Local ACS golf, Relay events boost cancer fight
Illas County reports strong support for the American Cancer Society with two upcoming fundraisers. The Ottawa Country Club hosts the June 1 four person golf scramble and a public 6 p.m. benefit auction. Relay for Life at Ottawa High School runs June 14 and 15 with about 30 teams. ]
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Ranklin County
American Cancer Society
ACS
Ottawa Country Club
Country Club
Relay For Life
Ottawa
Bob Bregant
Debbie Barkley
Kansas lawmakers pass feeble school funding hike
Guest editorials note the Kansas Legislature approved a slim $22 per student increase totaling $32 million. The piece argues inflation and costs outpace the boost, urging closer scrutiny as districts face higher expenses and limited remaining fat in budgets.
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Kansas
Parsons Sun
Ottawa Herald urged to reassess Its Your Quarter column
A reader calls for reassessment or discontinuation of the Ottawa Herald opinion page feature Its Your Quarter. The letter argues anonymous slurs target community members, questions editorial controls, and urges removing content that harms reputations or fails to promote constructive dialogue.
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Ottawa Herald
Ottawa Middle School
Ottawa School Board
Ottawa School District
Finney and Turnipseed Engineering
Herald
Jim Hitch
Hitch
Hitch Was That He Required , Staff "Members To's Ib
Kansas
Letters to the Editor Policy Encourages Signatures
The paper invites signed letters with the writer’s address and a telephone number for verification. Unsigned letters will not be published. Readers are urged to submit opinions promptly via mail or other approved contact methods.
Bring back old post office
Charley Reese argues to restore the U S Postal Service to full government operation, criticizing the 1970 71 Postal Reorganization Act and calling for ending the private public hybrid run by executives. He praises past service levels and blames top profits for cuts, layoffs, and higher prices.
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Charley Reese
King Features Syndicate
Richard Nixon
U.S. Postal Service
Postal Service
Post Office Department
Public Library
Post Office
Congress
Funy & Board of Directors
USS. Post Office Department
Community calls for constructive future after middle school condemning
Readers urge focus on education and forward planning for USD 288 Central Heights. They defend the school board’s actions, critique past blame, and question Ottawa tax abatements and costs for new industrial parks amid concerns about downtown health and youth future.
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Central Heights
USD 288
Ottawa
City
Parmelee
Ottawa middle school debate ignites tax and school fight
Letters from residents urge a replacement for the aging junior high, compare Ottawa to Paola and Louisburg, call for a second or third opinion, defend taxes for education, question trash bans, and invite public input to the community forum at 242-4700.
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Ottawa
Ottawa Senior High
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