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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 2002
Page
6
The top ranked Ottawa girls win against Jeff West with strong bench support. Weather outlook calls for mostly cloudy skies tonight with upper 20s lows, and Wednesday brings a chance of sprinkles and flurries in the morning followed by decreasing clouds and highs in the lower 40s.
Shadow games on a Monday at Eugene Field School show Carrie Bowen and Lisa Bowen, 11, Ottawa Middle School students, weaving through the late afternoon basketball court.
Gov. Bill Graves calls for raising cigarette taxes, fuel taxes, and groceries to generate 228 million in fiscal 2003 to close a 426 million budget gap. The plan includes a 0.25 percent sales tax increase and higher car registration fees, with opposition from lawmakers and criticism of past fiscal management.
Ottawa Board of Education and Superintendent Jan Collins denounce proposed state funding cuts. They warn of personnel layoffs, salary freezes, school closings, program losses, and higher local taxes under Graves plan. Officials urge public support and a broader citizen voice to pressure legislators.
Superintendent Jan Collins list possible reductions if state funding falls this session. Potential actions include personnel cuts, salary freezes, higher pupil-teacher ratios, closing an elementary attendance center, trimming special education services and activities, raising fees for classes and sports, delaying building projects and maintenance, and postponing initiatives such as all-day kindergarten.
Ottawa city commissioners prepared to interview eight candidates for city manager on Feb 12. Mayor Gene Ramsey said the panel will focus on utility experience, budgeting smarts, and public rapport as they seek a successor to Scott Lambers by mid March.
The Low Income Energy Assistance Program LIEAP offers annual aid for qualifying households to cover home fuel and energy costs. Applications run Jan 22 through late March with mailings to prior recipients and other eligible low income families.
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