Restoring a Kansas chapel: retired teacher revives 1871 church
Tom Wilson, 65, a retired Gardner Edgerton art teacher, has been restoring Ottawa’s First Congressional Church at 311 S Hickory St since 2017. Designed by John G. Haskell and once moved for Memorial Hall, the one story chapel with stained glass aims to become a premier wedding venue in collaboration with the Franklin County Historical Society and the Kansas Museum of History.
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Ottawa Sanitation Changes Hands Under Green Environmental
Ottawa Sanitation, a longtime community waste provider at 211 W. Wilson St., Ottawa, has been acquired by Green Environmental Services of southeast Kansas. Founded in 1956 by Leo Ferguson and co-owned by Claud Ferguson and John Taylor, the sale closed mid July with a transition underway as former owners stay to train new drivers and staff. GES plans a smooth handoff while expanding hires and maintaining the Ottawa Sanitation brand.
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Kansas Chief Justice speaks at Ottawa Eggs & Issues event
Kansas Chief Justice Lawton Nuss addressed the Ottawa Area Chamber of Commerce and Legislative Action Committee at the 15th annual Eggs & Issues briefing. He explained how the Kansas court system operates and the judiciary's role in state government.
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