KSHSAA multiplier a step away
_e new KHSAA classification proposal is one step away from being approved. _e Kansas State Board of Education voted in favor of the proposal this week in a 6-4 vote.
September 2022
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OU women golfers finish third
_e Ottawa University women’s golf team had all four golfers place in the top 21 to lead the squad to a third place finish this week in the OU Fall Invitational at Eagle Bend Golf Course in Lawrence.
PREP SCOREBOARD
Thursday SOCCER Bonner Springs 3, Ottawa 2 VOLLEYBALL Ottawa def. Hayden, 25-19, 16-25, 25-20.
OU’s third down efficiency needs improving
Ottawa University’s third down efficiency has been unsatisfactory in the first two games of the season. It especially horrible on offense where the Braves converted on just 3-of-26 third downs.
Ottawa University receives grant for new athletic center
Ottawa University officials have announced the university recently received a $100,000 grant from the Lewis H. Humphreys Charitable Trust through Bank of America. e grant will go toward the completion of the Advancing the Experience campaign launched in 2019.
Budget Approval
Slight mill decrease highlight of USD 290 budget _e Ottawa-USD 290 Board of Education approved the district’s 2022-2023 budget plan, featuring a decrease of nearly 1 mill from the previous year. District officials approved the budget during their Sept.
Franklin County Farm Bureau hosts Legislative Farm Tour
_e Franklin County Farm Bureau hosted its annual Legislative Farm Tour at Pome on the Range in Williamsburg Sept. 6.
Franklin County Development Council September Report
Workforce issues, economic development activities make for a busy September _e Franklin County Development Council continues to be active throughout the county as we work to address workforce issues, housing issues, and attract new industry as well as expansion of existing industry. We continue to see an uptick in activity for new industry as a result of the Panasonic plant in DeSoto.
Audit reveals two-thirds of $48.5 million in broadband aid allocated to southern Kansas
COVID-19 grants range from $12,000 for Lansing to $14 million for IdeaTek projects TOPEKA — Nearly two-thirds of $48.5 million in COVID-19 funding earmarked for expansion of broadband services to Kansas homes and businesses was invested in upgrading internet connectivity in the southern half of the state,an audit report said Wednesday. _e Kansas Legislature’s auditing arm told a joint House and Senate committee the three southern regions of the state absorbed 35 of 66 grants, or $30.4 million approved by Gov.