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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 2001
Page
6
Outside tonight will be mostly cloudy with a low around 35 to 40. A light southeast wind. Wednesday brings a 20 percent chance of light rain, followed by a cloudy day with a high near 55 to 60 and a southeast wind of 10 to 15 mph. For more weather, see Page 2.
Two thirds of the Kansas House held a news conference to unveil the two year Skills for Success program aimed at early childhood development and literacy and math proficiency by third grade. It costs 29.4 million dollars, expands tutoring and extended hours, and adds oversight and testing while drawing some bipartisan support amid educator concerns it ignores broader needs.
Wellsville Elementary Principal Jim Daugherty says funding for education helps but may not fix all learning gaps. He notes that basic skills depend more on student ability than resources, with some children taking years to master foundational skills. At Wellsville, K through 3 use a skills checklist instead of traditional grades and feature smaller class sizes.
The Franklin County Planning Commission will again consider Dodson International Parts Inc to rezone 98 acres from A-3 to I-2 and seek a special use permit for aircraft sales and salvage. The Thursday meeting also includes DeGrande’s 120 acre rezoning bid, Penny’s Concrete quarry, a trucking permit, and two residential plats.
Ottawa City Commission advances an offer of 290 for a lease purchase of the former City Hall at 123 W Fourth. Deb tpw options base payments on appraised values 150000 to 200000 with a 10 year plan. The panel also appeals a Kansas City Board of Public Utilities ruling and seeks overcharges totaling about 1.4 million.
Raymond Rumford of 1619 N. Davis Road used the last day of winter Monday to seed red clover in his wheat field on Nebraska Terrace just north of K-68. He plans to let the clover grow a year and then turn it under to add nitrogen and organic matter the soil, instead of fertilizer.
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