ECKAAA launches home care for seniors in four counties
The East Central Kansas Area Agency on Aging begins an in home attendant care program in Franklin Coffey Anderson and Osage counties aimed at seniors 60 plus who need help with daily tasks and are not eligible for or not receiving SRS home care. The plan funds visits, requires a 20 percent minimum participant payment, and targets improved independence and potential nursing home cost reductions.
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Bill Tellier
Herald
Franklin
Coffey
Anderson
Osage
East Central
Kansas
Kansas Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services
SRS
Shisler
Secession leader calls for second vote in Kansas counties
Don Concannon, a Hugoton lawyer and secession leader, attacked the media and Gov. Joan Finney at a Grant County Fairgrounds convention in Ulysses. He urged nine western Kansas counties to seek withdrawal from the state and form an independent republic, while criticizing the legislature over the school finance act and tax withholdings. Local officials deny authority to withhold state taxes, and Attorney General Bob Stephan warns of ouster actions.
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Ulysses, Kan
Kansas
Joan Finney
Grant County Fairgrounds
Ulysses
Don Concannon
Concannon
Hugoton
Noble Press
Bob Stephan
Stephan
Finney
Pomona Lake Clean-up Day Pre-registration Open
Pomona residents can pre register for the fifth annual Pomona Lake Clean-up Day from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday as part of Keep America Beautiful Public Lands Day. Lunch, a volunteer patch and a certificate are provided. Prizes donated by local merchants will be raffled. Call 453 2201 to register and be assigned to cleanup areas. The West Franklin school board meets Monday at Appanoose Elementary School to discuss bids, curriculum, profiles and improvement plans, enrollment, budgets, and transportation.
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West Franklin School Board
Appanoose Elementary
Shawnee Road
Pomona
Appanoose
Williamsburg High School
Poets on Eisenhower Bring Poetry Alive to School
Poets on Eisenhower stage Poetry Alive a professional group from Ashville North Carolina will visit Eisenhower School Tuesday. They open with an all school presentation at 8 30 a m and then run four workshops. The group performs 15 to 20 poems during presentations and students write and act poetry in workshops tailored to their ages. An Ottawa public education grant funds the visit. Students will study and write poetry this fall as part of reading and language arts. A November poetry festival is planned to showcase student work for families and friends.
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Poetry Alive
Ashville, N.C
Eisenhower School
Ottawa Public Education
Eisenhower
Weather Outlook With Warm Temperatures In Kansas
Partly cloudy tonight with a low near 58. Sunday to Tuesday highs reach upper 80s to low 90s. Showers and thunder storms possible late Monday into Tuesday. Cooler Tuesday with 70s to low 80s east and 60s to 70s west. overnight lows mostly 50s to 60s. Data notes from Ottawa plants include past temperatures and precipitation through 7 am.
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Kansas
Ottawa
Rocky Flats Cleanup Cost Estimated at 1.5 Billion
A federal GAO report says Rocky Flats in Golden Colorado holds about three tons of plutonium waste scattered in bottles barrels tanks and other equipment. The cleanup will take decades and cost up to 1.5 billion with residues too contaminated to ship under federal law.
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Golden
Colo
Rocky Flats
General Accounting Office
U.S
David Skaggs
Dcolo
GAO
Benefit Dance for 2 Year Old Cancer Patient
A benefit dance to aid Jordan Milliken, a two year old cancer patient, is set for Sunday September 13 in Clark County II from 6 to 10 pm. Dakota Territory Band with Donnie Smith performs. admission is $3. Also notices include barbershop closure on Sept 12 and a series of local events at various venues.
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Jordan Milliken
Sun
Dakota Territory
Donnie Smith
Chamber approves two new members and Shackin' Days plan
The Ottawa Area Chamber of Commerce board approved memberships for Mid America Cheese Store and The Chocolate Shack. They discussed Shackin' Days '92 set for October 3 at Sylvester Ranch with $2 adult, $1 child ages 6 to 12, and free admission for under 6.
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Ottawa
KPERS Losses Grow As Direct Placement Write‑offs Rise
TOPEKA Kan AP KPERS reports another 4.4 million in write offs, boosting known losses in the direct placement portfolio to 138.5 million. Reserve funds cover the write offs with no impact on the pension system’s financial health. The program began in 1985 86 amid efforts to boost returns and stimulate economic development, with Home Savings Association of Missouri Valley as a major investment. hearings followed, leading to charges and the firing of the two managers in May 1991.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas Public Employees Retirement System
KPERS
Pension Fund
Home Savings Association of
Kansas City
Home Savings
Kpers Board
Ottawa Herald rates page lists 1992 subscription prices
The Ottawa Herald announces March 16 1992 rates for Ottawa subscribers and surrounding areas. Rates vary by delivery method and location including Ottawa carriers, motor route, Franklin County, adjacent counties, and state mail. All prices are in advance and include state sales tax.
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Ottawa
Franklin
State of Kansas
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