Weston honors local renovator in historic awards
The event recognized renovation projects including the Fort Courthouse Square apartments completed in 1992 and the 1913 North American Hotel now housing 26 affordable senior units. MetroPlains notes rents stay affordable for 50 years due to a Farmers Home Administration mortgage. Courthouse Square manager Donald Radina, Pomona, leads MetroPlains’ portfolio of 28 affordable housing projects since 1978, totaling 853 units across seven states.
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U.S. Pushes Bosnia Embargo Lift Amid Divided Council
The United States seeks to lift the arms embargo on Bosnia but faces opposition from key members. A U.N. plan would assign 51 percent Bosnian government control and 49 percent Serb control, while France and Britain warn they could withdraw peacekeepers if the embargo ends. Russia also opposes lifting.
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United States
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France
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Germany
Bosnia
Yugoslavia
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David Hannay
New Travel Books at Ottawa Library Spotlight Midwest and More
Ottawa Library adds Hippocrene USA Guide to America s Heartland and Ozark Hideaways detailing offbeat Midwest routes. Watermark Guide to Fishing in Kansas and U S Outdoor Atlas offer fishing and outdoor activity data. Las Vegas Compass American Guide covers city history hotels and trips. Casino Resort Riverboat Guide and Mobil Travel Guides aid planning with maps and numbers. Includes Arabia Steamboat Museum info and toll free tourism lists. Happy trails.
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America’s Heartland
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Baker University earns national college rankings
Baker University is named in Barron’s Best Buys in College Education and in U.S. News and World Report’s Americas Best Colleges. The Baldwin City campus houses the College of Arts and Sciences, with a professional graduate studies division in Overland Park and a nursing program at Stormont-Vail in Topeka.
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News and World Report
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Overland Park
Stormont-Vail Regional Medical Center
Topeka
Search for boys meets dead ends
UNION SC AP About 80 law officers and volunteers probed woods for traces of two children said to be snatched by a carjacker. The search shifted to another area as dogs helicopters and deputies in bulletproof vests searched after a report of a man matching the suspect. Sheriff Wells expressed frustration that breaks have not come.
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Howard Wells
Michael Smith
Alex Smith
Wells
Weather Summary for Kansas Extended Outlook
Forecast shows Monday showers ending in the east, dry elsewhere with lows in the mid-20s to around 40 and highs 55 to 60. Tuesday cooler with lows 20s to 30s and highs 50 to 55, then Wednesday showers possible east and dry west with 60 to 65. Local data from Ottawa Water Plant notes yesterday high 86 and low 45 with precipitation 1.59 inches and year totals around 31 inches. October averages listed.
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Public meeting on Prairie Spirit Rail Trail design
A public meeting to discuss the preliminary design concept for the Prairie Spirit Rail Trail is set for 6 30 p m Wednesday at Garnett Town Hall 125 W Std Open to the public Landplan Engineering and KDWP will present details Contact KDWP representative Mike Engeman at 296 2281 for more information
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KDWP
Wellsville Board weighs teacher contract and district actions
The Wellsville Board of Education reconsidered a contract rejected by teachers, aiming for 188 work days with workload changes. The district approved a roof repair bid, accreditation reports, and named delegates to the Kansas Association of School Boards, while planning two public meetings on the proposed new high school.
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Wellsville Board of Education
Don Williams
Williams
American Roofing
Leavenworth
Kansas Education Coalition
Vicki LeRoy
Earl
Franklin County Receives Emergency Food Aid Grant
Franklin County has been awarded 13 129 dollars from the Emergency Food and Shelter National Board Program of FEMA. The funds will be distributed to local nonprofit emergency food and shelter providers through a local board including Ottawa Mayor Vicki Cummiskey and Franklin County United Way representatives.
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Emergency Food and Shelter National Board
Federal Emergency Management Agency
FEMA
East Central Kansas Economic Opportunity Inc
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Hope House and
Spirit Inc
Iskey
United Way
Richard Jackson
Ottawa
Silver Haired legislature backs bills on care and safety
Berniece Smith of Franklin County leads the Silver Haired Legislature as it gears up for Kansas lawmakers. Members mull 11 elder focused bills including keeping Medicaid beds near families, creating a juvenile offender boot camp, and mandating motorcycle helmets to reduce taxpayer costs after wrecks. Next meeting set for January in Topeka.
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Berniece Smith
Franklin County
Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services
Smith
Kansas
SRS
Topeka
Halloween Party and Community Events Adverts
Classified style notice lists an adult Halloween party on Saturday October 29 at Ottawa VFW with Billy Spears Band and a costume contest. Includes Autumn Scents home products, Fire Starters, Heavenly Scents offerings, a beef noodle dinner at 116 N Kalock Richmond at 8 p.m. plus a phone help line and a school day notice from Fr. Co. Also a spiritual renewal weekend at First Christian Church November 4 to 6 with Covenant Prayers. contact 242-4609.
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Ottawa
First Christian Church
11Th & Cedar
Analysts predict Democratic turnout lag. GOP set to benefit
Analysts say key Democratic constituencies may stay home on Election Day while conservatives and anti immigration groups push to mobilize GOP voters. They warn turnout could tilt House races toward Republicans, with experts noting a highly ideological electorate unseen since 1980. In Kentucky, Democrats invest in soft money to back local races, hoping loyal voters respond to district candidates.
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Washington
Bill MeIntorff
Public Opinion Strategies
Kentucky
House
Senate
Ottawa Herald Subscription Rates Include Various Regions
Publication lists daily schedule and postal rates, detailing subscription prices for Ottawa and surrounding counties. Rates cover in town, Franklin County, Miami Douglas Osage and Anderson Counties, and out of state options, with different-term pricing and taxes noted.
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Osage
Anderson
State of Kansas
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