Commissioner launches write in bid in Franklin County race
Franklin County Commissioner Don Waymire announces a write in campaign to defend the 1st District seat in Ottawa area. He criticizes low turnout and cites county growth while urging support for a county administrator and economic development amid primary losses to Sue Farrell.
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Franklin County
Don Waymire
Waymire
Sue Farrell
Ottawa
Commission
Farrell
Don Hay
Enrollment dip thinning district numbers in Kansas
Kansas districts shrink as rural populations shift. Data from the Kansas Association of School Boards shows the number of operating districts falling from 300 to 296, the largest annual drop this decade, due to three mergers in north central Kansas and one closure in the northwest.
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Topeka
Kansas Association of School Boards
Kansas
Williamsburg High School at risk amid West Franklin deficit
West Franklin USD 287 faces a roughly 329000 shortfall for 2007 2008 as costs rise for special education health insurance and energy. Two options would keep Pomona Williamsburg and Appanoose campuses but consolidate to one high school at Pomona, with complete K 12 structures in Pomona and Williamsburg and a K 8 at Appanoose.
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USD 287 Board of Education
Pomona
Williamsburg
Appanoose
Neal Baker
Susan Myers
Meyers
Alternative Learning Center
Baker
Myers
Generations Community could see changes as Boomers age
As Baby Boomers gray Ottawa and Franklin County will grow and face new needs. Tom Weigand of the Ottawa Area Chamber of Commerce says the aging trend could spark a developmental golden age while Richard Jackson notes rising senior numbers. Boomer volunteers and continued work expectations may boost community programs and local nonprofits. A plan for a multi use recreation center signals adaptations to future needs.
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Ottawa Area
Ottawa
Franklin County
Tom Weigand
U.S
Weigand
Richard Jackson
Hast-Central Kansas Economic Opportunity Corp
Jackson
Volun
YMCA
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