Ottawa Board Plans Fall Middle School Housing
The Ottawa Fees board approved a plan to house the sixth graders in elementary buildings and seventh and eighth graders at Ottawa High School this fall. Wal-Mart offered its former south side store at cost after waiving a 15 year lease, but conversion costs would run at least $500,000 and no outdoor recreation space would be available. The district may add modular classrooms and reuse them later. A proposal to build a temporary facility to convert to a community center has merit but the city would struggle to justify such use. The city hall and library move could free space for a middle school if they relocate to the Franklin Savings building.
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Ottawa High School
Wal-Mart
Ottawa
Cal Lantis
Franklin Savings
John D. Montgomery
Editorials weigh curfews for youths in Rice County
From the Lyons Daily News a guest editorial urges cautious support for youth curfews. It notes proposed Rice County hours 11 p.m. to 6 a.m. weekdays and 1 a.m. to 6 a.m. weekends for ages 16 to 18, with stricter limits for younger minors. The piece argues curfews can aid responsible parenting but warn they can be punitive if misapplied.
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Clinton
Rice County
Kansas
Lyons Daily News
Herald Seeks Careful Changes and Online Expansion
The Ottawa Herald plans measured leadership changes and a fresh look this summer while expanding online availability. New soybean ink reduces rub and supports farming, with a basic web version featuring national and state wire stories and local items from the past week.
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The
Herald
Dailynews.net
Ottawa
Ottawa Herald
Government contact list for federal and state officials
A compiled contact roster for top officials including President Bill Clinton at the White House and U S senators Bob Dole and Nancy Kassebaum, representative Sam Brownback, governor Bill Graves, attorney general Carla Stovall, insurance commissioner Kathleen Sebelius, and state legislators in Topeka with office addresses and phone numbers. It notes email and web links for Brownback and general dialing options for others.
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Bill Clinton
White House
Pennsylvania Ave
Washington, D.C
Bob Dole
Hart
Senate
Fox
U.S
Nancy Kassebaum
Russell Senate
Washington
D.C
Sam Brownback
Longworth House
S. Kansas Ave
Topeka
Brownbak
House
House.gov
Brownback
Bill Graves
State Capitol
Carla Stovall
Judicial Center
Kathleen Sebelius
Southwest 9Th
Bill Feuerborn
Statehouse
Ralph Tanner
Doug Walker
After-Prom thanks note highlights local supporters
The Central Heights High School After-Prom Committee thanks senior parents and lists many sponsors and donors including Amoco Apple Market Blimpies Butler's Casey's 7th Street Classic Oak Ottawa Co-op Conoco Country Living Dairy Queen DJ's Kwik Kar Drake's Jewelry Expert Tire Guys & Dolls Hairport Helton's Hallmark Kansas State Bank KOFO Little Caesar's Litwin's Long John Silver's Main Street Bakery Maurice's McDonald's Merle Norman Olmsted Electric O'Reilly Auto Parts Ottawa University Peoples National Bank Pizza Hut Pizza Time Pizza Village Screen & Holler Sutton's Jewelry The Lumber Company Total Station/Ottawa Town & Country Supply True Value Hardware Wal-Mart Wood's-Ottawa Avon Clarice Knight Cannady Brothers Daily M & M Child Care Plaschka Kramer Liquor Sensor 1 City of Rantoul Burkdoll brothers Cindy's Salon Connie's Rantoul Beachner Grain California Taco Highway 59 Station Joe Passantino Kansas State Bank of Garnett Richmond Westphalia Knights of Columbus Scipio Pass Real Estate A E's Richmond Body Works Richmond Community Building Board Richmond Saloon Wuertz Family Richmond. Elaine Dunbar thanks volunteers for a safe after-prom alternative.
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Central Heights High School
Amoco
Apple Market
Butler's
Casey's 7Th Street
Classic Oak
Ottawa Co-op
Conoco
Country Living
Dairy Queen
Drake's Jewelry
Expert Tire
Guys & Dolls
Hairport
Helton's Hallmark
Wood's
Ottawa
Avon/Clarice Knight
Cannady Brothers Daily
M & M Child Care
Plaschka-Kramer Liquor
Sensor 1
City of Rantoul
Burkdoll Brothers
Cindy’s Salon
Connie’s — Rantoul
Beachner Grain
California
Taco
Highway 59 Station
Joe Passantino
Kansas State Bank of Garnett
Richmond- Westphalia
Knights of Columbus- Scipio
Rusting semis sight to behold
Editorial reflects on rusting semis along highways as artful symbols of American life. It praises truck drivers for their stamina and impact, noting logos and night lighting as moving paintings that comfort travelers and keep goods flowing.
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America
169 Highway
Momn
Wellsville
Robert Poss Gamett
Debora Green Sentencing Reflections and Courtroom Drama
Debora Green read a self serving statement at her Johnson County District Court sentencing for capital murder. She blamed factors other than her planned poisoning of her husband and deaths of two children while showing limited remorse. The judge followed plea negotiations as critics note routine, with Green’s psychologist testifying to support her no contest plea.
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Andy Hoffman
Olathe Daily News
Harris News Service
Debora Green
Johnson County District Court
Green
Michael Farrar
Johnson County
Paul Morrison
Morrison
Peter Ruddick
Ruddick
Attornney Dennis Moore
Marilyn Hutchinson
Hutchinson
Moore
Kevin Moriarty
Sean O'Brien
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