Day of fun and fitness for Kansas Kids at OU
About 600 third graders from Ottawa area schools joined Kansas Kids Fitness Day at Ottawa University. Volunteers led 24 activity stations including water relay, tag, obstacle courses, and a parachute. Organizers emphasized participation over competition as showers teased by weather loomed.
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Todd King
King
Ottawa University
Kansas Kids Fitness
Ottawa
Gardner
Williamsburg
Pomona
Wellsville
Louisburg
Osawatomie
Arabie Conner
Conner
Kansas Council On Fitness
Kansas Safe Kids Coalition
Ezra Sykes
Esykes
Ottawaherald.com
Ron Bishop
Kansas
City sets hours for Ottawa skateboard park
The Ottawa City Commission set new park hours at Don Woodward Recreation Center to 9 am to 9 pm Monday through Saturday and noon to 9 pm Sundays, effective after ordinance publication. Neighbors had complained about late use though the park lacks lights.
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Cleon Rickel
Ottawa City Commission
New City
Don Woodward Recreation Center
Rocky Fleer- Husted
Wilford Bugner
Herald to host forum on open records law
The Ottawa Herald will host a 7 p.m. Tuesday seminar at City Hall to explain the Kansas open meetings and open records laws. The event, open to all, targets officials and volunteers who work with the public and will be moderated by City Attorney Bob Bezek with attorneys Michael Merriam and Michael Kautsch as speakers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herald
Ottawa Herald
City Hall
Kansas
Jeanny Sharp
Bob Bezek
Michael Merriam
Topeka
Michael Kautsch
Lawrence
Merriam
Kautsch
Teens face tougher DUI rules says Ottawa lawman
The Ottawa area tightens underage drinking penalties as teens face 0.02 sobriety limits versus 0.08 for adults. Lt. Randy Allan notes suspensions last a year regardless of whether charges stand, and parents are urged to warn youths about DUI risks.
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Potter
Louisiana
Kansas
Randy Allan
Ottawa Police Department
Allan
Laura Potter
Ottawaherald.com
Planners air concerns on county comprehensive plan update
County commissioners and planners met to discuss the role of the county planning commission, the update of the comprehensive plan led by Eric Strauss, and the placement of industrial zones. Officials debated aims, zoning rules, and the balance between farmland preservation and industrial growth, with a follow up joint session with city planners planned.
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Larry Walrod
County Planning Commission
Walrad
Terry Moyer
Dodson
Taylor
Peckham
Walred
Raymond Carey
Carey
County Annex
Darrin Peschka
Ottawaherald.com
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Amanda Sharp
Charles Gillette
Haney
Ottawaherald
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