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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 2003
Page
7
Early voter turnout brisk on USD 290 bond election
Franklin County Clerk Shaun Perry reports about 130 people have already voted early for the USD 290 bond election. Around 90 voted at the courthouse and roughly 40 of 171 mail ballots returned. If approved, the $58 million project covers three new elementary facilities and high school modifications with state aid of about $20,000 per the USD 290 board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin County
Shaun Perry
Perry
Bill Allegre
USD 290
USD 290 School Bond Issue Election Details
A $36 million bond proposal aims to replace three elementary schools and renovate the high school. Polls open 7 am to 7 pm Tuesday. The owner of a $100,000 home would pay about $14 more monthly over 20 years. $75,000 home about $10.06. $150,000 home about $20.13. The last USD 290 bond election was in November 1996.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
USD 290
Ramsey files for re election in Ottawa city race
Ottawa official Gene Ramsey announces intent to seek re election to the Ottawa City Commission after urging calls. He cites city finances and potential state aid cuts as major issues while noting a filing period and fees for city and school board positions. Michael Craver files for the USD 290 Board. A recreational center at Forest Park and the sewage treatment plant project are also noted as upcoming focal points.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gene Ramsey
Ottawa City Commission
Ramsey
Michael Craver
Ottawa Usd 290 Board of Education
Forest Park
Diverse voices honor King at Ottawa campus ceremony
Marketing Director Richard Jackson opened a Martin Luther King Jr Day service at Ottawa University Chapel with a call for more diversity as about 100 attendees heard speakers including OU President John Neal. Winners of the annual diversity essay contest were praised, and the library received King history books funded by the Black Awareness Committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laurie Sisk
Ottawa High
Jesutomi ‘Ojeleye
Ottawa University Chapel
USC ‘290
Jan Collins
Ojeleye
Deborah Henningsen
King
Bethany Chapel Baptist Church
St. Paul A.M.E
Ottawa Black Awareness Committee
ECKAN
Ottawa University
Sain
Richard Jackson
Ottawa
Jackson
John Neal
Neal
Ottawa High School
Jesutomi Ojeleye
Ottawa Library
Laurie Sisk Tyralyday
Bethany Chapel
Martin Luther King Jr
OU Chapel
New Hotline Center Aids Abused Adults in Lawrence Area
Lawrence Regional Protection Report Center offers a toll free line to hear concerns about abuse or neglect of elderly or disabled adults. The LAPRC, created by Lawrence SRS, screens reports to determine eligibility and legal authority to investigate, routing confirmed cases to the local SRS office. Call 1-866-215-9077 weekdays 8 am to 5 pm excluding state holidays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Regional Protection Report Center
LRPRC
Lawrence
Kansas Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services
Franklin County
Tiffany Hessler-Droge
Lawrence Srs
LAPRC
SRS
Kansans watch GOP infighting near Kansas Days festivities
As Kansas Days nears in Topeka, intra party rifts surface. The State Board of Education split two days to elect a chairwoman amid power sharing strain, while the Senate Ways and Means panel removed conservative Tim Huelskamp from a key committee post after he backed an ally for leadership. Kansas Days cap off with Elizabeth Dole’s appearance, highlighting the GOP’s long statewide dominance and tense party dynamics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
State Board of Education
Senate
Tim Huelskamp
Kansas
Huelskamp
R Fowler
Mittee
North Carolina
Elizabeth Dole
Joan Finney
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Leon Burley
Burley
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Gop
John Hanna
AP News
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