Ottawa schools plan land annexation for new facilities
Ottawa school board seeks bond approval to annex a 30 acre site at Davis and Wilson for a future school. A later 19 acre property at 19th and Eisenhower was bought with a six month option for $10,000. Board member Bill Allegre notes growth shows need.
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Ottawa
City of
Davis and
Wilson Roads
19Th Street
Eisenhower Road
Bill Allegre
15Th
10Th
Allegre
White House rethinks Iraq weapons claims amid Kay finding
The White House says more time is needed to confirm whether Iraq possessed WMD. David Kay’s nine month search reportedly found Saddam Hussein did not stockpile forbidden weapons. Democrats say Bush was misled voters and debate continues as Iraq Survey Group work proceeds. Kay to testify before the Senate Armed Services Committee.
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White House
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Bush
U.S
David Kay
Saddam Hussein
Kay
Saddam
New Hampshire
John Kerry
United States
Massachusetts
Howard Dean
Scott McClellan
McClellan
Senate Armed Services Committee
Westwood Addition final plat advances in Ottawa
The Ottawa City Commission moved the final plat for the first 25 homes of the Westwood Addition toward a Feb 4 final action. The 40 acre development at 19th Street and Eisenhower Road will total about 180 houses, with conditions to maintain stormwater ponds and provide neighborhood facilities. Wynndee Lee cited rapid construction once begun and noted changes to runoff patterns as required by the Planning Commission.
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Cleon Rickel
Ottawa
Ottawa City Commission
Westwood Addition
City Commission
19Th Street
Eisenhower Road
Wynndee Lee
City Planning and Codes
Westwood
Westwood Development Company
Our
Planning Commission
Lee
Commission finds border gaps allowed 9 11 hijackers in
Federal investigators say obvious warning signs were missed before September 11. The National Commission on Terrorist Attacks asks Congress for a two month extension, citing disputes over documents and witnesses delaying the final report.
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U.S
Washington
National Commission On
United States
Congress
Bush Administration
House
New York
Saeed al Ghamdi
Immigration Inspection
al Ghamdi
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed
World Trade Center
Commission
FBI
Robert Mueller
CIA
George Tenet
I 35 Drug Haul Leads To Two Wi Wis Arrests
A Kansas Highway Patrol trooper stopped a vehicle on I 35 near Homewood at 2 48 p m. A K 9 unit indicated drugs. 115 pounds of marijuana were found hidden in duffel bags in the trunk. Two women from Wisconsin and Arizona were jailed on drug charges on a $50 000 bond.
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Franklin County
Catalln Caroline Fordyce
Belo
Wis
Thayinne Marie Bucklin
Tucson
Ariz
State plans sale of hundreds of excess cars
In Topeka auto dealers fear the move to unload over 700 state owned cars trucks and vans at Forbes Field from February 5 to February 19 could depress the northeast Kansas used car market. Gov Sebelius said the sales will cut new purchases saving about 8.6 million dollars. A Lawrence Journal World inquiry questioned fleet efficiency.
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Topeka
Kansas
Forbes Field
Kathleen Sebelius
Lawrence Journal-World
Anderunty
Anderson RV Sales
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Forest Park
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