The Ottawa City Commission met for its regular meeting on August 17 at City Hall. Here are some of the items discussed during that time: • Commissioners approved bids from Ottawa-based VanKnight Homes, LLC for three lots at Lakeside Lots.
The City of Ottawa Public Works Department will be conducting two street rehabilitation projects beginning August 18 and 19, respectively. Weather permitting, a mill and overlay project will start on August 18 on Maple Street from 11th to 12th Street.
The Ottawa USD 290 School Board held its August meeting on August 11, the final meeting before the school year begins. Here are some of the items discussed during that time: ■ Students and staff involved in the Ottawa High School Renaissance program spoke to board members about their recent trip to Orlando for the Renaissance International Conference.
e Ottawa Municipal Airport is hosting its annual Airport Fun Day on August 27 from 8 am to 1 pm. e event will include airplane flybys and rides, a plane pull contest, a silent auction, a pancake breakfast, and more.
Dear Readers, What do you do when you get the bottom of a bag of potato chips? And if you don’t keep chips around, pretend I’m asking what you do when you get to the bottom of the box or bag or can of your favorite salty or sweet snack. By “bottom,” I mean that variable snacking moment when you shake the container in hopes that a mid-size piece may float and rise on the sea of crumbs. Recently, when I reach for a snack and find only a bag of bits returned to the cabinet by thosewho- shall-not be named, I’ll finish it (provided said snack has not gone stale.) So I’m curious how others behave when they reach this snack nadir, not that our choices in this regard mean anything.
A defense attorney asked the Kansas Court of Appeals on Tuesday to reject the basis for subjecting a woman to a lifetime of probation because she can’t afford to pay restitution for her crimes. e attorney’s argument, if successful, could have a far-reaching effect on a twotiered system of justice in Kansas, in which those who can afford to pay court fines are held to a different standard than those who can’t.
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Construction of Victory Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep and Ram (CDJR) has officially begun as owners and stakeholders dug the ceremonial first holes at the dealership’s new location on East 23rd St. Officials from the Ottawa Chamber, City of Ottawa and Franklin County attended the groundbreaking ceremony to hear about the plans for the property, which will be split into two dealerships.
Over the course of the next year, lawmakers on the U.S. House and Senate Agriculture committees will draft a new federal farm bill that will shape food, farm, conservation and nutrition programs across the country for the next five years.
Nancy Black, Tribune Content Agency TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (08/16/22). Expand boundaries this year.