Ottawa Board of Education set special meeting tonight
The Ottawa Board of Education will hold a 6 pm special meeting at Ottawa Middle School to consider Pioneer Group’s request for more time to prepare a financing plan for a $4 million renovation. The contract requires a report due today and a $15,000 second earnest payment. Pioneer previously paid $10,000.
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Pioneer Group
Pioneer
Ross Freeman
Ottawa Middle School
Bob Bezek
Jan Collins
Freeman
Central Heights Board
Bob Cole
Central Heights Board of Education
Cole
Buddy Welch
Welch
MLK Essay Contest Winners Named at OU Service
Winners across grade groups were announced at a Sunday afternoon Martin Luther King Jr. event in the OU Chapel. First and second place teams include Paige McRaffany and Ebonia Covington in 1-2 3-5, Samual Dekat Warshawsky and Eritrea Habtemichael in 3-5, Kyle Brands and Cary Smith in 6-8, Keisha Brooms and Shanna Clark in 9-12.
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MLK
Martin Luther King Jr
Paige, McRaffany
Ebonia Covington
Haley Croucher
Samual Dekat-Warshawsky
Eritrea Habtemichael
Alanna Seymour
Kyle Brands
Cary Smith
Riley Cummings
Keisha Brooms
Shanna Clark
Daryl Bugner
Daily Report Police Arrests and Thefts Reported in County
Sheriff’s deputies arrested Barry Allen Syens on a Franklin County warrant and detained Leslie Allan Syens on a probation violation. Clarence Wilks faced a parole violation hold. Thefts involved CDs and medicine in Rock Creek and Richmond with losses totaling at least $250. Police made multiple arrests for warrants, DUI, open containers, marijuana possession, battery, trespass, and telephonic harassment, with varying bonds and court appearances. Several juveniles were detained for curfew and alcohol violations.
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Barry Allen Syens
Georgia Road
S. Main
Franklin County
Leslie Allan Syens
Clarence Rusty Wilks
Department of Corrections
Rock Creek
Richmond
Scott Kingsolver
S. Willow
Douglas County
Gerry Wayne Mangold
N. King
David George Allen Wedman
Osawatomie
Lincoln
David L. Bethea
Sycamore
Ottawa
Juvenile Detention Center
Sharon A. Allred
N. Oak
W. 2Nd
Adam D. Hamilton
S. Hickory
Princeton
Jamie Sandoval
S. Locust
John M. Schulz
Beech
Beverly L. Hall
S. Oak
4Th
Oak
ConAgra plant relocation fears hit Garden City
In Garden City officials fear a regional bidding war for a new ConAgra beef plant after a Christmas blaze caused millions in damage. An announcement on the plant’s future is expected soon with a rebuild estimated at about 100 million dollars. The loss could affect 1100 local students and related jobs, raising concerns about southwest Kansas economy and dependent industries.
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Garden City
Southwest Kansas
ConAgra Beef Packing
ConAgra
Bret Fox
Kansas
Steve Morris
R-Hugoton
Morris
Finney County
Alan Fankhauser
Fox
Ottawa area chamber chair charts housing plus town growth
Front Page report on Ottawa aims to boost economic development through town cooperation. McHenry, touring towns, lauds downtown upkeep and invites civic groups, churches, bankers, media to work together. Janet Peters outlines housing goals and city collaboration to add 70 homes annually for 10 years.
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Iola
Chamber of Commerce
McHenry
Ottawa
Ottawa chamber chair outlines housing and job training goals
The new Chamber chair said a full report will be released Feb 1 detailing plans to add midlevel houses and rentals to retain young residents. She emphasized building affordable housing in Ottawa, while also spurring job training ahead of about 300 new jobs this year. Peters from Peoples National Bank noted vacant downtown buildings but a generally positive outlook.
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Ottawa
Ottawa Area
Peters
Peoples National Bank
Kansas lawmakers debate education funding and taxes
At a postforum discussion Rep. Feuerborn and Sen. Tanner argued for higher education spending, while Tyson warned of limited gains for farmers. They weighed two year education budgets, water rules, crime costs, highway patrol funding, and lottery. The forum was taped for Channel 20.
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Tyson
Bill Feuerborn
D-Garnett
Feuerborn
Tanner
Channel 20
Glickman urges farmers to push farm debate nationwide at KFU
Dan Glickman told Kansas Farmers Union members at the McPherson convention that farm policy must engage all Americans. He noted 28 billion dollars in direct payments last year, defended China trade, and said the debate should move beyond loan rates to broader questions of keeping farmers on their land.
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Mcpherson
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Dan Glickman
Kansas Farmers Union
KFU
Glickman
Napoleon
Congress
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