Ottawa community center project aims to unite seven partners
Hand in hand organizers in Ottawa pursue a 75 000 to 90 000 square foot community center to serve recreation, higher education, learning and public meeting needs for Franklin County. Seven partners including the Ottawa Recreation Commission and YMCA of Kansas City must negotiate concessions, with an architect and fundraising coordinator selected to advance public awareness and input.
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Ottawa Library
Neosho County Community College
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Readers' Forum letters publish opinions and debates
The Ottawa Herald presents Readers' Forum letters where writers take responsibility for their views and stated facts. The paper invites disagreement and factual dispute in the forum to encourage robust public debate.
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Goodbye Hawthorne Elementary Remembering a 1928 29 year
Former students reminisce about Hawthorne Elementary in the late 1920s. They recall ink wells on desks, Lilly of the Valley flowers, Miss Eldridge as principal, a roster of teachers, and wooden paddles. The era featured cotton stockings, dust storms, and a cherished Christmas program with Santa treats.
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Hiaght
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Teague
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Jones
Holbert
Soriano
Hume
Whightman
Clayborn
Silvey
Baron
Burke
Folsom
Walters
Santa
Good-bye Nathaniel Hawthorne Elementary School 1935
Esther Pritchard Lantis recalls school days at Nathaniel Hawthorne Elementary Ottawa as four years ago her brother Phil and Marge Stevens toured the rooms. Desks were gone stairs steeper auditorium used for storage and floors rougher after 83 years.
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Marge Stevens
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Positive farewell to Hawthorne Elementary staff and students
A retired teacher commends Hawthorne Elementary for a heartfelt May 18 closing ceremony. She highlights purple shirts, songs, encouragement, and Dakota Tucker's excellent essay read by a third grader. She notes the butterfly release planned for May 22, the Sunflower tradition, and praises leadership and future Hawthorne pride.
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Encour
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Becky Nevergold
Three Loyd Sisters
Reform drives border fears and calls for immigration halt
Charley Reese argues immigration reform equals amnesty and urges a border seal and harsh penalties for employers and sanctuary providers. He warns of cultural decline, crime, and taxes from illegal immigration, urging readers to pressure Congress and elect tougher lawmakers.
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