Ottawa School Board Deliberates Possible Hawthorne Closures
Ottawa USD 290 officials and the district site councils held a Monday night meeting at Ottawa Middle School to discuss plans to cut elementary schools from five to three, with Hawthorne and Eisenhower eyed for possible closure. More than 80 people attended to ask questions and voice concerns as the board prepared to seek public feedback before moving forward.
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Ottawa
USD 290
Hawthorne
Eisenhower
The
Jan Collins
Jody Lancaster
Winter storms batter Franklin County roads and I-35
Winter weather knocked out driving as Franklin County roads iced over on Monday. Sheriff Davis logged 12 accidents including three injuries along I-35 and 12 ditch slides, while Ottawa saw a minor injury on U.S. 59. Winds gusted to 60 mph, with highs near 37 and a drop to 20 tonight, then a projected 50s midweek before a late week cooldown. Authorities urged caution as the storm impacted I-70 closures and shelters along the way.
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John Nowak
The
Ottawa Herald
Ottawa
U.S. 59
Franklin County
Davis
Williamsburg
Wellsville
Steve Lunger
Lunger
Craig Davis
Randy Allan
North City
Allan
Denver
Salina
Kansas
Pomona Lake
Upper Plains
Great Lakes
National Weather Service
Weather Service
Colorado Line
Steve Swartz
Kansas Department of Transportation
Topeka
Joy Moser
Kansas Division of Emergency Management
I-70
Fort Hays State University
Come to Bethlehem living nativity opens Friday
Rev. Fred Martin, a youth pastor by day and Israeli tour guide by night, helps lead about 80 volunteers in the third annual Come to Bethlehem living nativity. The event runs Friday through Sunday from 5:45 to 9 p.m., with 30 minute walking tours. Visitors park at the Sale Barn and ride to the Bethlehem site on the Mast farm near the corner of U.S. 59.
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Fred Martin
Bethlehem
Living Nativity
Martin
Ottawa Bible Church
Ottawa
Norm
Ellen Mast
Mary
Joseph
Jesus
Sale Barn
N. U.S
Masts
Ottawa area nativity event draws many volunteers
Norm Mast announced that donations will cover transportation costs with surplus aiding Hope House and Life Care Center for Women in Ottawa. He and his wife along with Ottawa Bible Church will cover other expenses. over 100 volunteers from the church and others will run the free admission event with a nativity and marketplace guided tours and golf carts for handicapped visitors.
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Riley
Louisiana Roads
Ottawa
Norm Mast
Hope House
Ottawa Bible Church
Mast
Franklin County considers buying electronic voting machines
Franklin County Clerk Shaun Perry plans to demonstrate new ADA compliant electronic voting machines at the courthouse in Ottawa and urge the county commission to buy 26 units for polling sites next year with one backup, plus 16 additional machines for populous precincts to meet ADA requirements by March.
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Cleon Rickel
Shaun Perry
Franklin County
Perry
Franklin County Commission
S. Main St
Ottawa
Kansas
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