Incumbents Skip Fleet Forum As Three District Candidates Sit Out
Ottawa city candidates clash over a planned forum set for Saturday at 7 p.m. in the Franklin County Office Annex. Raquel Fleer plans to participate, while incumbents Charles Gillette, Gene Ramsey, and Matt Matthews decline. NEK Development backs Fleer, but county commissioners require sponsorship for free room use and may charge for the venue if fewer than five candidates attend.
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Rocky” Fleer
Max Attebery
Russ Daniels
Mark Worley
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Richard Jackson
Gene Ramsey
Matt Matthews
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Ramsey
Matthews
Fleet
Jackson
Fleer
Annex
Chamber of Commerce
NEK
Northeast Kansas) Economic Development Inc
Shaun Perry
Bret Landrith
Century 21 office earns regional Gold Medallion award
Century 21 in Ottawa secured the Gold Medallion office award for the region covering Kansas Nebraska northwest Missouri southern Illinois and Iowa. Only two other offices in Wichita and Hutchinson qualified this year. J C Chuck Cygan and son Chris lead the 10-agent office with multiple top agents earning Million Dollar Producer Excellence Masters Club Emerald Centurion and Hall of Fame honors.
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Chuck” Cygan
Chris
Janne Dickinson
Betty Birzer
Kathy Leach
Chris Cygan
Centurion
Debate over bond issue and school plan divides Ottawa board
Rex Cummings admitted fault for including demolition of the old buildings in the original bond for a new middle school. The defeated measure aimed to build a new elementary on the site. Members debated extending the school year, data needs, and improving math scores while endorsing teacher input and charter school ideas.
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White
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Lantis
Ottawa
Maxwell
Reed
Daniels Discusses Tax Policy and City Growth Stance
Daniels, a South Dakota lobbyist and Virginia candidate, criticizes government growth and taxation. He argues property taxes are excessive and rising, opposes incentives seen as favoritism, and says the city commission should serve as a forum for taxpayer ideas rather than dispose of Ottawa Middle School buildings.
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Attebery Unveils Civic Talks on Taxes and Development
In a discussion with A, Attebery and his wife Joan note concerns over a new sewer treatment plant and city employment figures. They support tax abatements for new businesses with binding obligations, praise modest property tax control yet acknowledge rising valuations, and advocate lowering mill levy to ease tax burdens while criticizing city commission involvement in former Ottawa Middle School building matters.
Coens active in local education and politics
The Coen family engages in community life with four children at OHS Lincoln Elementary and Trinity United Methodist Church. They advocate a broad school board coalition and locally empowered site councils on maintenance, stressing a professional, consultative relationship with teachers and staff. They support an Ottawa Middle School redevelopment led by an ad hoc city-backed committee.
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Whitney
OHS
Lincoln
Jessica
Chelsy
Todd
Trinity United Methodist Church
Topeka
Lawmakers clash over Senate tax plan and bonds
The Senate proposes 5 cent motor fuel tax hike and registration fee increase plus up to 990 million in bonds for a transportation bill. The House would fund from existing revenues and avoid new taxes for years. The motion to concur failed largely with 10 Republicans and 9 Democrats supporting.
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D-Baileyville
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Prairie Village
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Clathe
Ray Cox
Bonner Springs
John Edmonds
Great Bend
Cindy Empson
Independence
Joann Freeborn
Concordia
Carl Dean Holmes
Liberal
Mike O'Neal
Hutchinson
Tom Sloan
Lawrence
Jene Vickrey
Louisburg
Barbara Ballard
Melanie Barnes
Wichita
Doug Gatewood
Columbus
Bob Grant
Cherokee
Barnes wins KC mayor in historic first for city
In Kansas City Missouri Kay Waldo Barnes defeated mayor pro tem George Blackwood 59 percent to 41 percent. Jackson Clay and Platte counties gave Barnes 45 145 votes to 31 319 for Blackwood. Barnes praised the win and pledged focus on services and economic development while noting the honor of being the first woman mayor. Blackwood conceded around 9 30 p m.
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Allegre Family In Ottawa School Board Election Focus
The Allegre trustees have served on Garfield School Site Council. They discuss priorities like academic improvement, cautious reforms, employer employee relations, and advancing advisory elections while preserving district property funds and listening to Ottawa residents.
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Allegres
Adrienne
Ottawa High School
Jenna
OMS
Eliza
Garfield Elementary
Hospital NOTES and SHERIFFS NEWS items in Kansas County region
Admissions include Richard Needham Ottawa Debra Johns Williamsburg Connie Weeks Osage City Dismissals list Ottawa Debra Johns Williamsburg Births include Connie Weeks Matthew Padgett Osage City and Carol Gregory Thur Ottawa along with weights Arrests include a 13 year old at Williamsburg Grade School for disorderly conduct with knife, Toni Craig bond, Billy Waters suspended license, Travis King battery. a battery victim report. Accident involves Johnny Houston Pomona and Helen Hasler, Hasler injured. fire calls include hay bale fire at 810 S Liberty and illegal burning at 731 S Willow. car fire 1986 Ford Mustang owned by Rusty Franklin with $2000 damage.
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Ottawa
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Williamsburg
Connie Weeks
Osage City
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Leona Wheeler
Gladys Ledom
Matthew Padgett
Carol
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