Chamber of Commerce leader to resign after 11 years
Lou Atherton, head of the Ottawa Area Chamber of Commerce, announced his resignation after more than a decade of service. He will stay on the board until May 1. He led economic development efforts, recruited major employers including the Walmart Distribution Center, and credited volunteers and staff for Ottawa Franklin County growth.
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Jeanny Sharp
Lou Atherton
Ottawa
Franklin County
Atherton
Chamber
Franklin County Convention and Tourism Division
Wal-Mart Distribution Center
Wal-Mart
Ruby
Gene Ramsey
Murray McGee
Gary
Ind
Kansas State University
Kansas City Power and Light
Ren
Bishop
Chamber leaders shaped Ottawa growth through decades
Ed York, former Intrust Bank president and Chamber board chair, notes the impact of directors Steve Abrams 1977 79 Larry Powell 1979 86 Bob Whitworth 1986 90 Lou Atherton 1990 2002 on the city. He credits them with guiding focus on jobs, rooftops, tourism, academics, housing, and workforce readiness to improve the community.
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Steve Abrams
Larry Powell
Bob Whitworth
Lou Atherton
Ed York
Chamber Board
Ottawa
Intrust Bank
York
Area lawmakers brace for tax battle in 2002 session
Area legislators gather at the Statehouse as Gov Graves prepares a tax package to cover a projected 480 million budget gap. Senator Tyson says a 2003 budget can be done without a tax hike, while Rep Feuerborn favors cutting administrative costs and resisting deep education cuts. Water issues loom in the Senate environment panel, with no expected bills as controversial as last session’s water measures.
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Sarah Kessinger
Harris
Topeka
Statehouse
Robert Tyson
R-Parker
Bill Graves
Graves
Tyson
Bill Feuerborn
D-Garnett
Feuerborn
Parker
Senate Environment Committee
Ottawa Truck trims workforce amid softening orders
Ottawa Truck plans to cut back its workforce as orders decline. As of Jan 21 the daily production will drop from seven units to five, prompting personnel reductions. Company executives expect improvement later in the year but foresee little change in the first half.
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Hastert
Ottawa
Walter Rubel
Rubel
Ottawaherald.com
OMS library opens to public in Ottawa Middle School evenings
Ottawa Middle School celebrates its third anniversary by staying open 6 to 8 p.m. Monday through Thursday for public use with research computers periodicals and reading materials. Principal Dale Fox notes the hours strengthen school community ties and mentions past outreach such as a Community Thanksgiving Dinner with 400 attendees and 75 volunteers.
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Ottawa Middle School
OMS
Dale Fox
Fox
Ash Street
Ottawa
Ezra Sykes
Esykes
Ottawaherald
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