Baldwin asks if mental health care group home fits town
The Bert Nash Center plans a six unit group home in Baldwin for mentally ill clients mainly from Baldwin with strict screening to exclude offenders. Local residents protested at a Baldwin Library meeting over zoning and fear, urging better public education on care and growing community based mental health services in Kansas.
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Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center
Baldwin
Bert Nash
Baldwin Library
Fourth and Elm
Kansas
John D. Montgomery
Gov Contact List for Kansas Officials in Topeka
Cartoon Corner provides contact details for Governor Bill Graves Attorney General Carla Stovall Insurance Commissioner Kathleen Sebelius State Reps Bill Feuerbom Ralph Tanner and State Senator Doug Walker in Topeka including street addresses and phone numbers for public inquiries and correspondence.
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Bill Graves
State Capitol
Topeka
Carla Stovall
Judicial Center
Kathleen
Sebelius
Southwest 9Th
Bill Feuerbom
Statehouse
Ralph Tanner
Doug Walker
Katy Trail Adventure and Prairie Spirit Trail Hope
A cyclist recounts a 52 mile Katy Trail weekend in Missouri from Hartsburg to Rocheport, with lodging at a renovated schoolhouse and scenic stops along the Missouri River. The piece then surveys the Prairie Spirit Trail project from Ottawa to Iola, noting the 18 mile Anderson County section completed and ready, while the 15 mile Franklin County segment awaits county commission approval.
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Katy
Missouri
Dia
Hartsburg
Jefferson City
Rocheport
Missouri River
Ottawa
Iola
Gannett
Anderson County
Kansas
Franklin County
Hospital calls for more cooperation with employers in Franklin County
A hospital administrator urges local providers and employers to collaborate for community health in Franklin County. The letter argues RMH’s county home health takeover should not be a pawn and emphasizes the hospital as a valuable local asset. The writer notes visible tensions with a caller and praises Ottawa High School cheerleaders and Cyclonettes for positive spirit and impact.
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Franklin County
RMH
Aline
Ottawa High School
Herald
It’s Your Quarter community forum calls for input
Readers share concerns on speeding highway 59 road conditions and traffic safety. They recall 1960s Kansas road debates and urge action on Ottawa to Lawrence corridors. They praise local wrestling team and critique missed booster support and tourist plans while praising a Miami Oklahoma revival event. Calls are invited via a dedicated radio line with strict call guidelines.
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Highway 59
Ottawa High drill team earns community support, defends uniforms
Anne Porter defends the OHS drill team against a critic who called their uniforms a cheerleading mess. She notes uniforms are dance attire, cites high showmanship awards, discipline, and academic standards, and thanks supporters for backing all high school activities.
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OHS
Ottawa High School
National Cheerleading Association
Kansas
Ottawa
Anne Porter
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Alan Keyes
The
Ottawa Herald
Cyclonettes
Cyclone
Lawrence
State of
Congress
Old Depot
Community Revival Center Church
Community Revival
Miami
Okla
St. Thomas Aquinas
Aquinas
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