West Franklin patrons debate district future
West Franklin Board seeks volunteers for a long range planning committee after a Monday night meeting. About 50 patrons voiced views on district future including building at Appanoose Grade School, redistricting, consolidation, and efficiency. Applications due December 1.
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West Franklin
Diane Yeamans
Herald
Appanoose
Cain
Appanoosee
Williamsburg
Pomona
Local board questions state group purchase plans eyed
The Kansas State Board of Education discussed expanding services for the KASB, though specifics remain undecided. Ottawa High School approves a senior attendance policy change expected to affect 2 to 4 students and allow shortened schedules for those meeting age and living arrangements criteria. Merit Scholar semifinalist Tim McCune named, others honored as commended for high state reading and math scores. Garfield School hosts NASA spacemobile event on Nov. 16 with NASA staff presentations led by Shirlene Taylor.
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Cummings
KASB
Board 3
Ottawa
OHS
Gary Mavity
Don Duncan
Tim McCune
Megan Denton
David Testorff
Heath Duncan
Hayden McDaniel
Randi Crawford
Sara Hinderliter
Eric Melton
Amanda Leitaker
Jeremy Shepard
Mike Thompson
Kendra Kahler
Diana Shepard
Heather Kathrens
Kristi Jensen
Michell Snyder
Seth Sheldon
Carrie Allan
Jonatha Moreau
Luke Riddle
Lisa Wood
Shery Richardson
Misty Wilhite
Julie Sutton
Brandon Pelton
Bill Ratliff
Garfield
NASA
Ratliff
Shirlene Taylor
Bush officials refuse to testify on Iraq tech exports
President Bush aides Brent Scowcroft and Robert Mosbacher declined Senate Banking Committee invitations to appear as witnesses on exports of advanced U S technology to Iraq before the Gulf War. Scowcroft spokesman cited executive privilege and his role as a personal adviser to the president.
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Washington (Ap
Farmer
Bush Administration
Congress
U.S
Iraq
Bush
Brent Scowcroft
Commerce
Robert Mosbacher
Senate Banking Committee
Scowcroft
Administration
House Banking and Judiciary Committees
Weather Forecast For Ottawa Region This Week
Tonight will turn increasingly cloudy with a low in the lower 40s and winds shifting from southwest to north overnight. Thursday through Saturday bring dry cool days with lows 30s to 40s and highs mostly 50s. chances of rain west and partly cloudy east. continued cool with lows in the 30s and highs in the 50s. Local data from Ottawa Water Plant.
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Witich
City resumes discussion of long range proposals
Onawa city officials and department heads met to advance a long range plan. Finance director Seott Bird outlined double entry accounting and a general ledger system plus a capital improvement plan and competitive purchasing policy. Personnel director Judy Hasty pressed for job descriptions and skill inventories along with fitness, exams, merit raises and ADA compliance. Police Captain Charles Bowling and Fire Chief Richard Towe reported training progress in rape counseling EMT and physical fitness, with school anti-drug programs expanding to younger students.
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Bill Tellier
Herald
Onawa
Judy Hasty
Hasty
Wichita State University
Charles Bowling
Richard Towe
Bowling
Towe
Esoteric Pie Eaters banquet features Dave Kendall in Ottawa
Local pie enthusiasts gather for the third annual Esoteric and Original Order of Pie Eaters banquet at Ottawa University Mowbray Union. KT WU producer Dave Kendall discusses Televisualizing Kansas History and shows show videocassettes. Reservations $11 per meal. call Mary Ludwig or Diane Yeamans after 5 p.m. weekdays.
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Dave Kendall
KT WU
Ottawa University
Mowbray Union
Kansas
Kendall
Deborah Barker
Franklin County Historical Society
Diane Yeamans
FCHS
Barker
Mary Ludwig
Yeamans
Former Ottawan to Lead Contour Drawing Workshops
Don Lambert, ex Ottawan and promoter of Elizabeth Layton, will run a two day contour drawing series Wednesday and Thursday marking Layton’s 15th anniversary for an OU event. Activities include public slides, group sessions at OU and Ottawa venues, and a 7 p.m. Arts Center presentation.
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Don Lambert
Wellsville
Elizabeth “Grandma” Layton
Layton
Ottawa University
Lamben
Ottawa Herald
Ottawa Retirement Plaza
Ottawa High School
Ottawa Middle School
Frank Lemp
Arts Center
Lambert
Finney approval dips below Hayden in Kansas poll
In a Kansas City Star KMBC poll Gov. Joan Finney shows 36 percent favorable and 57 percent unfavorable, trailing former Gov. Mike Hayden’s 1990 ratings. GOP chair Kim Wells calls for concern, while aides cite tax reform and spending issues as potential stabilizers.
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Topeka
Kan
Gav
Joan Finney
Kansas
Kansas City Star
Kmbc-Tv
Mike Hayden
Finney
Kim Wells
Republican Party
Martha Walker
Bird
Bill Hoch
Kansas City
John Carlin
Hoch
Million Barbie Doll Collection Recovered in San Diego
Police recovered a $1 million Barbie doll collection including 5,000 dolls and items from houses and a Corvette in a self storage locker in San Diego. The suspect, Bruce Scott Soggel, 41, a adult movie maker, was found dead Saturday of an apparent drug overdose.
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San Diego
Dave Cohen
Bruce Scott Sloggel
Mike Lodge
Ottawa Herald Rate Card March 1992
Ottawa Herald publishes its coastal Kansas rate schedule for 1992 deliveries. It lists daily edition, subscription options by carrier and mail, including prices for Ottawa, Franklin County, adjacent counties, and state mail, with regional motor route and rural town rates and tax notes.
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Ottawa
Franklin
State of Kansas
Community notices oil Oct 30 3 p m landfill and local events
Public notices list Ad Taro FR. CO. LANDFILL closing at 3 p m October 30. Alzheimer’s group event October 28 at 7 p m. American Legion chili dinner November 6 6 8:30 p m at VFW Hall. Cosmetologist Delores Williams contact 242 8126. Household hazardous waste deposit at Franklin County HHW Facility weekdays 9 am–noon 242 1176. Direct vision cable ad for town of country Riverside Satellites 242 6800. County Clerk Julio Camp payment and election fundraiser. Chili dinner at Wendy’s Tuesdays after 4 pm. Sherry Goodloe for County Register of Deeds funded by Goodloe Camp. New books at Cornerstone Bookstore open until 8 pm. Pam Vickers of Pomona won $200 at Litwin’s. Christmas portraits at Gladman’s Studio 242 5227. Froll-Away Skate Center all night skate Friday. The Chocolate Shack balloons and party supplies 242 7222.
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James E. Cain
I State Group
Abe Trace
Clinton
Hillsdale
Melvern
Historic Society
Order of
New Grange
Grange
Ottawan
Mammel Art Center
Lemp
Pat Wright
Olathe
Smithsonian Institute
Washington, D.C
Chicago
Labert
Hayden
Walker
Democratic Party
John Bird
The
S. Cedar
Dim B. Hitch
Jay Bemis
Tom Love
Peg Annstong
Virginia Whitacre
Wayne Snow
Jean Rossman
Taro
FR. CO
Alzheimers Group
Web
RMH
American Legion
VFW
Hall
Hiway
Delores Williams
Franklin County
HHW
M F
A.m
Direct Vision
ESPN
CNN
Nashville
Mike Smith
Riverside
Ray QueJulio
DaJulio Camp
Coma
Wendy's
Sherry
Pat Robertson
Max Lucado
Cornerstone Bookstore
Pam Vickers
Litwin’s
Gladman
Chocolate Shack
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