LifeCare marks 20 years in Ottawa center celebration
LifeCare Crisis Pregnancy Center celebrates two decades in Ottawa with a community event noted on Page 9. The milestone highlights the center's ongoing support services and outreach efforts in the region.
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Big Gift Weekender in Ottawa Kansas Picks Up Pace
Ottawa Kansas hosts a two day Big Gift Weekender on January 19 20 2013 featuring special sales events and community discounts across local shops and businesses with extended hours and exclusive offers for shoppers.
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Principal programs tackle Ottawa High graduation gap
Ottawa High School principal Ryan Cobbs notes a transient class of 2013 with 165 seniors enrolled across OHS and linked schools while 262 students have been part of the cohort over four years. Transfers, work, homelessness, and family changes drive the retention challenge as the district aims for roughly 89 percent graduation.
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Ottawa USD 290 pursues student progress amid poverty
Ottawa school district leaders discuss rising graduation rates despite high poverty and transient student population. The district expanded the Ottawa Learning Center and added career and technical education to provide tangible skills, while launching a virtual program to retain and reacquire students from other state programs.
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Ottawa cyclist voices mixed reaction to Armstrong doping confession
Ottawa residents react to Lance Armstrong admitting blood doping on Oprah. Robert Giacin says the cyclist has run out of places to hide, while Sporting Park removes a LIVEstrong sign amid a separate charity dispute.
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Ottawa school board filings open for 2013 race
Retired elementary teacher Lynda Alderman filed to seek one of three four year seats on the Ottawa school board in 2013. Russ Wilson and Richard Jackson followed with additional filings on subsequent days as terms for Bill Allegre Brandon Jones and Marge Stevens near expiration.
Filing Deadline Approaches for Local Elected Office
With noon Tuesday as the cutoff, residents must file with the Franklin County clerk at 315 S Main Ottawa to seek seats on elected boards. The office closes Monday for Martin Luther King Jr Day. The general election is April 2, with a possible primary on February 26.
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