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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 09, 2000
Page
7
Ottawa board debates old middle school demolition
Ottawa board members clash over demolishing the former Ottawa Middle School at Station and Main. A 3 to 1 vote with three abstentions failed as four affirmative votes were required. Some members favored waiting for Friends of Historic Buildings to gather support for a ¼ cent sales tax to fund a community center on the August primary ballot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa Board of Education
John Coen
Ottawa Middle School
Stn and
Main
Rex Camn
Tony Keim
Marcia Mitchell
Jeanette Lowry
Louis Reed
Bill Allegre
Kansas
Bob Bezek
Board
Coen
Allegre
Friends of Historic Buildings
Friends Group
Clinton pushes China trade in White House ceremony
President Clinton led a show of bipartisan backing for permanent normal trade relations with China in the East Room. Carter, Ford, Kissinger and Gore joined pro trade advocates, stressing the benefits of reform and a stronger global economy despite human rights concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Carter
Ford
Who
Clinton
Congress
China
White House
al Gore
Widerveen
Tor American
Jobe
Gore
Henry Kissinger
Democratic Leadership Council
Kansas highway bill earmarks millions for road and air projects
Kansas lawmakers push for at least sixteen million in extra appropriations as part of a transportation budget blueprint. Rep. Todd Tiahrt and Rep. Dennis Moore cite funds for Wichita State University and the National Institute for Aviation Research, with potential use for a wind tunnel and riverfront projects along the Arkansas River to attract visitors and events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas Road
Kansas
Congress
House Appropriations Committee
House
Senate
Todd Tiahrt
R-Kan
Transportation
Dennis Moore
Ckan
Wichita Stat University
National Institute For Aviation Research
Arkansas River
Wichita
County mulls sales tax for Ottawa Middle School plan
Franklin County Commission weighs involvement as Friends of Historic Buildings seeks a 1/4 cent sales tax to fund a proposed Ottawa community center. The group may request a ballot Aug 1 primary. the commission needs a specific question before placing it on the ballot. Weigand supports voting on the issue once clarified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa Board of Education
Franklin County Commission
Ottawa
Friends of Historic Buildings
Bob Marsh
Mattie Perry
Friends Group
Commission
Tom Weigand
Weigand
John Brown Legacy Tours Spark Kansas History Series
Franklin County marks two centuries since John Brown birth with spring and summer events. The Territorial Kansas Heritage Alliance partners with Kansas Travel and Tourism and The Kansas City Star to publish an eight page Brown focus in Sundays paper. Events include a Walking Tour at Eldridge Hotel, a Watkins Museum exhibit through May 21 with a Brown pike, Osawatomie programming and a June 24 gathering near Lane for the Potawatomie Creek Massacre aftermath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin County
John Brown
Territorial Kansas Heritage Alliance
Kansas Division
Travel & Tourism Do
Kansas City Star
Star
Brown
Kansas
Lane
Pottawatomie Creek
Eeeoee Museum
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Kay Highbarger
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Massachusetts
Lawrence
Watkins Museum
Harpers Ferry
Greeley
Us- 169
Osawatomie City Auditorium
Lion Bishop
Ottawa National Guard
Freida Pages
Daniel Guerrero
Daniel
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