Weather outlook showers thunder storms with heavy rain likely
Tonight showers and thunderstorms are likely with locally heavy rain possible and a low near 60. Wednesday carries a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms with mainly cloudy skies and a high around 75.
Grants fund water and sewer projects in Anderson County
Anderson County will receive over 700000 in Community Development Block Grant funds as part of a 192 community Kansas distribution. Anderson gets 400000 for a Westphalia water system upgrade and 308000 to build a Welda sewer facility with lines and lagoons, pending rural development loan support.
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Anderson County
Gary Sherrer
Kansas
Kdoc&h
Sherrer
Westphalia
Westphalia Water District
Commission
Gene Highberger
Welda
Bill Craig
Craig
Highberger
Darrin Peschka
Dpeschka
Ottawaherald.com
New Ottawa dean named for NCCC Ottawa campus
Lowell Tawney of Lane named next dean of the NCCC Ottawa campus, starting next month. Born in Ottawa, he will replace Dennis Thompson and oversee community ties, campus operations, and faculty evaluation. Former academic dean at DeVry and ex chief technology officer for Kansas Department of Human Resources brings broad leadership experience. Ezra Sykes can be reached at esykes ottawa herald.com.
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Neosho County Community College
Ottawa
Franklin County
Lowell Tawney
Lane
Dennis Thompson
Tawney
Robert Masters
NCCC
Masters
DeVry Institute of Technology
Kansas City
Kansas Department of Human Resources
Topeka
Ezra Sykes
Esykes
Ottawaherald
Wyandotte Nation sues over land in Wyandotte County
The Wyandotte Nation of Oklahoma files a federal suit claiming it did not cede three gifted river tracts totaling 1,920 acres along the Missouri River now part of Kansas City Kansas. The tribe seeks return of land and damages from defendants including the Unified Government of Kansas City Kansas Wyandotte County and major corporations.
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Kansas City
Oklahoma
Kansas
U.S
Oklaoma
Missouri River
Wyandotte County
Fairfax Industrial District
Kan
General Motors Corp
Fairfax Assembly
Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp
International Paper Co
Robert W. Pohl
Overland Park
Wyandotte Nation
Wyandotte
Okla
Poh
Leaford Bearskin
Pohl
Missouri
Kansas River
Ottawa Co op licensed for expanded elevator network
Ottawa Co op has received USDA licenses to operate elevators it bought from Farmers Cooperative of Lawrence after a bankruptcy sale. The network will include Edgerton Overbrook Burlingame Pauline Mid land and North Lawrence with Ottawa and Overbrook as hubs.
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Ottawa Co-op
Lawrence Cooperative
USDA
Adrian Derousseau
Ottawa Coop
Farmers Cooperative of
Lawrence
Lawrence Coop
Kansas
Derousseau
Ottawa Cooperative
Edgerton
Overbrook
Scranton
Burlingame
Pauline
Forbes Field
Topeka
Midland
North Lawrence
Ottawa
Co-op
Melvern
Lawrence Co-Op
Lightning ignites barn on Rock Creek road
A barn at 1572 Rock Creek Road burned early today after a lightning strike. Firefighters from Williamsburg and surrounding townships battled the blaze for about an hour, destroying furniture and damaging a pickup, two boats, a tractor, a trailer, a lawn mower and tools inside. The west end suffered less damage and the structure remains standing.
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Herald
Rock Creek Road
Ralph Ferguson
Williamsburg
Ferguson
Pomona
Ottawa Township
Rantoul
Cutler Township
Onariaus
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