School board to meet in Garnett for contract actions
USD 365 Board of Education will hold a special noon meeting at the district office to ratify its contract with the North Anderson County Teachers Association. The agenda also includes resignations recommendations for employment and salary increases for district administrators and classified staff. Former Bennett Creamery employees picnic set for July 9 at Forest Park with RSVP details. Lane Fourth of July events include games, food, and dusk fireworks. Pageant sign-up for Miss and Mr Lane and related titles set for one day. 1960s Ottawa High School reunion planned during Homecoming week with class gatherings and reservations contacts.
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Gannett School Board
USD 365 Board of Education
W. 5Th St
Garnett
North
Creamery
Bennett Creamery Co
Forest Park
Shelter House
Franklin County Convention & Tourism Bureau
Ottawa
Bob Dunn
Floyd Smith
Ottawa High School
OHS
Rita Satterlee
Blaine Finch
Ramsey
City Planning Commission
Lambers
Kansas City
Havens Steel
Federal Aviation Administration
City Commission
Kansas Municipal Electric Association
EMEA
Casey's
Fisherman Catches Flathead in Marais des Gygnes River
Ottawa teen Travis Seaton, 17, weighed a sizable flathead catfish captured during Marais des Gygnes River fishing. Local Modern Woodmen camp hosted a softball tournament that raised 2,741 dollars, with 2,500 dollars more from the national office, totaling 5,241 dollars toward Richmond Recreation’s ballfield project. Jonathan Eddy, Baldwin, won the Hooked on Fishing Not on Drugs essay contest tied to the Governor’s Fishing Classic, after fishing with Graves. Over 100 anglers joined the tournament, 175 youths took part in the fishing day. Kansas sponsors backed the event.
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Travis Seaton
Ottawa
Marais Des Gygnes
Modern Woodmen of America
Richmond Recreation
Shinvin
Jonathan Eddy
Norman
Judy Eddy
Baldwin
Jonathan
Graves
Kansas
City approves bid for Forest Park restrooms
Ottawa city commissioners awarded a $91,602 base bid to Westport Construction of Clinton Mo to build a south side restroom at Forest Park and may add heating options later. The project, budgeted around $90,000, will not cover water sewer and electrical lines, costs to be funded separately. the vote was 4-1 with Gene Ramsey opposed.
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Cleon
Scott Lambers
Earl Devore
Devore
Taylor Brothers
Ottawa
Lambers
Ments
Gene Ramsey
17Th Street
Ash
Dave Barkley
Arrowhead
Barkley
Bob Bezek
Scott Bird
Ramsey
Bezek
Demolition topic dominates front page notes and leadership talk
Front Page item reviews demolition specs drawn from 1997 and clarifies who owns a concrete utility box near the school. Board members discuss leadership for next year with Jeanette Lowry seeking to continue as president and Tony Keim supporting Cummings for another term. selection set for July 10.
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Highbarger
Jeanette Lowry
Lowry
Central Heights
Cummings
Kiem
Oz theme park developers pledge cleanup budget
Oz Entertainment Co and IT Corp executives say the cleanup of the former Sunflower Army Ammunition Plant can be completed for about 37 million dollars. The 9,065 acre site may be acquired from the federal government as part of the Wonderful World of Oz project targeted for a 2003 opening.
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Desoto
The
Oz Entertainment Co
Qemm
Martin Battistoni
IT Corp
Battistoni
Vandalism and assaults report in daily crime roundup
The Daily Report notes mailbox damage in Labette Terrace and California Terrace, plus an aggravated battery of a child on South Willow and a rape in South Walnut. Accidents near South Main involve Johnson Steele collision and McDuffie Gollier crash. Fire alarms, sick calls, and medical emergencies also recorded.
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Sheriff’s
Labette Terce
California Terrace
South Willow
Melvin Glenn Shaffer
South Highland
Ottawa
South Walnut
Carlo J. Johnson
Englewood
Colo
South Main
Jason Lee Steele
East 7Th
Johnson
Danny W. McDuffie
Cambridge
Ill
Nelle B. Gollier
East 11Th
West 18Thc
McDuffie
Freightliner
South
Hickory
Recall spread prompts Kansas shoppers to check meat counters
Kansas consumers are advised by state officials to ask at local meat counters about two TBP ground beef recalls. The shipments, produced in late May from Geneseo Illinois, may have E coli contamination and were repackaged in stores. No illnesses have been reported.
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Haris
Topeka
Kansas
TBP
U.S. Department of Agriculture
USDA
Thomas J. Billy
Usda Food Or Inspection
Beth Gaston
IBP
Gaston
Don Willoughby
Mary Fund
Con
The
Kansas Fund
Geneseo
Ill
Arkansas Department of Agriculture
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Lane
Met
Pottawatomie Raritan Club
Lane Tavern
Raritan Club
Sarah
Ottawa Jaycees
Ottawa Country Club
Mark
Melinda Gifford
N. Cherry
Gillette
Richard Jackson
Daily Report
Arila L. Chase
Indiana Road
Roy L. Bishop
South Oak
Bishop
Alpha
Hamilton Medical Emergency
Vermont Road
South Osage Drive
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