Board eyes more land on north side for new school
Ottawa Board of Education voted 5-2 to reserve an option to buy just over 10 acres on Wilson Street west of Davis Road to combine with city land in the industrial park for a future 17-acre elementary school site on Ottawa’s north edge.
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Cleon Rickel
Lincoln
Bill Allegre
Allegre
Davis Road
Jack Bushman
Dennis George
Bushman
Wilson Street
Davis
Bush outlines five point plan for a stable Iraq
President Bush pressed Americans and Iraqis to follow a path to a stable Iraq while acknowledging tough weeks ahead. He pledged to send more troops if needed and vowed Abu Ghraib would be destroyed as a symbol of a new beginning. Kerry urged turning words into action and global partnership. The five point plan calls for sovereign authority, security, rebuilding, and international involvement.
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Washington
Bush
Iraq
Army War College
Carlisle
Abu Ghraib
Saddam Hussein
U.S
War College
John Kerry
United States
America
Tornado sightings prompt countywide alerts in Franklin County
Funnel clouds were seen north of Pomona and near Ottawa with one near Rantoul, but no ground touchdown was reported. Meteorologist Don Rogers described weakening storms after radar sighting. no damages noted as thunderstorm activity affected Ottawa USD 290 and Wellsville boards. Weather forecasts show 30 percent shower chances today and into Friday.
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Pomona
Franklin County
Don Rogers
National Weather Service
Topeka
Ottawa
Rantoul
Rogers
Dean
U.S. 59
USD 290
USC 289
Wellsville
District Board
Orlis Cox Field
Weather Service
Fire forces US 59 closure. family left homeless
A house fire at 909 N Main St in Ottawa prompted a 40 minute closure of U S 59. Rebecca Hernandez owned the home. her nephew Tim Millbern said Hernandez and her two children were inside. The fire started in a bedroom, caused major wall damage, and the family lost most clothing while staying in a hotel amid stormy weather and tornado sirens. A relief fund had not yet been set up.
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U.S. 59
Ottawa
N. Main St
Ottawa Fire Department
Rebecca Hernandez
Tim Millbern
Hernandez
Millbern
Lana Hernandez
Kansas City
Oglesby
Marty McPheron
First Southern Baptist Church
S. Eisenhower Rd
Main St
Main Street
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The
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Luke Steelman
Carie Mueller
Ottawa High School
Ly Vickie Moss
Andy Gassaway
Herald
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