Ottawa teachers strike an accord
Ottawa teachers and the district reached a 1993-94 contract accord after dropping a demand for extra pay for additional school days. Superintendent Don Duncan urged planning for next year with a possible shift of Ottawa Middle School from seven to eight teaching periods. A ratification vote is set for 7 p.m. Thursday at OMS, with the board expected to ratify at the June 14 meeting.
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Diane Yeamans
Herald
Ottawa
Don Duncan
Duncan
Terry Jennings
Ken Brecht
OMS
Heights Talks at an Impasse With School Board
Central Heights teachers and the school board filed a declaration of impasse with the Kansas Department of Education after meetings on 1993-94 contracts. The board offered 5% pay raise plus two extra classroom days and 12 hours of in-service. Teachers seek 6.5% plus 2.2% for extra in-service time, or 8.7% total. Darrell McCune led the teachers’ negotiating team with Education Association of Central Heights.
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Central Heights
Kansas Department of Education
Education Association of Central Heights
Darrell McCune
Ottawa Sanitation transfer station hearing continues
Ottawa Planning Commission voted to keep the public hearing open on Ottawa Sanitation’s plan to build a transfer station at 211 W. Wilson. The delay followed a poorly drawn site plan and questions about county approval, with residents skeptical about maintenance and odor controls. John Taylor defended the project as tidy and properly managed, while critics warned the site could still resemble a dump.
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Greg Mast
Herald
Ottawa
City Planning Commission
Ottawa Sanitation
W. Wilson
John Taylor
Taylor
Commission
Ottawa job corps expands beyond plans for youth program
Ottawa Job Corps grows past city targets with over 50 participants planned. Judy Hasty reports 11 teens worked first day, with 44 expected next week and more remote jobs added. Teens work 20 hours weekly at 4.25 per hour, 7 to 11 am, with meals funded by the city.
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Hasty
Ransom Memorial Hospital
RMH
Richard Jackson
Ottawa Job Corps
Jaycees seek Forest Park fireworks site for July Fourth
City commission agenda includes Jaycees request to use Forest Park for Chau tauqua Days fireworks on July 4. They want a decision on discharge site citing safety and treetop clearance concerns from last year's location near Cox Field. Public works chief favors city discussion with Jaycees to meet fire code and accessibility needs.
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City Commission
Forest Park
Jaycees
Cox Field
Andy Haney
Nike Middle School Holds Forest Park Day Tradition
Seventh graders at Nike Middle School Gardner spend a park day at Ottawa Forest Park guided by social studies teacher Charles Barnette. Brad Jones leaps over peers Jason Houghton and Jason Hutton while catching poppies as the group enjoys a safe, quiet outdoor outing aided by a newly opened pool.
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Ralph Young
Nike
Brad Jones
Jason Houghton
Jason Hutton
Forest Park
Nike Middle School
Gardner
Ottawa
Charles Barnette
Belgrade Faces Violent Protests Over Ouster Demand
In Belgrade, Yugoslavia, opposition leader Vuk Draskovic was beaten in police custody and a policeman died as protests erupted against President Dobrica Cosic and nationalist lawmakers. Thousands protested late Tuesday over war, sanctions, and economic ruin amid Milosevic’s balancing act.
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Yugoslavia
Dobrica Cosic
Croatia
Bosnia
Vuk Draskovic
Slobodan Milosevic
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