Local plants earn safety and radiology accreditation nods
Havens Steel Co. in Ottawa earned a Voluntary Protection Program award from OSHA, becoming only the fourth Kansas company to hold the title after over two years of safety work. Ransom Memorial Hospital regained American College of Radiology accreditation for mamography, with staff producing perfect films during the comeback and internal quality controls now standard. Sheila Sanders led mamography to a first place in a state competition.
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Franklin County
Havens Steel and
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Havens Steel Co
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
OSHA
Havens Steel
Kansas
Havens
STAR
American College of Radiology
Sheila Sanders
Kansas Society of Radiologic Technologist
RMH
Jeanny Sharp
Ottawa Suzuki Strings Eyes Old Middle School as Arts Center
The Ottawa Suzuki Strings and Ottawa Community Arts Council seek to repurpose the old Middle School at Fifth and Main as part of the Carnegie Cultural Center. They propose additional teaching studios a SOUND BYTES program and a mid sized auditorium, with plans to rent spaces for arts, recreation, and office use.
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Ottawa Suzuki Strings
Fifth and Main
Ottawa Community Arts Council
Carnegie Cultural Center
Carnegie Building
Carnegie
Ottawa Main Street
OSSI
National Endowment For the Arts
Sound Bytes
Ottawa
Ottawa University
Replanting trees downtown will take time
Ottawa Main Street Association president responds to a letter about removing Brad ford pears. The group supports the Tree Board decision to remove and replace damaged trees on Main Street and praises volunteers and local businesses like Agler and Gaeddert for sponsoring landscaped corners. Adoption and renovation will unfold in several phases over months to a year.
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ED Baldridge
Main Street Association
Ottawa Main Street Association
Tree Board
Main Street
Agler and Gaeddert
Agler
Gaeddert
Doug Loyd
Doug
Ottawa
Bishops fail to address growing priest shortage
Sr. Guest Columnist Joe Klock presents a critical view of church leadership for not resolving the rising priest shortage, arguing for policy changes and recruitment initiatives. He outlines social and ecclesiastical pressures affecting vocations and calls for bold action by bishops.
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Joe Klock Sr
Bishops Meet Urges Global Warming Action and Morality
Joe Klock argues a U S conference of about 230 Catholic bishops failed to address priest shortages and vocations. Instead they urged action on climate, poverty, and peace, while defending abortion euthanasia and birth control bans. He promotes reconsidering married priests and women’s ordination in light of Vatican II.
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Rome
U.S
Vatican
Peter
Joe Klock
Key Largo
Florida
Joeklock
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