Ottawa School Board candidates differ on bond plan
Herald report outlines candidates views on a future school bond. They agree Ottawa will need a bond eventually but differ on options with high school construction preferred by some. Incumbents discuss space needs, modular classrooms, and potential repurposing of the current high school.
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Kansas
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North
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County Clerk Overtime Among County Departments
A human resources study by Becky Ortega shows County Clerk Shaun Perry’s office has high overtime, with 607 hours in 2004 and an expected 800 hours this year. The register of deeds and treasurer offices had far less overtime, while Perry’s office ranks second in overtime per employee behind 911 dispatch.
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Cleon Rickel
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County to hire new lawyer in clerk’s suit
County commissioners plan to hire a new attorney in the county clerk’s lawsuit, with the page note indicating a report on overtime budgeting in election years. Ortega said clerks’ offices budget about 100 overtime hours, while regular salaries align with other departments. Perry cited increased workload from elections, new federal voter registration dates, and turnover as reasons for overtime.
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Perry
Becky
Family honors fallen son at Faces of the Fallen exhibit
Candy Wasser, mother of Lance Cpl. Chris Wasser killed in Iraq, joined her husband and children in Washington to view Faces of the Fallen, a memorial featuring 1,327 portraits of soldiers killed in Afghanistan and Iraq. The display includes Franklin County natives Lance Cpl. Wasser and Sgt. Jacob Butler, with portraits in oil, pencil, and other media.
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Washington, D.C
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Franklin County
al Anbar
Jacob Butler
Wellsville
Assamawah
Pomona Teen Caleb Larsh Dies After Brain Tumor Battle
Funeral arrangements are pending for Pomona High School junior Caleb Larsh 17 who died Monday after about two years fighting brain tumors Family and community support followed a stolen iPod incident linked to a Make a Wish shopping spree Larsh participated in Pomona High Principal Royce Powelson spoke to students about the death as Larsh’s condition deteriorated
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Franklin County
Larsh
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