Milken Educator Award honors Steve Woolf of Ottawa Middle School
Steve Woolf, Ottawa Middle School principal, was named a Milken Educator Award winner among five Kansas educators and 150 nationwide, receiving $25,000. The award was presented at the Milken Family Foundation conference, highlighting valued contributions by educators.
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Ottawa
Kansas
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Ulysses
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Opening of Country Hee Ceramic Studio and Gift Shop
Gary and Holly Owen mark the grand opening of Country Hee Ceramic Studio and Gift Shop at 129 S Main in the city. The event runs 1 to 5 p.m. Friday May 24, with the business offering full service ceramics, supplies, greenware, bisque and paint. Holly Owen notes one on one instruction, in house kilns, and custom mold orders. Owens has 25 years in ceramics and envisions a Sunday class with a visiting instructor if interest grows.
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Ottawa
Vera Vallier
ORV
Vallier
Switzer
Michelle Randall
S. Main
Gary
Holly Owen
Owen
Jay Thornton
Holly
Family hailed as state's tops in foster adoptions
Lt Gov Frahm honored an Ottawa family for adopting children from the state's foster system as part of a yearlong effort to place "special needs" kids into permanent homes. The ceremony highlighted 12 Kansas City area families, with 176 children adopted since July, about 50 more than last year.
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Sheila
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Ottawa
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Kansas City
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SRS
Linda Shadden
Kansas City Area
Herald
Valerie Wolf
Man Pleads to Charges in Local Shooting Case
In a courtroom hearing, Rodriguez pleads to the Oct. 15 shooting linked to a group from Princeton Ottawa and St. Charles. Witnesses outline a chase on Oct. 14 and a sawn-off shotgun used to intimidate Griffin and Leach. Sentencing set for June with trials for others scheduled through July.
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Rodriguez
Wilcox
Paula Ellis
Steven Perez
Jonathan Chad Perez
Princeton
Marcus Gutierrez
Ottawa
Kevin Rodgers
St. Charles
Ellis
Griffin
Ryan Leach
Heath Griffin
Chad Perez
Gutierrez
Rodgers
Weather Forecast For Tonight And Weekend
Tonight is partly cloudy with a low in the mid 60s and a south wind 10 to 20 mph. Friday brings a chance of thunderstorms with lows in the 50s and highs in the 70s. Saturday may see thunderstorms east with lows in the upper 40s to mid 50s and highs in the 70s to low 80s. Additional chances for thunderstorms continue with similar temps. Local log notes Ottawa Water Plant data.
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Clinton probes break in politics over gas tax and wage bills
President Clinton urged a 90 day pause in presidential politics to sign bills repealing the 1993 gas tax increase and raising the minimum wage. He accused rival Bob Dole of harsh personal criticism and tied his gas tax repeal to passage of a minimum wage bill.
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Congress
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Structural concerns force urgent action on exterior walls
An OMS report warns that exterior mortar has degraded to a gritty, porous spacer offering almost no shear or wind resistance. Water infiltration has weakened steel supports, leaving walls to rely on gravity and friction, making them highly vulnerable to high winds and possible sudden collapse despite rusted or shifting interior beams and potential buckling risks.
Ottawa area notices and events mixed sale and meeting update
Hazardous waste drop at FR. CO. HHW Facility from 7 a.m. to p.m. Call 242-1176. El Jagal's closes May 11 at 6 p.m. Thanks to Ottawa residents for support. Special meeting for nomination of President and Vice President on Wednesday at 7 p.m. Ladies' Auxiliary 2700 hosts dance The Last Band Friday 8:30 to 11:30 p.m. Mem bers and guests. This week an extra 20 percent off marked items at Heltons Hallmark Ottawa Main 2178.
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Ottawa
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