SPECIAL MEETING SEEKS WEST FRANKLIN SUPERINTENDENT
West Franklin USD 287 selects Bradberry as new superintendent in a Wednesday special meeting. Bradberry, a 27 year administrator and former district leader for Prairie View and Moran, was favored for his experience leading mult town systems with a single high school and middle school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Franklin
Moran
Neal Baker
Baker
Bradberry
Doug Haxman
Troy Usd
Fred Marten
Fairfield- Langdon
Trey Bones
Hal Summers
Kanza Park
Ottawa Recreation Commission
Elizabeth Layton Center faces $1 million funding cut
Elizabeth Layton Center could lose $450,000 in state mental health funds for Franklin County and $450,000 for its Miami County operation under a proposed state budget. Executive Director Diane Drake warns the center would cut staff and services, affecting care for low income or uninsured residents and jeopardizing cooperation with public agencies such as Ransom Memorial Hospital and local schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Layton
Franklin County
Miami County
Diane Drake
Layton Center
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Disputed Ash Street traffic study eyed by Ottawa officials
Ottawa city and school officials met to address traffic and safety concerns on Ash Street raised by Sherry Engelbert PTO president. A study will assess intersections and potential traffic controls while sidewalks and Safe Routes to School could shape future sidewalks and grants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ash
Ash Street
Ottawa
Sherry Engelbert
Ottawa Middle School
PTO
Site Council
15Th
Ash Streets
13Th
Engelbert
Wynndee Lee
Blake Jorgensen
Dean Katt
Jorgensen
National League of Cities
Washington D.C
Franklin County tour showcases historic records and 14,000 photographs
Franklin County Administrator Doug Harris and Commissioner Roy Dunn toured the Franklin County Records and Research Center led by Dale Watt of the Historical Society. The center holds about 14,000 photographs, 60 quilts, and 400 volumes of records with plans to log holdings digitally for research and displays. The Old Depot Museum stores artifacts since 2006 including a Kramer's Drug Store soda fountain and various county newspapers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin County
Doug Harris
Roy Dunn
Dale Watt
Franklin County Historical Society Board of Trustees
Franklin County Records and Research Center
Brian Williams
Society
Old Depot
Seventh St. Terrace
Ottawa
Sue Farrell
The
Historical Society
Barker
Kramer's
Also Mentioned on This Page
Cleon Rickel
Herald
Pomona
Prairie View
Wildoats
Sarah Blecha
Ottawa Herald
Centropolis
Deb Barker
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!