Interim Director Nanci Baker to lead Ottawa Recreation Commission
Nancy Baker of Marlborough Connecticut is named interim director of the Ottawa Recreation Commission. The board approved her contract 4-1 with Baker set to start within four weeks, succeeding Jane Morton who resigned in September. Baker, ESU alum with Midwest ties, plans to relocate to Kansas permanently and bring 16 years on the East Coast in recreation and business to Ottawa.
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Ottawa Recreation Commission
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ORC
Jane Morton
Bill Wright
Emporia State Univer
Sity
Leavenworth
Marlborough’s Recreation Commission
Midwest
Kansas City
Topeka
Lawrence
Ottawa
Kansas
Fiscal Fight Officials Keep an Eye on Your Credit Score
Public safety officials at federal and local levels urge annual credit report checks to detect identity theft or reporting errors. Ottawa Detective Rick Geist notes theft is widespread and recommends using the three major agencies, with biannual checks being even better.
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Sonia Ahuja
Herald
Ottawa
Rick Geist
Exclusive three day tax explainer covers changes and credit checks
A three day in depth look at taxes and how to tackle them begins Saturday with tax changes then today on how to check your credit and Tuesday on savers and spenders under the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act noting nationwide consumer reporting companies Equifax Experian and Trans Union involved in the Free File disclosure rule.
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Equifax
Experian
Coach Donates Bone Marrow To Help Unknown Recipient
Anderson County Jr Sr School coach Josh Adams volunteers to donate bone marrow to a patient with leukemia or a blood disease. He traveled to Kansas City for the procedure, hoping his act will help even without knowing who benefits.
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Anderson County
Josh Adams
Adams
Anderson County Jr.Sr
Kansas City
Blacks differ on King Day meaning and racial progress
An AP Ipsos poll finds blacks more likely than whites to mark Martin Luther King Jr Day and to doubt overall progress toward racial equality. About three quarters of Americans see progress, but only 66 percent of blacks share that view. Fewer whites plan commemoration, while blacks emphasize church and march participation as vital to keeping the dream alive.
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Washington
Martin Luther King
Ap-Ipsos
Aubrey Jones
Macon
Sandy Smith
Medford
Mass
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