City fights to boost home rehab programs in Ottawa
Three programs offer home improvement or weatherization in Ottawa, each with tight rules. The city has 75,000 in block grants aiming to aid 23 to 25 homes, but only 16 applications have been filed. FmHA provides low interest loans and grants for seniors, with one percent loans and possible co-signers. ECKAN prioritizes weatherization, aiding mainly the elderly and handicapped, while city programs focus on owner occupied homes and strict income limits. Community effort hinges on referrals and outreach to overcome trust barriers about government aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diane Yeamans
Farmers Home Administration
Fmha
ECKAN
FIHA
Claud Sipes
Watkins
Sipes
Elton Murrow
Ralph Bloomer
Farmers Home Here
Bloomer
Mothers Day Outhouse Gift For Mrs Meyer In Ottawa
Daughters Ramona Ball and Helen Hood turned a salvage yard find into a two hole outhouse for Mrs Betty Jean Meyer. They renovated the structure at North Poplar with blue paint, flowers and mushrooms, added interior touches, and plan to install it at the yard for use by Meyer on Mother's Day.
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Carol Murphy
Betty Jean Meyer
Ottawa
North Poplar
David Hood
Ramona
David
Helen
Jean Hood
Severe Weather Rakes Franklin County and Miami County
Franklin and Miami counties endured severe weather with large hail and tornado activity. Hail as large as tennis balls damaged vehicles and crops while a Miami County tornado damaged barns and uprooted utility poles near Paola. Some residents lost telephone service, and a mobile home was heavily damaged. Forecasts call for continued severe storms tonight and cooler, sunny conditions Saturday.
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Joan Istas
Franklin
Miami County
Kansas City
Ottawa
Russell Wray
Ottawa Rfd
Josephine Patterson
The
Herald
Franklin County
Bob Bozworth
Peoria
Rantoul
Pomona
Chippewa Hills
Paola
Dale Brandt
Miami County Hospital
Wellsville
National Weather Service
Old Standbys Leave School
Two teachers retire from education after long careers. Mrs Jefferiy will stay in Ottawa with hobbies and gardening, traveling as possible. She spent 29 years as an elementary teacher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hawthorne Elementary School
Ralph Loyd
Thelma Gage
Hawthorne
Marjorie Jeffer
Loyd
Eugene Field
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David Watkins
Lane
Murrow
Ottawa Herald
Kansas
Mike Gullett
Thea
Mike Guillen
Area News
Gage
Marjorie Jefferis
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