Commodity distribution and blood drive updates in Franklin County
Franklin County residents are advised of a Monday commodity food distribution by ECKAN from 9 a.m. to noon at the Ottawa center and 10 a.m. to noon at Walnut Plaza in Wellsville. Contact 242 7515 for details. A Community Blood Center drive is June 21 from noon to 5 30 p.m. at Ottawa Retirement Village conference room. Donor age and weight restrictions apply. The Pottawatomie Raritan Club will host a dinner in Lane on Saturday at the township hall with mountain oyster feed and sides.
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Eckan Agency
Franklin County
Eckan Center
Ottawa
W. 3Rd
Walnut Plaza
Wellsville
ORV
Community Blood Center
W. 15Th
Mike Kerbs
Raritan Club
Pottawatomie
Pottawatomie Township
Lane
Baldwin school board mulls 15 year master plan with new elementary
Baldwin City Board of Education outlines a 15 year master plan guiding facility construction and adding a new elementary school by 2003. A $7.9 million 2001 bond would fund the new building and remodels without raising the mill levy due to refinanced debt. Additional bond plans target 2006 2010 and 2012 for expansions and a performing arts center as enrollment grows.
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Ezra Sykes
Baldwin City Board of Education
Jim White
White
Marion Springs
Esykes
Ottawaherald.com
County weighs funding for Ottawa Wellsville libraries
Franklin County commissioners will consider a request from Ottawa Wellsville Williams burg and Richmond libraries for 50000 to aid rural patrons using city libraries Barbara Dew Ottawa librarian said many users live outside city limits The decision may come after budget planning and some bids were opened for tech and storage projects plus changes to transfer station rates including higher solid waste and debris charges June context not specified.
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Franklin County
Ottawa
Wellsville
Williamsburg
Richmond
Commission
Barbara Dew
Dew
Don Waymire
Community Corrections
Teresa Cummings
Information Technologies
Kevin Jones
Dan Andrews
Court approves river damages ruling in Arkansas dispute
The Supreme Court allocates damages against Colorado for diverting Arkansas River water to Kansas under the 1949 Compact, limiting interest to start in 1985 rather than 1969. The decision splits the field with Kansas seeking earlier interest and Colorado resisting all interest. Justice Stevens notes the timing is debatable and not a total win for either side.
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Washington
Colorado
Kansas
Arkansas River
Ial Supreme Court
John Paul Stevens
Ottawa Planning Commission weighs ECEAN Estates subdivision
City planners will consider a new ECEAN Estates subdivision with 12 single family homes in the 1400 block between N Mulberry and N Sycamore. Homes 1200 to 1300 square feet, three bedrooms, two baths, likely mid eighties thousands. The plan aims to help renters buy homes with grants and financing from state and federal programs.
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Cleon Rickel
Ottawa Planning Commission
City Hall
Ecean Estates
N. Mulberry
N. Sycamore
Richard Jackson
ECEAN
Eckan
Kansas Department of Commerce and Housing
U.S. Rural Development
Jackson
Planning Commission
Dan Blume
Milner
Fairway Vista
Ottawa Public Building Commission eyed by city leaders
At a joint meeting and Monday night session city officials pressed for growth of the recreation commission and the creation of the Ottawa Public Building Commission with representation from the city, school board and recreation commission. Bill Allegre moved to supply two representatives, passage was unanimous. Morton avoided committing to a center location while doubting the commission’s renovation funds. The board also approved Justin Henry as OHS assistant principal and alternative school director, replacing Ron May who resigned. Anita Wiley reported progress coordinating welfare for several elementary students through a grant.
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Rec Commission
School Board and Recreation Commission
Ottawa Public Building Commission
Bill Allegre
Public Building Commission
Morton
Rec. Com
Justin Henry
Ottawa High School
OHS
Henry
Franklin County Education Opportunities Center
Emporia State University
Preservationists urge saving old middle school building
Ottawa area residents and officials debated demolition of the Fifth and Main middle school amid calls to reuse it as a fine arts and community center. Speakers urged tax credits and partnerships to restore the historic building, while board members weighed a $500000 ASJ lease offer and concerns about zoning and future funding.
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Jones
Bob Marsh
Marsh
Fifth and Main
ASJ
Rex Cummings
John Coen
Jeanette Lowry
Bill Allegre
Ezra Sykes
Esykes
Otiawaherald.com
Planners discuss stricter farmland split limits and fire protection
Planners in the county debated tighter rules on breaking up distant farmland and considered fire protection requirements for new rural subdivisions. Some oppose more regulations, urging enforcement of existing rules and defending landowner rights. The Planning Commission plans further public hearings as it advances the three phase comprehensive plan revision.
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McClure
Don Pass
Richmond
Don Burroughs
Ottawa
Burroughs
Joe Schweiger
Cutler Town
Ship
Planning Commission
Cathy Sumner
Darrin Peschka
Daily Report Hospital Notes and City Police Blotter
Admissions include Timothy Bryan Betty McConnell Richmond and Mon Dismissals Teresa Mohammed and daughter. Thefts include a 1993 Mercury Cougar stolen before 9 06 p m Monday in Williamsburg and bicycle thefts in the Cedar and Mulberry blocks with losses of 100 and 2000 dollars. Vandalism damaged a window on US 59 area with 250 dollar loss and mailbox damage in Rantoul. Police arrests include Joshua M Garcia 20 of 327 S Locust for marijuana and paraphernalia. Andrew S Bettinger 16 for juvenile detention. Ronald H Dowdy 51 for DUI. John E Lilly 38 for driving while suspended no proof of insurance and illegal tag. bond amounts range 300 to 600 dollars.
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Timothy Bryan
Baldwin
Betty McConnell
Richmond
Een Bruner
Rantoul
Mony
Teresa Mohammed
Daughter
Ottawa
Sheriff's News
Andrew S. Bettinger
Garnett
Grant and
Oak
Juvenile Detention Center
Ronald H. Dowdy
Elith
Eighth
Lincoln
John E. Lilly
Ond Apt. 1
S. Mulberry
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Baldwin School Board
Herald
Theresa Cummings
The
Ottawa Vision
Cleon
Board of Education
Mattie Perry
Friends of Historical Buildings
Anne Whiteford
Carnegie Cultural Center
Suzuki Strings
Alice Joy Lewis
Carnegie
Lewis
Whiteford
Medora Hoge
Linda Marks
Ottawan Dow Jones
11Th St
Chuck Sypher
Jean McCally
Wiley
McCally
Cummings
Jan Collins
Collins
Marcia Mitchell
Mitchell
Marjorie Stevens
CTEC
Daily Report
Joshua M. Garcia
S. Walnut
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