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Tonight mostly clear with a low around 41. Wednesday brings partly cloudy skies and a high near 71. Winds start 5 to 10 mph in the morning and rise to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Weather page nine.
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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 2003
Page
7
Tonight mostly clear with a low around 41. Wednesday brings partly cloudy skies and a high near 71. Winds start 5 to 10 mph in the morning and rise to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Weather page nine.
USD 290 board members push open public feedback on a proposed bond to fund new elementary schools and high school upgrades. Some favor a scientific survey before public framing, while others warn past outreach fell short. In other business, four baritones and four trombones were bought for Ottawa Middle School Band, policy review was hired, and a $22,500 reading recovery grant was announced.
Lane leaders agreed to install a water line for Daniel Davis’s downtown projects but refused to cover water meters. Davis plans up to 1 million in five years and has already spent 350,000 redeveloping properties, including the Lane Bank. The council may seek a Kan STEP grant to fund materials while volunteers handle labor, and aims to upgrade the town well to meet state codes.
Franklin County will pay Taylor Design Group 500 dollars monthly to provide on call civil engineering and land surveying services. The contract runs a year with up to seven hours monthly, including one meeting per month for up to four hours to review projects and advise on public works needs.
President Bush argues the Iraq invasion was correct and the aftermath has been successful. He says internal disagreements within the administration are not affecting postwar planning while noting progress in hospitals and schools and rejecting claims of a flawed strategy.
Rival Shiite factions fought overnight in Karbala with small arms and rockets near Imam al Hussein shrine. Several dead or wounded. In Baghdad two U S soldiers from the 1st Armored Division were killed and another wounded in a traffic crash in Kazimiyah district. Names withheld pending family notification.
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