City and over 5 million in Kansas itself. Vicky Henley, head of the Kansas Film Commission, praises Ang Lee and says six to ten projects could land in Kansas, with Salina discussed as a potential site for a theater release.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Vicky Henley
Kansas Film Commission
Henley
Kansas City
Ang Lee
Lee
Ottawa Hospital Notes and Sheriff News Summary
Ottawa notes list admissions for Annie Johnson and Edith Chism with a newborn to Annie Johnson and Brian Guyett. Dismissals include James Fredricks and others. Sheriff reports arrest of David Padilla for trespassing and Jarred Nash on probation violation. incidents include a runaway, and police report in Richardson County. Fire calls note a carbon monoxide check and a furnace smoke scare. Ambulance calls record medical emergencies in Princeton Ottawa Wellsville and Wellsville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annie Johnson
Edith Chism
Ottawa
James Fredricks
Dorothy Cramer
Julius “Duke” Cheney
Janelle Liggett
Brian Guyett
James QC
Bristow
Village Manor
Overland Park Regional Medical Center
Sheriff’s News
Jackson Welding
Highway 59
Padilla
Jarred
Ray Nash
Burlington
Franklin County
Coffey County
Debbie Schulz
Rantoul
Deborah
Paul Golden
Woman seeks to withdraw plea in fire death case
Debora Green, serving a life sentence for setting a 1995 Prairie Village fire that killed two of her children and for attempting to poison her husband, asks in Johnson County court to withdraw her no contest plea after claiming medicated mental illness influenced her decision. The motion seeks a trial and bond while pending. prosecutors call the motion meritless and unlikely to yield a new trial. Green, 48, is housed in Topeka's maximum security facility with parole eligibility in 2035.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olathe
Johnson County
Debora Green
Green
Prairie Village
Paul Morrison
Topeka
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bulletin Board
West Franklin
Pomona
Hillsdale Lake
Corps of Engineers
First United Methodist Church
4Th
Hickory
Rayson
Marais Des Cygnes Basin
Fort Scott
Fort Scott Kansas
Fort Scott Community College
South
Horton
P.lc.t.t
Salina
Art Center Cinema
Mary Alice
David Joseph Padilla
Independence, Mo
Police
Rogelio Cruz Hernandez
Richmond
Richardson County
Neb
Ellis Road
James Walker Davis Iti
West Third
Third
Princeton
Ottawa Medical Clinic
S. Ash
North Main
Walnut
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!