Mental Health grants fund violence prevention and trail work
Franklin County Mental Health received nearly 65000 to start two school violence and drug prevention programs at Ottawa Middle School and Ottawa High School with Too Good for Violence and Too Good for Violence and Drugs. A 15000 grant will build a public walking trail and nature area at the Eisenhower Road clinic. The CARE program emphasizes conflict resolution, anger management, respect, and communication while community involvement is planned.
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Mental Health
Eisenhower Road
Kansas Department of Social
Ottawa Middle School
Ottawa High School
Florida
Tom Drake
Drake
Becky Ortega
Franklin County Mental Health
Baker professor joins national Training Corps roster
Dee Hansen, associate professor of music and literacy at Baker University, was selected from 1800 applicants as one of 101 corps members to provide on site technical assistance and lead regional professional development workshops for teachers. The program, announced by U S Education Secretary Margaret Spellings, aims to raise student achievement by boosting teachers' content knowledge and instruction skills through a year long effort. Hansen was the only Kansan chosen and joined peers in St Louis for initial training before nationwide outreach begins.
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Dee Hansen
Ment
U.S
Margaret Spellings
Topnotch
Spellings
Hansen
St. Louis
Wellsville to honor Wall of Fame inductees at banquet
Three educators are set to join Wellsville High School's Wall of Fame at the alumni banquet 6 p.m. Saturday in the high school gym. Inductees include Dr. Ralph Chalender Ellen Cox and Jim Wright, following the Wall of Honor’s debut last year with Wendell Hicks and James Pool.
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Wellsville
Wellsville High School
Ralph “Jack” Chalendar
Ellen Cox
Jim Wright
Wendell Hicks
James Pool
Police restraining order against Ottawa sergeant dismissed
Ottawa Sgt. Dan Mietchen remains on paid administrative leave as an internal review continues after a protection from abuse order filed in March was dismissed in Franklin County District Court on May 16. The alleged incidents spanned January to February and included threats and physical contact.
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Ottawa
Dan Mietchen
Mietchen
Dennis Butler
Franklin County
Butler
Kansas Judicial Branch
Vintage Park Assisting Living Residence Groundwork Begins
Ground work by Jimmy Martley of Spring Hill clears land at the northwest corner of 28rd and Main in Ottawa for a 40 living-unit Vintage Park assisted living residence. The 28,000 square foot one level facility should be completed by December, said construction superintendent Jason Eberhart of Barsto Construction, North Kansas City, Mo. The site lies just west of the I 35 district in south Ottawa.
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Spring Hill
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Main Streets
Ottawa
Vintage Park
Jason Eberhart
Barsto Construction
Kansas City
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