Zero-entry pool gets boost for Ottawa city pool
Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks will grant 75000 to expand Ottawa's City Pool with zero-depth entry and ADA compliant bath house upgrades. City Manager Weldon Padgett says the 75000 grant plus 150000 city funds and 14000 in donated help will finance the project at Forest Park. The design features a sloped entrance easing access for all swimmers.
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Andy Gassaway
Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks
Ottawa
Weldon Padgett
Forest Park
Padgett
City Commission
Baldwin City
Ottawa City Pool upgrade seeks state grant funding
The city aims to secure a $75,000 state grant from the Department of Wildlife and Parks to fund a $150,000 project adding a zero depth entry bathhouse at the northwest corner of the pool to meet ADA standards. If accepted, the grant requires 24 months to use with work likely starting after the 2005 season.
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State Department of Wildlife and Parks
Padgett
Brownback campaigns on jobs security and values in Ottawa
U S Senator Sam Brownback spoke at the Franklin County Visitor Information Center in Ottawa as part of a 50 stop swing. He pitched a flat tax to spur job growth and criticized graduated taxes, urged eliminating terrorists abroad, and defended traditional marriage and Bush's embryonic stem cell policy. He told about 50 attendees including local officials that government should not pick winners and losers.
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U.S
Sam Brownback
Clair Niles
Ottawa
Dave Pracht
Anderson County
Franklin County
East Logan Street
Brownback
Andy Gassaway
Herald
George Bush
Salvation Army seeks more volunteers for Franklin County drive
Franklin County Salvation Army faces higher demand this year with funding tight. Volunteer Florene Hart notes vouchers were halted from August to October due to the new fiscal year. She cites more people seeking help and a need for extra bell ringers to shorten cold shifts.
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Franklin County
Salvation Army
Florene Hart
Hart
Local United Way aid supports Franklin County residents
Hart says voucher requests rise from 1500 to 2000 dollars per month as locals seek help for food clothing utilities rent prescriptions and gas. Hope House at 304 S Walnut St provides a three day nonperishable supply while Salvation Army funds come from holiday buckets and United Way donations행, with local money returning to Ottawa.
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Kaitlyn LaCross
Wellsville
Salvation Army
Wal-Mart
Ottawa Salvation Army
United Way
Franklin County
Hart
Hope House
S. Walnut St
Kansas City
Ottawa Senior Center
S. Main St
Ottawa schools post perfect record on annual tests
All seven Ottawa School District schools achieved adequate yearly progress for 2003-04. Fourth, seventh, and tenth graders were tested in math while fifth, eighth, and eleventh graders were tested in reading. District scores show 65 percent proficient+ in reading and 60.4 percent in math. Eisenhower, Eugene Field, Garfield, and Hawthorne Elementary posted high proficiency in math, with 95, 92, 91, and 76 percent respectively.
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Ottawa
Jean McCally
Hawthorne Elementary
McCally
Eisenhower Elementary
Eugene Field Elementary
Garfield Elementary
Kansas
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