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Tonight clear with lows in the lower 50s. Saturday mostly sunny high around the mid 70s with Saturday night partly cloudy. Sunday sunny with highs in the mid 70s and cool lows in the lower 50s. Weather page seven.
Water issues top OFCED plan for Franklin County growth
Ottawa Franklin County Economic Development board plans expert consultations to craft a short term improvement plan addressing water and sewer systems. Residents from Pomona Wellsville Richmond and Ottawa voiced concerns about water distribution and quantity as growth rises with housing permits and new housing—board aims to finish a draft before Thanksgiving and hold a public meeting.
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Ottawa
Franklin County
Larry Felix
Felix
O/FCED
Tom Weigand
Weigand
OFCED
Pomona
Ottawa eyes three mile zoning outside city limits
Ottawa planning panel weighs county city authority split for outlying areas under Kansas statute. Aimed at guiding Developments such as pig farming while protecting growth near Ottawa, with officials noting uncertainties in zoning scope and buffer zone planning before proposing a formal agreement to the county commissioners by year end.
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Ottawa
Bob Bezek
City Planning Commission
Steve van Ostran
Cal Lantis
Lynn Underwood
Kansas
Bezek
Berek
Vicky McCurdy
McCurdy
Fronttt
Possie
Andy Gassaway
Agassaway
Ottawa Herald.com
Ottawa Car Show set to draw up to 1000 vehicles
CLEON RICKEL reports the Ol Marais River Run car show in Ottawa expects as many as 1000 entries with 460 already registered. Cruise Night on Saturday features downtown Main Street viewing, with closures and detours in place, as Ottawans show off restored classic cars amid promotions, crafts, and music.
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Laurie Sisk
Phil Brown
Over the Road Gang Inc
Forest Park
Brown
Main Street
Cleon Rickel
Ottawa
O’ Marais River Run
Blaine Finch
Springfield
Finch
Seventh Street
Tecumseh Street
Eisenhower
Deb Henningsen
Downwer
Williams to sell Central natural gas pipeline in cash deal
Williams Gas Pipelines announced it will sell its Central pipeline system to Southern Star Central Corp for 380 million dollars in cash plus 175 million in debt assumption. The district office in Ottawa and facilities in Princeton and Welda are included, with about 16 Ottawa staff unaffected.
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Williams Gas Pipelines
Central Natural
Southern Star Central Corp
Ottawa
Princeton
Franklin County
Welda
Anderson County
Williams
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Wyoming
Colorado
Bruce Lurtz
Lurtz
AIG
AIG Highstar
Central Pipeline
Christopher Lee
Central
Owensboro
Midwest
Vickie Moss
Vmoss
Ottawaherald.com
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Herald
Ol’ Marais
Ottawa Over the Road
AIG Highstar Capital LP
American International Group Inc
New York