Ottawa Schools OK new boundaries for Hawthorne area
Ottawa School District votes to assign Hawthorne Elementary students to Lincoln or Garfield based on Sixth Street as the divider. North of Sixth Street goes to Lincoln, south to Garfield, with Acres Estate students placed in Garfield despite boundary visuals.
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Hawthorne
Lincoln
Garfield
Dean Katt
Sixth Street
Main Street
Lincoln's
Acres Estate
Burroughs Street
Katt
S. Poplar St
Ottawa
Downtown Ottawa parking changes target downtown staff lots
Ottawa officials plan city commission vote on January 17 to revise Central Business District parking rules. Proposed measures include reserving the south side of Third Street between Main and Hickory for district court employees and judges 8 am to 5 pm weekdays, while eliminating 2 hour limits on parts of Hickory Street and Walnut areas.
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Ottawa
Weldon Padgett
Third Street
Main
Hickory
District Court
Padgett
Hickory Street
Walnut
Retirement prompts search for new 4th District judge
Judge James J. Smith of the 4th Judicial District retires after a long tenure spanning from 1979. A nine member commission will nominate two or three candidates for Gov. Kathleen Sebelius to fill the Anderson County vacancy, with the district including Franklin County and others. Smith's courtroom style drew critiques, but he is credited as father of Kansas computerized court systems for modernizing records nationwide.
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Smith
Kansas Supreme Court
Joseph Andrew Hayden
Johnson
Steelman
Kansas
Kathleen Sebelius
Franklin County moves to new leadership at commission meeting
Ed Taylor presents a plaque to Jay Newton as interim administrator overseeing the handoff to John D. Harris. Sue Farrell is sworn in as a new commissioner, joining Don Stottlemire and Don Hay who survived election challenges. Farrell notes prior attendance and a Kansas Counties seminar aided her prep.
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Commission
Ed Taylor
Jay Newton
Franklin County Annex
Newton
John D
Doug” Harris
Sue Farrell
Farrell
Franklin County
Don Stottlemire
Don Hay
Split Decision keeps monthly county commission meetings
Farrell sworn in as commissioner outlines priorities to investigate alleged inferior quality in the 36mile County Highway Improvement Program. The county hired Terracon to core sample asphalt cracked after completion. She will check on that status and was named vice chairman for the year.
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Farrell
Terracon
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Kansas Association of Counties
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