Ottawa High School Wall of Honor inducts three alumni
Friday evening during the Cyclones home game Lauren Ward Robert Hill and John Going will receive Wall of Honor plaques. Going a 1959 graduate is a chemist musician and dust explosion protection researcher. Hill a 1938 graduate was a longtime Ottawa banker and World War II veteran. Ward a 1959 graduate is an entrepreneur and conservationist. The Wall honors graduates for achievement or service and has inducted 51 since 1997.
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Robert Hill
John Going
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Ottawa
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Burglars Target Central Heights Staff In Four Thefts
Franklin County investigators probe four residential burglaries from Aug 26 to 28 in Rantoul and Ottawa targeting Central Heights school district staff. A suspect has been identified, cases sent to the county attorney, with no arrests by Thursday afternoon. Jewelry was mostly stolen, and educators were believed to be away during the day.
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Ottawa
Jeff Richards
Richards
Obamacare Blurs Costs for Small Businesses in Kansas and Illinois
Small business owners like Sandra Kleier of Mexican Products in Rantoul express rising health insurance costs tied to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. With premiums around 190 more per month, they warn of uncertain outcomes and limited understanding of full law impacts as libraries and other small employers anticipate 2015 changes.
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Kleier
Rantoul
Ron
Obama
Blue Cross
Blue Shield
Kansas
U.S. Small Business Administration
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Hickory St
Terry Chartier
Chartier
Small Firms See ACA Impact On Coverage and Credits
Small employers under 50 employees face no new compliance requirement if they do not offer health coverage, but those that do can qualify for tax credits. The SBA notes that tax credits rose from up to 35 percent to 50 percent in 2014 for qualified small employers in SHOP, aiding self-only premium costs. Linda Shepphard of the Kansas Insurance Office cites thresholds and incentives.
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U.S. Small Business Administration
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