City officials push water transparency amid lead controversy
Ottawa officials led by Sara Caylor and Dennis Tharp stress open reporting on water quality. They cite Michigan’s lead crisis and promote social media outreach. Residents can access annual water reports, plant statistics, and a virtual tour online, with staff cited as constantly testing and documents available to the public.
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Sara Caylor
Flint
Michigan
Caylor
Dennis Tharp
Ottawa Utilities
Tharp
Ottawa Utilities Department
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
County finalizes motocross camp permit withdrawal
Franklin County commissioners unanimously accepted a withdrawal letter for the special use permit at 3422 Tennessee Road east of Ottawa. The Martins withdrew after an insurance compliance review, making all prior permit actions null. Surrounding landowners who opposed the camp attended but offered no comment.
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Rick Howard
Ottawa
Howard
Franklin County Board of Commissioners
Harold
Layne Martin
Clathe
Tennessee Road
Larry Walrod
Franklin County
Pne
Walrod
Derek Brown
Franklin County Planning Commission
Steve Harris
Walred
Harris
Obituary for Robert Dub Doles Jr. of Wellsville area
Robert Dub Doles Jr. 70 of Wellsville Rantoul Kansas died January 26 2016 at Olathe Hospice House A Celebration of Dub s life was set for January 30 2016 at the Wellsville American Legion He served in Vietnam 1968 1970 and worked at Gill Studios 34 years retiring 2010 Survived by wife Anna May Doles children Tammy Jones Jamie Rosenfeld Mera Stephens Posey Hoffman ten grandchildren eight great grandchildren and various siblings Memorials to Olathe Hospice or American Cancer Society Cremation Center of Kansas City handled arrangements
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Robert “Dub” Doles Jr
Rantoul
Kansas
Olathe
Dub
Wellsville American Legion
Main St
Wellsville
Cremation Center
Kansas City
Vietnam
Gill Studios
Lake
Robert
Annabelle Doles
Anna May
Tammy Jones
Jamie Rosenfeld
Ottawa
Mera Stephens
Warsaw
Missouri
Posey Hoffman
Foristell
Mis
Souri
Olathe Hospice House
American Cancer Society
Cremationcenterkc
Wellsville keeps all day kindergarten free
Wellsville school board reviews district kinder options and decides to keep free all day kindergarten as currently offered. Comparison data show fees in Blue Valley Spring Hill DeSoto Gardner Edgerton and Louisburg versus no fee in Ottawa West Franklin Central Heights Santa Fe Trail Paola.
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Wellsville
Kinasa
Blue Valley
Spring Hill
DeSoto
Gardner-Edgerton
Louisburg
Jamie Garrow
Ron Bloss
Quilt: Teacher’s work tucked away in Topeka
Nikaela Zimmermann of the Kansas Historical Society notes a list of contributors in the accession file with the Kansas Pride quilt. Marvin and Welton presented the piece to Governor Kathleen Sebelius in 2003 at the Kansas Sampler Festival, then a miniature wall hanging followed for Sebelius. The quilt moved to the Kansas Historical Society in 2010 after Sebelius left office. students once saw it on capitol trips.
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Kansas Museum of History
Nikaela Zimmerman
Historical Society
Marvin and
Welton
Kathleen Sebelius
Kansas
Sebelius
Marvin
Gov. Sebelius
Gov
Mark Parkinson
Obama
Kansas Historical Society
Zimmerman
Kansas Pride
Ottawa weighs 10 year deal with KC electric company
Ottawa officials present a 10 year contract with Kansas City Power and Light to serve six outskirts properties, outlining where and why the outside firm can supply power. City staff describe six addresses linked to the deal and note five years of work to reach this arrangement, with future annexations limited by stipulations.
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Ottawa
Dennis Tharp
Ottawa Utilities
Kansas City Power & Light Company
Kcp&l
City Hall
Hickory St
Tharp
E. Logan St
E. Wilson St
U.S
U. S
Richard Nienstedt
Nienstedt
Kcp&L’s
Happe
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