Ottawa man joins Peace Corps for new life abroad
Jim McGrath of Ottawa RFD 2 leaves behind his twenty year soil conservation business to join the Peace Corps. At 46 he plans to live with relatives in Kansas City until departure, trusting his outdoors experience, adaptability, and people skills over formal engineering training. He views service abroad as a chance to apply practical know how to help communities.
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Lori Alvarado
Herald
Ome
Jim McGrath
McGrath
Ottawa Rfd 2
Peace Corps
Killough Construction
Kansas City
Peace Corps Organization
John F. Kennedy
Rockhurst College
Ottawa teachers, board remain in impasse over pay and schedule
Ottawa teachers and school board negotiators failed to resolve talks on Friday with the chief negotiator for teachers filing state forms before impasse. The stalemate centers on salary raises plus extending the school year by two days and adding a sixth teaching period, with a mediator or fact finder likely if negotiations continue to stall.
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Diane Yeamans
Herald
Ottawa
Musselwhite
Jack Maxwell
Maxwell
Don Duncan
Duncan
Tornado sirens warn Ottawans as funnel sighted near city
A funnel cloud was seen at 23rd and Eisenhower causing Ottawa residents to seek cover around 6:45 p.m. The all clear followed about 20 minutes later. The storm prompted multiple county alerts as hail pounded Wilson Greenwood and Woodson counties with baseball sized hail reported in Atchison. No injuries or major damage were immediately reported.
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Pomona
Pomoa
Herald
Wilson
Greenwood
Woodson
National Weather Service
Atchison
Pension fund alarm sounded over at risk funds
Washington AP reports more than 1.6 trillion dollars in pension funds could be in jeopardy due to weak regulations and enforcement. Labor Department Inspector General J. Brian Hyland urged Congress to investigate abuses and potential shortfalls, warning of a crisis larger than the S&L downturn. The Labor Department and a pension policy group rebutted the comparison, while a fund insurer noted the liability risk is overstated.
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Labor Department
Inspector General
J. Brian Hyland
Congress
Elizabeth) Dole
Hyland
Department
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