Forest Park pool marks 50 years of summer service in Ottawa
The 475000 gallon pool opened in 1967 as Forest Park’s second swimming area, replacing the 1926 pool. It runs 12 weeks each summer, drawing 50 to hundreds daily. City officials recall the aim to provide a safe fun space for children amid historic race integration tensions.
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Brandon Stortz
Ottawa Recreation Commission
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Charles Novak
Brownback eyes lawmakers as they craft school finance bill
Kansas Governor Sam Brownback said he would closely watch the Legislature as it crafts a school finance bill to meet the state Supreme Court order for more K-12 funding. The House approved a two year plan boosting state aid by 180 million in the first year and 100 million in the second for a total 280 million, with Senate alternatives at about 240 million by year two. Brownback did not endorse either, focusing on at risk students and noting funding projections are uncertain beyond two years.
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Franklin County Historical Society
Novak
Kansas
Garnett
Leavenworth
Chanute
el Dorado
Arkansas City
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St. Paul A.M
Ottawa
Kenneth Andrews
Topeka
Sam Brownback
State Supreme Court
House
Senate
Brownback
Kansas Supreme Court
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Franklin County
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