Weather outlook for Thursday warms with wind
Tonight stays cold and partly cloudy with a low near 20. Thursday brings sunshine and warmer winds with highs in the lower 50s. Thursday night remains mostly clear with lows in the mid 30s. Weather, Page 12.
Ottawa Middle School deal approved by USD 290 board
USD 290 School Board voted 5-2 to hold OMS for a year and sell to the first ready buyer for 250000 or fund demolition itself. Friends of Historical Buildings waived appeal rights in exchange. If no buyer emerges, the district may choose. Debates over preservation versus demolition persisted since 1996.
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Ottawa Middle School
USD 290
OMS
Bob Bezek
Friends of Historical Buildings, Inc
Friends
Bezek
Ron Schneider
Lawrence
Friends Group
Bill Allegre
John Coen
Louis Reed
Marge Stevens
Jeanette Lowry
Rex Cummings
Tony Keim
Allegre
Cummings
Icy I-35 Closure Cuts Through Franklin County
Ice and a light snow dusting shut a short stretch of I-35 near the Franklin Osage county line for about an hour Tuesday night. About 13 to 15 accidents and nearly 20 slide-offs were reported in Ottawa and surrounding areas as ice caused vehicles to slide. no serious injuries occurred. Sand trucks spread traction as a county snow plow rolled into a ditch. investigators noted the incline made that section particularly accident prone.
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Franklin-Osage
Ottawa
Franklin County
Craig Davis
Burlington
Kansas
Davis
Vickie Moss
Vmoss
Ottawaherald.com
Frist Says Veterans Face Sacrifices If War Comes
Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist told the American Legion that veterans and others may have to sacrifice domestic priorities as the nation could engage in military action over Iraq. He urged support for veterans while noting costs of war must be weighed against Bush budget plans. Bush proposed higher VA funding but with enrollment fees for higher earners and increased copays, drawing opposition from veterans groups.
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Washington
Senate
Bill Frist
Bush
Iraq
Tennessee Republican
American Legion
Frist
Veterans
Veterans Affairs
House Veterans Affairs Committee
Evidence Aluminum Spray Supports Shuttle Probe Lead
NASA investigators report molten aluminum found on Columbia debris and left wing leading edge bolster the theory hot gases during re entry penetrated a damaged wing area. Debris and burst tires from the left landing gear provide concrete clues as the inquiry continues.
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Houston
Columbia
Roger Tetrault
Investigation Board
Tetrault
Wellsville police promote child ID system at PTO fair
Wellsville residents can preview a DingoID child identification system at the Wellsville Elementary School PTO Fair from 1 to 4 pm. DingoID rep Val Smith will demonstrate digital fingerprinting stored on a 3.5 inch floppy disk with name, address, medical notes, guardians, photo, and more for parent safekeeping in missing child cases.
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Vickie Moss
Wester
Wellsville
Mike Reed
Franklin County
Val Smith
Mainstream Technology Group LLC
Wichita
Reed
U.S. Department of Justice
Wal-Mart
Wellsville Elementary Hosts What-Child ID Demonstration
The What-Child ID demonstration is set for Saturday from 1 to 4 p.m. at Wellsville Elementary School. Local families are invited to learn about child identification procedures and safety measures offered by the program.
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Wellsville
Uninsured rise as weak economy prompts coverage gaps
A Census analysis by Families USA finds about 75 million Americans may be uninsured at some point in 2001 2002 as the weak economy and rising health costs drive employers to cut benefits or raise costs. The report notes that many under age 65 lack coverage, with most uninsured briefly and many in working families. A coalition including Families USA the U S Chamber of Commerce the AFL CIO AMA and others pushes lawmakers toward action and possible subsidies or tax credits to expand coverage.
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Washington
Congress
John Breaux
D-La
Breaux
CHIP
Bush
Ron Pollack
Families USA
The
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Business Roundtable
Afl-Cio
American Medical Association
Health Insurance Association of America
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Herald
Wrnter
Phate
Laurie Sisk
Wellsville Police