Ottawa student helps paint award recipient tribute
Thomas Bruna of Ottawa joins five classmates in Mary Halda's Kansas State School for the Blind class to collaborate on a painting for the Kansas Educator of the Year in Arts and Disabilities awards. Winners include Sondra Horning of Hutchinson Roger Prideaux and Marsha Eastep of Atwood.
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Bruna
Thomas Bruna
Ottawa
Mary Halda
Kansas State School For the Blind
Kansas
Sondra Horning
Hutchinson
Roger Prideaux
Marsha Eastep
Atwood
Community education levies and meetings listed
Local boards across Ottawa and Franklin counties schedule Monday meetings to discuss adult education funding, district budgets, and policy revisions. Additional items include sports health information nights, asbestos updates, insurance discussions, and planning for events at Hillsdale Lake and Garnett sites.
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Ottawa Board of Education
Ottawa Middle School
the Lakes
Pomona
West Franklin Board of Education
Education Center
Garnett
Anderson County Board of Education
Anderson County Jr.Sr. High School
SportsNet of Ransom Memorial Hospital
West Franklin
Pomona High School
Heritage Day at OMS honors history and retirees
Ottawa Middle School prepares a time capsule with photographs a yearbook and letters from former leaders. A Heritage Day assembly at 2 p.m. will dedicate a granite bench as the time capsule and pay tribute to retired OMS and Ottawa Junior High teachers with a 3 to 5 p.m. library reception.
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Joy Ludwig
Herald
Ottawa Middle School
OMS
Dale Fox
Ottawa
Harvey Ludwick
Ing
Sue McClaran
Fox
McClaran
Carolyn Pope
DeWayne Grace
Donna Gladman
Charles McCullough
Front Page MEALS Debate on Elderly Services Funding
The article discusses challenges in advocating for more funds for elderly services, detailing how lawmakers face budget shifts. It notes Meals on Wheels seeks a $2.50 per meal donation but receives far less, and explains how programs are still shaped by the 1965 Older Americans Act with age as the admission criterion.
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Maxwell
Meals program earns support from seniors in five counties
The Mid-America Nutrition Program serves 452 seniors in Franklin, Miami, Coffey, Osage and Anderson counties. It operates for those aged 60 and over with a $2.50 suggested donation per meal, though no contribution is required. Many rely on home delivered meals as vital nourishment, and increasing co-pays are being discussed to fund expanded state programs.
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Mid-America
Franklin
Miami
Coffey
Osage
Anderson
Mid-America Nutrition Program
Turner turns to restoring lands and wildlife across holdings
Turner uses fire as a restoration tool on grasslands and forests at Vermejo to return ecosystems to pre human fire regimes. Efforts extend to endangered species like the black footed ferret and prairie dogs, plus Rio Grande cutthroat trout and other regions. Authorities emphasize large, intact habitats as essential for long term conservation and potential sustainable revenue. The approach blends preservation with selective hunting and eco friendly tourism.
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Turner, Algo
Vermejo
Rio Grande
Turner
West Slope
Flying Cranch
Montana
MENUS Continued from page 2 for Williamsburg schools
Lunch offerings list weekly meals with breakfast items on some days. Weekdays include chicken nuggets, tostadas, lil smokies, Salisbury steak, and pizza with various sides and fruit. Separate line items mention cereal, juice, muffins, and desserts.
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Williamsburg
Senate panel voices juvenile justice woes without solutions
The Senate Ways and Means Committee approved 2001 budgets for the Juvenile Justice Authority and juvenile centers, plus aging, noting overcrowding and rising drug costs. Lawmakers warned of revisiting funding, with overtime at the top center cited and plans to delay pay raises for state workers.
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Topeka
Senate
Ways and Means
Juvenile Justice Authority
Department On Aging
Dave Kerr
Kerr
R-Hutchin
Alicia Salisbury
Salisbury
R-Topeka
Bill Graves
Topel Peak Center
Drive-by shooter gets Hard 40 in death of Wichita toddler
Brentashia Smith, two, was killed in a 1995 drive-by shooting in Wichita linked to gang rivalry. Corey Gholston, 21, received a hard 40 sentence, staying in prison until at least age 61, with parole eligibility delayed. The judge condemned the act as targeting a baby and criticized the defendant’s associates and the mother involved.
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Wichita
Brentashia Smith
Deandre Parker
Tiamesha Parker
Corey Gholston
Gholston
Sedgwick
Rebecca Pilshaw
Santatt
Brentashia
Parker
Brentaghia
Eric Svoboda
Svoboda
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Waverly
Lebo-Waverly Board of Education
SportsNet
First United Methodist Church
Inman
Call McGee
Lake Region Authority
Rc&d
LRA
Ecean Agency
Franklin County
Ecean Center
205 Ward
Walnut Plaza
Wellsville
Gladys MacDonald
Hillsdale Lake
Corps of Engineers
Tanger Jim Bell
Paola Optimist Club
Call Bell
Olathe
Friends of the Prairie Spirit Trail
Santa Fe
Jeffrey Robinson
Garnett City Hall
Archer Insurance Agency
Pat
Tucker
Nebraska
Turner Plantation
Florida
Fra Cristobal Mountains
Armendaris Ranch
New Mexico
Ig Lander
New Mexi
David Vackar
United States
Vackar
Jack Cain
Armendaris
U.S
West
Criti
Bruce Runnels
Rocky Mountain
The
Nature Conservancy
CNN
Cnn.com
Tne.org
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