Progress 94 95 Growth in Ottawa Franklin County
Editorial discusses ongoing changes in Ottawa and Franklin County focusing on business, industry, housing, and tax-base growth. It notes new industrial activity and housing developments amid missed losses, warns that growth depends on favorable finance, and calls for orderly expansion without a boom to sustain or improve services.
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Ottawa
Franklin County
Parmelee
Allied Signal
Killough
Greenwood Estates
Pin Oak Estates
West 15Th
Remembering Lillian Tiegreen A life of joy and writing
Lillian Tiegreen died last Saturday at 88, leaving joy and writings in her wake. Born near Chanute and raised in several Kansas towns, she authored The Tiegreen Times and shared faith through her work. Her humor, resilience, and active spirit inspired neighbors and readers alike.
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Lillian Tiegreen
Chanute Tribune
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Eureka
Goodland
Colby
Russell
Salina
Arnold
Ottawa
Louise
Clifford Burke
Tiegreen Times
the Times
S. Elm
Adelgren
Johnson
Tiegreen
Otto
John
Sweden
Jesus
God
Ottawa Retirement Plaza
Debate Over Integrated Curriculum For New Middle School
Sam Sheldon, a candidate for the Ottawa Board of Education, critiques district reliance on integrated curriculum as a justification for a new middle school. He argues Beane’s cited studies lack robust data, links progressive education to social engineering, and urges public discussion of the papers and motives behind planned school design.
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James A. Beane
Eric Digest
Wayne Jennings
Joe Nathan
Beane
Watson Library
University of Kansas
Jennings
Toepfer
Professor Beane
Middle School Journal
Burnford, Beane & Brodhagen
Lounsbury
McDonough
Capellati & Brazee
Arnold
Sam Sheldon
Ottawa Board of Education
Ottawa Board Report on School Restructuring
Bud Gollier notes board seeks to reduce from five to four elementary schools to preserve midtown presence. Relocation planned to equalize attendance centers and facilities. two thirds of students currently ride to school, and downsizing aims to cut overhead while maintaining education quality.
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Atchison
Ottawa
Bud Gollier
Ottawa Board of Education
Readers seek change on nuisances and traffic signs in Ottawa
A reader letter column laments missing crosswalk signs on East 15th and high speeds on K-68 in Ottawa. The writer questions seat belt use on school buses, seeks action against a nuisance ordinance, and recounts a neighbor warned to remove a trailer axle, hinting at residents moving away.
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East 15Th
Ottawa
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