Bridge over Marais des Cygnes spans rail history
Jim Hitch argues in Ottawa that the fate of the I RTA Waiton bridge hinges on Midland Railroad plans and city authority. The rails have been removed but the structure remains, with debate over whether to tear it down or preserve it as a potential rails to trails asset supporting Midland’s move from Baldwin to Ottawa via the Old Depot Museum.
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Marais Des Cygnes
Ottawa City Commission
City Commission
Ottawa
Midland Railroad
Baldwin
Old Depot
Midland
Jim Hitch
Editorials from Kansas newspapers excerpted by AP
A digest of editorials from Kansas outlets discussing a Kansas versus Colorado water dispute over the Arkansas River Compact, a Topeka baby custody case, Dodge City heritage in Gunsmoke lore, and Kansas NEA teacher pay demands. Authors critique the river ruling, question petition attempts, lament artifacts moving to Los Angeles, and urge restraint in pay negotiations while noting tax implications.
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Great Bend Tribune
Rocky Mountains
Kansas
Colorado
Arthur Littleworth
Trinidad
Colo
Topeka Capital-Journal
Ellen Encisco
John
Nada Encisco
Ellen
Topeka
Dodge City Globe
Gene Autry Museum
Milburn Stone
St. Mary of the Plains College
Los Angeles Museum
Dodge City
Stone
Autry Museum
Old West
Hays Daily News
Kansas National Education Association
NEA
Hays
Colby
Salina
Birds take center stage in Lawrence art center show
Lawrence hosts a week long display of forty two extraordinary bird houses in fantasically designed structures. Ottawa builders Jan Wallace and Neil Baker showcase unique recycled material creations including a seven story purple martin house and a cat shaped entry. The sale aids Building Independence Bert Nash Center with auction Saturday outdoors at 700 California.
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Jim Hitch
Lawrence
Mount Oriole
Feathering Heights
Jan Wallace
Neil Baker
Ottawa
Lawrence Art Center
Ninth
Vermont
Building Independence
Bert Nash Community Mental Health
Wallace-Baker Birdhouse
Ietter
Furniture-Appel
Tecumseh Street
Wallace
Flight Architects
Bert Nash
Meadowlark Lane
Rocking Robin Road
Eagles Pointe
Martin Place
High Purple Haven
Letters on open forum and local leadership forum
A reader questions a column’s preconceptions about a survey and urges reconsideration of an anonymous open forum. They praise local boards, note citizens’ sacrifices, and warn that knee-jerk reactions shape perceptions that hinder problem solving and leadership.
Franklin County 911 Dispatch Requests Minimum On-Call Details
Shirley Fluke urges better 911 practice for Franklin County by requiring on every call location, callback, chief complaint, patient age, patient count, consciousness, breathing, and pre existing conditions to enable dispatchers to guide pre arrival instructions and improve emergency service quality.
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Franklin County
911
Shirley Fluke
S. Cedar
Rail to Trail and Bridge Ideas Spark Local Debate
A reader urges support for rails to trails and Midland Railroad projects to boost the community and suggests flooring the Atchison Topeka Santa Fe bridge with mesh for pedestrian and bike use over the Marais des Cygnes River. The letter notes downtown cycling is banned and cites a Herald front page photo with names addresses and ages.
It's Your Quarter community dialogue voiced by Ottawa residents
Residents urge action on fines and neighborhood transport, note persistent loitering and park blockages at Forest Park and Main Street areas, call for enforcing stop sign obstructions, and criticize county hospital spending while praising teachers and school funding reforms under a new finance law. They invite further thoughts via a toll free number.
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Ottawa Recreation Commission
South Main
Forest Park
Massasoit
Wilson
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Waiton Span
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Associated Press
Wallace-Baker House
Sions
Marais Des Cygnes River
Main Street
Locust Street
the Herald
Corder
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