North Ottawa elementary site deemed safe by official
Ottawa Board of Education hears from Emergency Management Director Alan Radcliffe who says all building sites carry risk. He notes rail lines present a hazard but rail transport is statistically safer for hazardous materials than road trucks. The debate centers on a proposed north end site near the Burlington Northern Santa Fe main line and the inherent risks of any location.
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Cleon Rickel Herald
Ottawa
Alan Radcliffe
Ottawa Board of Education
Radcliffe
Burlington Northern Santa Fe
Waymire reprimand up to voters
Commission Chairman Don Stottlemire told Ottawa voters they must judge discipline for Commissioner Don Waymire after Harrod pressed for action over a whispered April 25 remark about courthouse clerk Sharr i Allred. The exchange occurred at Monday's city commission meeting.
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Commission
Don Stottlemire
Ottawa
Weldon Harrod
Don Waymire
Sharri Allred
Ottawa weighs renewing a tenths-cent sales tax
Ottawa city officials consider extending the 1/10th of a cent sales tax to fund needed items like street and sidewalk repairs and a recreation center. Mayor Jackson backs a tax increase, while City Manager Padgett notes reserves are stretched and options must balance new revenue against reserve funding.
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Cleon Rickel
Ottawa
Weldon Padgett
Richard Jackson
Padgett
Gene Ramsey
Ramsey
Forest Park
Cattle trucks miss biosecurity gaps in Kansas study
Rodney Simmons hauls 70 cattle from Pratt Livestock to Minden Nebraska, a common weekly task as Kansas truckers face biosecurity shortfalls. A Kansas State survey of 150 plus truckers shows 71 percent report poor handling areas, 68 percent poor lighting, 41 percent lack adequate help, and 28 percent have inexperienced staff, with 78 percent rarely seeing access restrictions at operations.
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Rodney Simmons
Great Bend
Pratt Livestock
Minden
Neb
Simmons
Kansas
America
Kansas State University
Mark Spire
Department of Diagnostic Medicine
Spire
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