Main Street team earns Ottawa downtown Main Street status
Ottawa officials celebrate a Main Street designation after a committee of fifteen, led by Ed Baldridge, secured state sponsorship and launched plans to revitalize the 16 block downtown. The effort targets organizational structure, promotional identity, historic design preservation, and expanded retailer mix as growth and traffic changes loom.
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Ottawa
Ed Baldridge
Shawn Kelsey
Blaine Finch
Robert Greenfield
Blake Jorgensen
Charlene Lister
Bob Marsh
Harold Mayes
Kent Melcher
Dorothy Nichols
Charles Scoville
Cathy Sutton
Kendra Harnden
Diane Yeamans
Bob Boldra
Mix
Ellis and
Marysville
U.S. 59
Main Street
Community debate over OMS building and school board woes
Ottawa readers express frustration with the OMS group delaying action on the old OMS building. They urge the school board to finalize demolition plans, note safety concerns inside the deteriorating structure, and propose a private sale to OMS with terms to transfer liability and funding within four to five years.
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Ottawa
OMS
Washburn
OMS Group
School Board
Kansas races gain national attention in 2000 elections
Kansas positions itself at the center of national politics as the August primary and November contests test the GOP balance among moderates and conservatives. Key races include the State Board of Education elections, the 3rd Congressional District primary, and shifts in the Legislature that could reshape education and science curricula nationwide.
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North Carolina
Hillary Clinton
George W. Bush
Kansas
Wall Street Journal
State Board of Education
Phill Kline
Congress
Dennis Moore
GOP
Republican Party
Johnson County
High Plains
Garden City
Langworthy
David Adkins
Leawood
Dwight Sutherland
Mission Hills
Adkins
Bond
Robert Bennett
Sutherland
Republican National Committee
Johnson County Senate races could reshape Kansas balance
In Johnson County, three Republican primaries could swing control of the Kansas Senate. Moderates and conservatives clash as incumbents retire or defend seats in Districts 7 8 9 and 11, with prominent players like Dick Bond Audrey Langworthy Kay O Connor and Tim Carmody vying for influence amid a narrow moderate majority.
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Kansas
GOP
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David Miller
Kansas Republican Assembly
Kris van Meteren
Susan Wagle
Wichita
Kay O'Connor
Johnson County
Stan Clark
Senate
Mary Douglas Brown
Steve Abrams
Linda Holloway
Senexa
Dick Bond
Overland Park
Audrey Langworthy
Prairie Village
Rich Becker
Lenexa
Olathe
Mark Parkinson
Parkinson
Bond
Barbara Allen
Tim Carmody
Kris Kobach
Tim Owens
Carmody
Adkins
Sutherland
O’connor
Kay
John Wratil
Leawood
Jerry Clinton
Paul Styers
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Vemn
Kathy Miller
Monc Arai
Otawaherald
Tim Millbern
I Herald
Cedar
Roy Williams
University of Kansas
David Awbrey
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