Ottawa sees light snow not matching forecasts
Ottawa escaped heavy snowfall with only a light dusting after predictions of 2 to 4 inches. The National Weather Service warned of icy patches on roads due to light snow and freezing drizzle, with highs near the upper 30s and a 30 percent chance of more precip this week.
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Jodie Garcia
Herald
Ottawa
National Weather Service of
Topeka
Jimmie Dean
Franklin County Sheriff's Department
Mary Knapp
Weather Data Library
Kansas State University
Kansas
Colby
National Weather Service
Wholesale inflation sinks 1.4 percent in February
The Labor Department reports a 1.4 percent drop in the Producer Price Index in February, led by declines in food and energy, marking the largest one month decline since April 2003. Core PPI rose 0.3 percent, while consumer prices edged up 0.1 percent, narrowing inflation expectations ahead of the Fed meeting.
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Labor Department
Wall Street
Federal Reserve
Wall of Honor honors Ottawa High School graduates
Ottawa High School celebrates its Wall of Honor program started by Gary Kuntz ten years ago. Nominations welcome for graduates at least ten years out, with 30 inductees so far including seven women across fields such as education art medicine journalism and law. Call Susan Geiss at (785) 229-8020 for nomination forms.
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Ottawa
Gary Kuntz
Wall of Honor
Kansas
Ottawa High School
Susan Geiss
Wall of
Geiss
OHS
Derek Chappel
Darrel Peugh
Thomas Pinney
Barbara Netherland
Ottawa Students Booted From Tests Amid System Glitch
Ottawa Kansas schools reported numerous students were kicked off computers during state assessment tests in early March. district officials attributed the outages to the system handling large sign-ons and simultaneous testing. CETE officials acknowledged the issue.
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Ottawa
Kansas
Jean McCally
Franklin County Forms Public Building Commission
The Franklin County Commission voted to create a county public building commission to issue revenue bonds for jail and other construction projects. Bonds would be repaid from project revenues or tax funds via leases, with public protest and vote rights. They also backed a three year 900000 federal grant for juvenile substance abuse treatment and named Jack Beauchamp to the zoning appeals board.
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Building Commission
Public Building Commission
County
Franklin County Mental Health Center
Jack Beauchamp
County Planning Commission
Board of Zoning Appeals
Jay Newton
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