Ottawa middle school student starts GoFundMe to cover $4000 in fees
Lillie Currie, an Ottawa Middle School rising ninth grade student council president, set up a GoFundMe to raise about 4000 for overdue lunch balances and other fees so eighth graders can participate in the promotion. Principal Derek Bland notes about 2200 of the total are lunch debts and that overdue notices go to parents.
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Rainy skies fail to dampen Ottawa barbecue challenge
Ed Corbett of Ottawa and teammate Mike Conroy braved rain and cooler temps in the Communities in Schools BBQ Challenge at Smoked Creations on East Logan Street. The event raised more than $4,000 for CIS, executive director Rachel Smith says.
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E. Logan St
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Kalmar
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Rachel Smith
CIS
Rural roads flood as Marais des Cygnes swells in Franklin County
In Franklin County, heavy weekend rains over 3 inches flooded rural roads Florida Road south of K-68 Kentucky Road south of Labette Road and Douglas Road between Utah Terrace and Virginia Road with a fallen tree blocking Iowa Road north of Stafford Road. No Ottawa city flood above stage. river crested at 27.82 feet and fell to 22 by afternoon.
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Douglas Road
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Iowa Road
Stafford Road
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Osborne Terrace
Osborne Terrance
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Justin McCurdy
McCurdy
Main Street
Public Works
Beech St
Lincoln Street
May Outlook Points to Cooler, Wetter Risks for Kansas
The May outlook from the National Weather Service in Topeka and the Climate Prediction Center shows below normal precipitation across eastern Kansas and below normal temperatures for the month. Meteorologist Audra Hennecke cautions that severe weather may be localized with some areas receiving higher rainfall while others miss thunderstorms due to smaller scale coverage.
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Flood Crest Records and May Weather in Ottawa
Ottawa weather notes show flood gates closed on Memorial Day weekend for the Marais des Cygnes River. Crests from 2015 and 2016 near 33 feet, well above flood stage, with historic peak 42.97 feet in 1951. May rainfall averages 5.43 inches, with April totaling 7.04 inches, while a dry patch is forecast later this week.
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