ORC raises interim director pay and updates Woodward Center
Ottawa Recreation Commission board boosted interim director Tom Drake’s pay to 27000 with 125 monthly mileage. Don Woodward Center floor replacement due at cost near 25500, ORC committed 13000 with donations seeking balance. Southwest Recreational Industries to install the floor. board votes to insulate maintenance shop and considers field work checklist.
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Ottawa Recreaie Commission
Don Woodward Center
Tom Drake
Brad O'Dea
Ottawa High School
Southwest Recreational Industries Inc
Wichita
ORC
Woodward ‘Center
Paula ‘Reeve
Southwest Recreation
Reeve
Woodward Center
Orlis Cox Field
Tonight Forecast Includes Rain And Thunderstorms
Tonight likely rain and thunderstorms with a high 60 percent chance. Overnight low in upper 50s, south wind 10 to 20 mph. Extended forecast shows mixed rain chances and dry periods with variable temperatures through Monday.
Topp zoning hearing on towing service permit near highway
The Franklin County Board of Zoning Appeals will hear public comments Tuesday November 29 at the county annex regarding Arnold and Michael Topp’s request for a special use permit to build and run a towing service near US SC and I-35. The Topps own a Richmond salvage yard. Arnold Topp sits on the board but cannot vote or discuss the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin County Board of Zoning Appeals
County
Arnold
Michael Topp
US SC
I-35
Topps
Richmond
Lex Gislar
Delphine Lozano
Arnold Topp
Area teacher talks mire in district salary dispute
Negotiations over base pay and a policy are gridlocked as the school board and teachers union clash. Both sides insist on different priorities with salaries taking center stage while other services stretch the budget. A fact-finder panel named John Creger from Kansas City, Missouri, was selected after removing two names from a five-person list. The teachers deny any strike plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ers
DeJulio
Teachers Association
Roberts
John Creger
Kansas City, MO
Creger
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Herald
Garnett presses gas lawsuit to recoup costs
Garnett city commissioners approve $13,759 in legal fees to continue a 1987 suit against Williams Natural Gas Line Co. The first phase saved about $1 million, with potential refunds up to $1.5 million if the second phase succeeds. The action seeks to curb rate charges on gas transmission to competing suppliers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garnett
Williams
Natural Gas Line Co
Dole predicts GOP Senate takeover at Graves rally
Senator Bob Dole campaigned for Bill Graves in OPERA Kansas and predicted Republicans will seize control of the U.S. Senate on Tuesday. He said a GOP win could yield a three to four seat majority and warned candidates not to speak in the final week.
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OPERA
Kan
Bob Dole
GOP
Bill Graves
U.S. Senate
Senate
Dole
House
America
Congress
Clinton
Lincoln
Sader challenges Graves on car tax and schools in Kansas
Democrat candidate Carol Sader defends a 50 percent motor vehicle tax cut proposed by Jim Slattery, arguing it won’t harm schools as revenue shortfalls would be covered by the Legislature. Connie Hubbell warns cuts would devastate cities counties and schools, while Sader says Kansas carries the nation's highest car taxes and that state aid remains intact under the 1992 school finance law.
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Opera, Kan
Carol Sader
Bill Graves
Connie Hubbell
State Board of Education
Statehouse
Jim Slattery
Hubbell
Kansas
Sader
Slattery
City moves on loan for new firm in Richardson area
City commissioners advance a loan for a new firm expected to hire about 40 in 1995 including 5 office and 25 factory workers. They approve a $124,141 fly loft for the auditorium and a $22,287 winch system upgrade at OMA funded by last year’s $220,000 bond. Unanimous actions include a special use permit for city property at 121 N. Main for Underwood Plumbing Supplies with an eight foot fence, potential lease or sale to Underwood, changes to employee pay plan, and a plan to review new hires after six months and one year. A resolution designates American Education Week, Nov 13-19.
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Richardson
Lester
Scott Lambers
Frank Yates
Yates
Eisenhower Road
Lambers
OMA
Matt Matthews
Matthews
N. Main
Underwood Plumbing Supplies
Underwood
Kansas Public Employees Retirement Fund
King plant workforce shift to Lawrence as Ottawa site empties
Many Ottawa workers moved to the Lawrence plant where 325 staff were counted in January and 637 employees were on site by October 26. AlliedSignal is phasing out Paola operations with 91 workers on January 26 and 22 on October 26. The Ottawa building now serves as a warehouse for other Allied Signal plants, awaiting a buyer.
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Ottawa
Lawrence
AlliedSignal
Paola
O'Hara
Allied Signal
Ottawa Herald pricing and staff details notice
The Ottawa Herald lists historical pricing for subscriptions and staff roles. It specifies daily publication schedule, editor, managing editor, advertising director, circulation manager, and office staff. Rates cover various regions including Ottawa, Franklin County, Miami and surrounding counties with monthly, quarterly, semi annual, and yearly options. All rates stated as advance payments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dim R. Hitch
Day Bemis
Tom Love
Gene Kelsay
Virginia Howe
Wayne Snow
Dean Rossman
Jackson Day Proclaimed at Bethany Chapel Church event
Sunday at Bethany Chapel Baptist Church marked Jackson Day with Ottawa Mayor Vicki Cummiskey presenting a framed proclamation. Jackson, mayor and ECKAN executive director, thanked commissioners for support and outlined a Russia trip to discuss crime poverty homelessness unemployment and drug abuse with non governmental groups.
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Bethany Chapel Baptist Church
Ramsey
Jackson
Ottawa
Vicki Cummiskey
Russia
Peopteyta
East Central
Kansas Economic Opportunity Corp
ECKAN
Atlantis launches on ozone map mission from Cape Canaveral
Space shuttle Atlantis lifted off at noon with six astronauts to study Earth's ozone layer, including the Antarctic hole. Despite morning winds and clouds at overseas landing sites, NASA reported improved conditions in Morocco and proceeded with the seventh shuttle mission this year, part of Mission to Planet Earth.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Atlantis
Earth
Antarctic
NASA
Morocco
Planet Earth
Fifth Topeka TV Station Set to Begin Airing
KNET Channel 43 in Topeka, the fifth local television outlet, is scheduled to begin airing in December. The Junction City firm plans independent operation initially and has been negotiating with Fox Warner Brothers and Paramount to join a network.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Topeka, Kan
Knet Channel
John Montgomery
Montgomery Publications
Junction City Company
Junction City
Daily Union
Manhattan
KNET
Fox
Warner Brothers
Paramount
Fashion Alley Fall Sweaters and Jeans Sale Through Saturday
Local ads announce 20 percent off all sweaters and jeans at Fashion Alley through Saturday. Public notices include aerobics classes at Methodist gym with Nina contact, a candle arrival at Heavenly Scenia, and various community events such as a Veterans Day memorial service, a turkey dinner at Masonic Hall, and a parents university registration plus extended holiday shopping hours at Heavenly Scents.
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David Bartkoski
Ater
Hillsdale
Metvern
Pomona
Matt Truell
Associated Press
Graves
Sen
Sheila Frahm
Calby
City
The
Ottawa Herald
S. Cedar
Franklin County
Miami
Douglas
Osage
Anderson
State of Kansas
Methodist Gym
Nina
Heavenly Scenia
Main
Pepper
Allegro Pharmacy
UCA
VFW
Children's Coalition Parent's University
OMS
Wed
Heavenly Scents
Jonathan
Ottawa Country Mart
Fr. Co
Haley Park
Covenant Players
Firet Cheletian Church
11Th & Cedar
Masonic Hall
Sun
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