Weather outlook Tonight to Tuesday in mild cold regime
The forecast calls for tonight to be less cold with partly cloudy skies. Lows dip to the lower 30s. Tuesday will be mostly cloudy with a chance of light rain and highs near 50. Tuesday night remains partly cloudy with lows in the mid 20s. Weather page 12.
Ottawa Kansas Volume 107 Number 45
The Ottawa newspaper issue from volume 107 number 45 priced at 50 cents. This brief entry notes the edition release and price point for readers in Ottawa, Kansas.
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Ottawa
Kansas
Bill would legalize school debt during funding delays
Winter school districts in Franklin County fear state aid delays again. A new bill, approved 38-0 by the Senate, would allow districts to incur debts without immediate funds if state aid is late. The measure would create an exemption to the 1933 Cash Basis Law, easing potential future shortfalls and awaiting House action.
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Franklin County
House of Representatives
Ottawa
Jan Collins
West Franklin
Susan
Peter
New Wellsville officer emphasizes customer service
Wellsville welcomed Officer Jim Schroeger a former Army supervisor to the police force. He aims to build community trust through service, improves the night call roster, and plans to help Wellsville grow while keeping firm upholding law. Schroeger left Fort Hood tech duties after 14 deployments and moved home with his wife Daisy and three sons.
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Wellsville
U.S. Army
Jim Schroeger
Schroeger
Army
Shawnee Mission Northwest High School
Fort Hood
Texas
Kansas
Missouri
Daisy
Kyle
Billy
Justin
Vickie Moss
Vmoss
Ottawaherald
Jackson receives Rus sell Crites Award in Ottawa
Richard Jackson, Otto wa city commissioner and executive director of Las EpCKAN, was named this year’s Rus sell Crites Award recipient by the Ottawa Area Chamber of Commerce at the annual meeting. The honor recognizes his community volunteer work and leadership in Martin Luther King Jr. Day events Bethany Chapel anniversary observances and youth programs. He praised civic involvement as benefiting both the community and the individual.
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Richard Jackson
Russell Crites
Ottawa
Eral
Chamber of Commerce
Ken Woods
Chamber
Woods
Jackson
Bethany Chapel
Youth Action Council
League of Kansas Municipalities
National League of Cities
Plan to move drug offenders from Kansas prisons to treatment
In Kansas a plan from the Sentencing Commission would shift hundreds of nonviolent felony drug offenders from prisons to treatment programs to ease overcrowding. The move could free up up to 571 beds but hinges on budget constraints and legislative support.
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Wichita
Kansas
Kansas Sentencing Commission
House Judiciary Committee
Mike O’neal
R Hutchinson
O'Neal
Barbara Tombs
Sentencing Commission
Civility Erodes as Money Becomes Central says Speaker
Chamber speaker Ken Lerman criticizes growing money obsession as root of rude behavior. He notes Americans fear money more than death and argues wealth focus erodes work home and community relations. Lerman cites Moses and Golden Calf analogy and outlines three cornerstones of civility.
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Lerman
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Williamsburg
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