Growth spurred by Ottawa street extensions gains approval
Editorial notes growth in Ottawa with extending 13th Street from Pine Street to Eisenhower Road, funded by a 428,310 bid including curbs and utilities. It also outlines the planned 17th Street extension toward Eisenhower, with rights-of-way condemnation begun and a goal to finish next year. The projects support a southwest housing boom with new single family, duplex and senior units, tied to infrastructure upgrades.
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17Th Streets
City Commission
13Th Street
Pine Street
Ottawa High School
Eisenhower Road
17Th Street
Elm Street
National Guard Armory
Eisenhower
17Th
Kassebaum Backing Z-Bar Ranch Plan Faces Local Rift
Guest editorials in The Herald note Nancy Kassebaum helped craft a compromise on the Z-Bar Ranch in Chase County Flint Hills. Supporters sought National Park Service control while locals fear government land grabs. Wichita Eagle influence cited as pivotal. Park Service now endorses the bill. The piece criticizes a topdown approach amid downsizing federal government pressures. Hays Daily News
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Herald
Nancy Kassebaum
Flint Hills
Chase County
Pat Roberts
Bob Dole
National Park Service
Kassebaum
Wichita Eagle
The
Park Service
Hays Daily News
Readers urged to sign letters with address for publication
The paper invites letters to the editor signed by the writer and including a return address and telephone number for verification. unsigned letters will not be published, and contact details help expedite confirmation of the submission.
It's Your Quarter community voices and concerns
A compilation of reader letters covers local topics from trail sightings near Garnett to school budgets and unpaved Ottawa streets. Residents complain about vacant trails, request street paving, applaud a new editor, urge fiscal restraint, and critique local media captions and zoning debates. Calls invite community feedback to the “Its Your Quarter” program.
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Ottawa
Representation in Franklin County District 2 Endorsement
James W. Luther of Greeley questions Matt Matthews endorsement of Larry Skeet for Franklin County Commission District 2. He notes Ottawa's strong local representation by Charles Mavity and complains rural roads receive limited funding while Ottawa gains. He asks who will represent the rest of District 10 if Matthews aims for Ottawa in the Kansas Senate.
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Herald
Matt Matthews
Larry Skeet
Franklin County Commission
Franklin County
Ottawa
Matthew
Charles Mavity
Matthews
Kansas Senate
James W. Luther Greeley
Businesses kind to middle school
The Ottawa Middle School PTA thanks Kansas State Bank Peoples National Bank Bank and Country Mart for support of two dances and cash donations plus pop for both events. Gratitude extended to parents cooks Dan Woogie D J custodians and OMS PTA officers led by Laura Stringer.
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Ottawa Middle School
PTA
Kansas State Bank
Peoples National Bank Bank
Country Mart
Dan Woogie
D.J
OMS Pta
Laura Stringer
Oil sale fuels debate over Clinton oil policy
Mont gomery argues the Clinton administration acted to relieve debt by releasing 12 million barrels from reserves, while Congress had already approved the sale to cut the national debt. The author says the move would barely affect gasoline prices amid U S daily consumption of about 18 million barrels.
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John Montgomery
Clinton
Congress
U.S
Aldi Robbery At Streamwood Store Sparks Debates On Policy
Jim Williams recalls the November armed robbery at an Aldi market in Streamwood Illinois where a gunman demanded money. The incident exposed lax security with no guards or cameras and led to Williams being fired for the loss blamed on his handling of cash. The piece argues criminals ignore corporate policy and questions Aldi's risk management and treatment of loyal workers.
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Jim Williams
Chicago
Streamwood
Williams
Aldi
Near North Side
Germany
Ilinois
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