Keys to small town success expert says residents shape fate
Howard McHenry of CityMark Corp, Harrisonville Mo, offered a blueprint for growth at the Ottawa Area Chamber banquet. He urged towns to build leadership, commitment, attitude, and vision in tandem. He cited Iola showing how imagination can trigger change through a bold park project and a record painting stunt by a college team.
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Howard McHenry
CityMark Corp
Harrisonville
McHenry
Iola
Allen County
Ron Bishop
Harold Hill
Ottawa
Ottawa Area Chamber of Commerce
Ottawa University
Ottawa Area
Ottawa Chamber honors York and Barkley Salb Construction
York, president of Ottawa Intrust Bank, received the Russell Crites Award for service to Ottawa and Franklin County at the chamber banquet. Barkley Salb Construction earned the Community Builder Award for housing initiatives including Arrowhead and Deerfield Additions. Mourning also received the Community Image Award for her outreach at East Central Kansas Area Agency on Aging.
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Herald
Ed York
Ottawa Intrust Bank
Russell Crites
Ottawa
Franklin County
York
Ransom Memorial Hospital
United Way
Habitat For Humanity
Ottawa Middle School
Chapman
The
Chamber
Barkley/Salb Construction Co
Dave Barkley
Barkley/Salb
Barkley
Arrowhead
Deerfield
Dieterich
Pat Mourning
East Central Kansas
Mourning
Lawmakers debated tax hike to fund education growth
In Topeka leaders and legislators clash over funding education with task force proposing a 215 million increase and Gov Graves seeking 68 million more. House and Senate members oppose new taxes while noting education needs and rising state spending.
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Tanner
R-Baldwin
Topeka
Kent Glasscock
House
Dave Kerr
Senate
People's Bank
Ottawa Area Chamber of Commerce
Farm Bureau
Robert Tyson
R Parker
Tyson
Widow urges Americans to keep King's spirit alive
Coretta Scott King asked Americans to honor her husband's legacy by pursuing peace, justice and economic equality. She spoke at Ebenezer Baptist Church during the King Day service, urging involvement in affirmative action gun control and nonviolent living while Congress pays debts owed to African nations. Governors politicians and visitors attended as Bush marked the day in Houston with education plans spotlighted.
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Coretta Scott King
Martin Luther King Jr
Ebenezer Baptist Church
America
King
Congress
Roy Barnes
Max Cleland
Dga
Jack Kemp
Jacobby Harrell
Raleigh
N.C
Harrell
Bush
Houston
Rod Paige
Martin Luther King
Ari Fleischer
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Pin Oaks Estates
Dale Dieterich
Ralph Tanner
Bill Feuerborn
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Agriculture
Widow
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