Nutrition funds raised for Mid-America program kickoff
The Mid-America Nutrition Program kicked off its capital fundraising with a biscuits and gravy breakfast at the Ottawa Senior Center. Funds totaled 157 toward a new kitchen as donations came from Paola and others. The program provides meals on wheels and senior center meals across five counties, delivering tens of thousands of meals and logging over 38,000 volunteer hours last year.
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Ottawa, Senior Center
Paola
Mid-America
Panel debates housing crunch in Anderson County
ACED committee wrestles with housing for inbound workers. Financing blocks progress on a congregate home to free up housing, with stakeholders urging visible units before funding. Ideas include condominiums west of Anderson County Hospital or renting units, with non profit or local corporations like St Luke's Hospital potentially issuing bonds to finance the project.
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ANCO
Arnett
Anderson County Economic Development
ACED
Anderson County
Dale Lybarger
Pat Winfrey
Anderson County Hospital
Housing Committee
Bob Boots
St. Luke’s Hospital
St. Luke’s
Forecast Update From Aces Hdaled Tonight in Ottawa
Clear tonight with a low around 25 and northwest wind 10 to 15 mph. Extended outlook shows dry days with highs ranging from the 40s to 60s and chilly nights in the 20s to 30s. Local log notes weather data from Ottawa Water Plant with no precipitation today.
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Ottawa
Ottawa nurse fiancee recovers after wedding proposal
Brian Briley plans to propose again after Kim Ragsdale, his fiancée, woke from a coma following a Kansas City Chiefs game crash. Ragsdale, 25, has shown improvement, walking with help and answering questions, while Briley stays by her side between shifts at Ransom Memorial Hospital and visits at the Rehabilitation Institute.
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Evenough
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Briley
Kim Ragsdale
Kansas City Chiefs
Ragsdale
Overland Park
Chiefs
Washington Redskins
Arrowhead Stadium
Bri
Emporia
Kan
Emporia State University
Ottawa
Kim
Topeka
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Rehabilitation Institute
Brian
Kassebaum to retire from Senate after 18 years
Kansas politics shift as Kay Kassebaum confirms plans to leave the U.S. Senate after 18 years. She cites timing, party balance, and possible successors including Dan Glickman, Jim Slattery, and other Kansas figures amid a six month candidate scramble.
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Linda
Phillip Kassebaum
Wichita
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Jim Slattery
Senate
U.S
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Topeka
Roy
Glickman
Slattery
Senate Labor and Human Resources Committee
Bob Dole
Kansas
Pat Roberts
House
Labor and Human Resources Committee
Heights Board Meeting Sets 7 30 Tonight
Central Heights Board of Education will meet at 7:30 tonight to discuss a full slate of items. A building project update including a change order on foundation work will lead the agenda along with policies and a review of the elementary school addition progress.
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Central Heights Board of Education
Federal workers return to duties after budget deal
The government reopened for a day as Congress approved a temporary funding bill through December 15. Republicans and Democrats touted the accord while warning of renewed fights over a balanced budget and key priorities such as Medicare welfare education and defense.
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Clinton
Congress
House
Senate
Poland picks ex Communist over Walesa in runoff
Aleksander Kwasniewski won 51.72 percent in Poland's presidential runoff, defeating Lech Walesa by about 650,000 votes. The result signals continued east European political shifts. Walesa praised supporters and Solidarity as he conceded.
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Poland
Lech Walesa
Solidarity
Walesa
Aleksander Kwasniewski
PAP
Kwasniewski
Warsaw
State Electoral Commission
Solidarity Trade Union Movement
Ottawa area notices and events for Thanksgiving week
Ottawa sanitation offers Wednesday pickups for Thursday deliveries. Ottawa VFW hosts Thanksgiving Dinner open to all. ShowTime Video lists 3 movies per evening, two days, $2.99. Carpet Warehouse to close Nov 29 to Dec 2. RMH Aux tour and Afterglow tickets available with contact 242-3544 ext. 317.
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Ottawa Vfw
Maxwells' Ottawa home showcases new and old houses
East Central Kansas Area Agency on Aging hosts a tour of the Maxwell residence in Ottawa. Elizabeth Maxwell notes the home’s open living space, a 15 foot Christmas tree, a sloping cedar deck, and a dramatic 19 foot ceiling. The house includes a small kitchen, main floor master suite, upstairs children’s rooms, a walk-out basement, and extensive self built work by the Maxwell family to manage traffic flow.
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Tor
East Central Kansas Area Agency
Ottawa
Elizabeth Maxwell
Jack Maxwell
Maxwells
Ottawa Herald subscription rates and address info notice
Public notice lists subscription rates for Ottawa Herald delivery by carrier motor route mail and state-wide options with prices for different durations effective October 1, 1995. Also provides postal address and postmaster contact details and prepaid terms for renewals.
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Ottawa
Carier
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