Public meetings shape Franklin County strategic plan
About 30 people attended Trinity United Methodist Church to shape a countywide growth plan. The Ottawa session was the last of five, with others in Wellsville Richmond and Pomona. Surveys will be mailed. results guide a 28 member steering committee and two consultants drafting a 10 to 15 year plan funded by a state grant and local partners.
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Bill Tellier
Herald
Trinity United Methodist Church
Ottawa
Wellsville
Richmond
Pomona
Franklin County
Franklin County Economic Development
Educators Explore Agriculture Role in Classroom Curriculum
About 30 teachers from Kansas towns gathered in Ottawa for an Agriculture in the Classroom workshop led by Franklin County Farm Bureau Women. Presentations and 19 hands on stations showed how farming themes can enrich lessons, from bread in a bag to farm related crafts and dairy samples.
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Diane Yeamans
Herald
Franklin County Farm Bureau
Osawatomie
Osage City
Lawrence
Ottawa
Sharon Talley
Ag In the Classroom Foundation
Jean
Williamsburg
Frank
Sandi Weers
Mid- America
Franklin County
Agriculture
Jan Clark
Brenda Stinson
Stinson
Brenda Wray
Farm Bureau Women Here
Fire probe centers on the cause in Ottawa blaze
Investigators have not yet determined the cause of Sunday's fire that destroyed the J C Penney store and damaged two or three downtown businesses. Fire officials cite conflicting statements from injury survivor Michael L Branson as they seek usable information. Structural damage and a possible condemnation of Helton's Hallmark Shop loom as engineers assess the south wall. Damage estimates reach about 600000 dollars.
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J.C. Penney
Ottawa
Richard Towe
Michael L. Branson
Penney’s
Branson
University of Kansas Medical Center
Kansas City
Kan
Towe
KUMC
Penney
Bloomin
Jacque Feely
Helton
S. Main
Helton's
al Hancock
House GOP school aid plan gains GOP support
Kansas lawmakers debate a GOP drafted school finance plan that links to the existing funding system and does not require new local funding. Some Republicans voice misgivings while others back it, as the Taxation Committee works on a $330.7 million package to finance Education Committee proposals.
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John Hanna
Associated Press
Topeka
GOP
House
House Education Committee
Joan Finney
Sds
Keith Roe
House Taxation Committee
Education Committee
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Ralph Young
Paula Howard
JoAnn Duvall
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