Downtown Ottawa progress despite rate hikes and local projects
Readers note ongoing downtown improvements in Ottawa with work on Feldkamp's site, Ky's Gymnastics building, and Ottawa Paint Co. efforts, plus a wary view of farm and county issues in Franklin County. The column recalls Willa Spencer, Williamsburg’s longtime community booster who died at 80.
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Feldkamp’s
Ottawa
Ky’s
Main
Ottawa Paint Co
Bill Snyder
K-State Foot
Franklin County
Williamsburg
Willa Spencer
Burg
Ottawa Times
Spencer
Tenure Under Review Tests Public School Job Security
Washington AP reports decades old tenure protections for teachers face fresh scrutiny as schools press to meet federal staffing standards. Democrats back faster action against underperforming teachers while pledging safeguards against baseless firings, a shift discussed amid NEA meetings. Penny Kotterman defends tenure as fair protection and due process.
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Washington
John Kerry
Penny Kotterman
Arizona
National Education Association
Associated Press
NEA
Osawatomie Life Care Center to train on elder abuse
Osawatomie Life Care Center with 14 other Kansas nursing homes will host a training session at 2 p.m. on November 23 funded by a $7,000 grant from the Kansas Department of Aging. Kansas Advocates for Better Care in Lawrence received the grant on June 1 to fund a consultant and brochure material.
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Osawatomie
Kansas
Parker Ave
Kansas Department of Aging
Kansas Advocates For Better
Tennessee St
Lawrence
Lenette Hamm
Advocates For Better Care
Hamm
Harley Davidson backs college degree in motorcycle tech at Fort Scott
Harley Davidson Inc funds a new degree program at Fort Scott Community College to teach applied motorcycle science with a focus on engines diagnostics and shop practices. The program based in Frontenac transfers credits to Pittsburg State University for a bachelor of applied science in technology.
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Wichita
Harley-Davidson Inc
Fort Scott Community College
Frontenac
Pittsburg State University
Steve Vergara
Fort Scott
Kansas Public Colleges
Butler Community College
Harley
John Deere
Caterpillar
Pittsburg State
Toyota
Kansas
Benny Suggs
United States
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Kramer Drug Store
Niehoff
BPW
Kathy Niehoff
Kansas Business and Professional Women
Topeka
Sharon Haney
Ottawa Business and Professional Women
Julie Brayman
Barb Gibson
Karen Harris
Laura Miller
Linda Reed
Donna Swearingen
Diane Yeamans
Ottawa Bpw
June Butler
Gibson
Harris
Jackson Road
Kansas Department of Commerce
East
Hasty Awards
Steven Hasty
Kid’s Creations LLC
Garnett
Garnett Dairy Queen Brazier
Garnett Siding & Lumber
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Tome, Inc
United Cooperatives, Inc
Greeley
Harley-Davidson
Vey
Rae
McCall
Spruce
CPA
Joe
Joe B. King
Sarah le
Toshiba
Koz
Ottawa Sanitation Service
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