Pomona High Dazzlers Shine at 5A State Tourney
The Pomona High School Dazzlers performed Thursday March 11 at the Topeka Expocentre for the 5A State Tournament. Front Row Marion Houston Kylie Watts Melissa Leach Alissa Frieden. Second Row Melissa Kendall Shayleen Love Becki Cargo Krystal Briggs. Back Row Sarah Crooks Cory Robbins Tabbitha Lewis Stacey Hawkins Dawn Ball Brittney Green. coached by Susan Streeter.
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Pomona
Pomona High School
Dazzlers
Topeka Expocentre
Susan Streeter
Lawrence man charged in explosives theft revenge plot
Lawrence man Chase faces criminal use of explosives, burglary and misdemeanor theft charges after stealing more than 50 pounds of blasting materials from Martin Marietta rock quarry between December 18 and 21. Authorities say he threatened to use the explosives against his ex wife. bail set at $100,000. Preliminary hearing March 31.
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Lawrence
Martin-Marietta
Franklin County
Frederick Meier
Chad F. Chase
Bryan Hastert
Edwin Smith
Miami County
Chase
Meier
Hostage report turns out false in Ottawa incident
A woman claimed kidnapping by her ex-husband at an Ottawa motel, but police say she voluntarily met him. Officers found her unharmed after surveilling the couple’s room and confronting the ex-husband. No charges are pending. both were sent home to Emporia to handle personal matters.
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Ottawa
Jeff Herrman
Lyon County
Econo Lodge
S. Cedar
Herrman
Emporia
Man arrested after gun report in Wellsville
A 19-year-old Wellsville man, Matthew Wayne Otto, turned himself in January 19 after allegedly pointing a gun at a 19-year-old Ottawa man during a dispute at 102 N Maple. Otto faced a Franklin County felony warrant for aggravated assault and was arrested at his residence Sunday evening. He remains in 3500 bond with Bryan Hastert appointed to represent him.
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Wellsville
Franklin County
Matthew Wayne Otto
W. 2Nd Terrace
Edwin Smith
Bryan Hastert
Otto
Ottawa
N. Maple
Edwin Hutchison
Princeton
N. Main
Anderson County
Tracey Lee Hunter
Willow
Sheriffs Department
Douglas County
Washburn Wins Place Under New Higher Education Coordination Board
In Topeka the Senate Education Committee accepted an amendment moving Washburn under the Board for Higher Education Coordination rather than the Board for Public Universities. Washburn, independent of the state system, would still be governed by its own regents but fall under the coordination sub board for supervision.
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Topeka, Kan
Washburn
Senate Education Committee
Topeka
State Board of Regents
Board For Higher Education Coordination
Board For Public Universities
Board of Regents
Coordination
OMS School Emphasizes Giving and Modern Design
An 18,000 square foot middle school building houses 560 students and promotes a "pool" design for team teaching. The facility groups classrooms by grade, features a wood shop, home economics, band and choir rooms, art, industrial technology, and extensive computer labs. A central commons doubles as a lunch area and theater seating, while the octagonal glass-lined library on Ash Street offers skylights and comfortable seating.
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OMS
Planet Ottawa
Ash Street
Piano study links music training to math skill gains
A study reports 27 percent higher ability to understand ratios and fractions among piano students in Orange County over four months. Dartmouth critic says results need details. other experts note self esteem and motivation may influence scores and selection bias.
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Orange County
Shaw
Dartmouth College
Jamshed Bharucha
Dartmouth
Caus Tioned
Robert A. Bjork
UCLA
District enrollment plan would cost Blue Valley $1.6M
AID proposes letting districts revert to a two year enrollment figure but at a cost over 16 million. Tanner asks the Board of Education to draft figures on the latest plan designed to stay within budget. The plan would average three years of enrollments, inflating declines and deflating growth, with Blue Valley facing over 1.6 million in added costs as enrollment rose 88 percent over ten years.
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Tanner
Board of Education
Blue Valley
Johnson County
Senate
Ottawa area hospital notes and sheriff reports summary
Admissions list Ottawa residents Eric Durbin George Barnes Bayle Bunyard plus Margie Sanford Richmond Mary Ray Princeton and Luis Vega Ottawa with dismissals including Bayle Bunyard. Sheriff arrests include Lpy Hutchison Princeton on warrants and Tracey Hunter on a bad check charge. Incidents cover domestic dispute vandalism and multiple theft and drug police actions with numerous juvenile detentions and warrants.
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Eric Durbin
George Barnes
Bayle Bunyard
Ottawa
Margie Sanford
Richmond
Mary Ray
Princeton
Luis Vega
Joanne Fritts
Marvin Callihan
Irene Ayers
Richard Green
Quenemo
Dale Feeback
Vassar
Theresa Freeman
Lacy Lutes
Ranton
Effie Baker
Jeffrey Lantis
Sheriff's News
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Cathy Hughes
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Andy Tompkins
Kansas
Commissioner of Education
Center
Ottawa Middle School
Dale Fox
Harvey Ludwick
Bjork
the Daily Report
East A. Pomona
Pomona Municipal Court
North Fast Avenue
Williamsburg
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Cody Bo Snook
S. Poplar
Wal-Mart Supercenter
S. Princeton
Brandon W. Yohe
Highland
Juve
Ethan C. Whittaker
Kentucky Terrace
John A. Whittaker
Nevada Road
Brendawean Goracke
W. 13Th
Hickory
James Richard Cox Jr
South Hickory
COF Training Services Inc
Davis Ave
East Garfield
Fight
Wood's
Mini Mart
Prowler
East Second
West Second
Sharpshooter’s Bar & Grill
S. Main
North Main
South Walnut
Rodney L. Caruthers
David A. Weber
Roxy B. O'Dea
Osborne Terrace
Ellis
Ohio Roads
Sheriff's Department
Dustin Paul Voliva
Weber
O'Dea
Voliva
Nos Lajur
Robert L. Angleton
15Th and
Main
Jeffrey H. Carner
Us-59
Jennifer Summers
Dumas
Texas
Franklin County Livestock Commission Co
Kansas State Bank
Wellsville Manor
W. 7Th
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Sunflower Plaza
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South Main
Locust
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