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Williamsburg man arrested following service of high-risk search warrant

A 67-year-old Franklin County man was arrested Friday after allegedly refusing to leave a Williamsburg residence as local and area tactical units served a high-risk warrant at a Williamsburg residence.In a statement, the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office said the incident occurred earlier Friday morning when members of the Ottawa Special Tactics and Rescue Team and the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office Special Emergency Response Team served a high-risk warrant in the 100 block of East Warren Street.

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Azura announces new Ottawa location

A new credit union will break ground this summer, adding an Ottawa branch office to the financial institution’s eastern Kansas locations.Azura Credit Union will be building a new, full-service retail branch next to Cosentino’s Price Chopper on East 19th Street.“For generations, Ottawa has been built by farmers, ranchers and entrepreneurs — hardworking people who value the benefits of a co-op and the opportunity to keep their money local,” Greg Winkler, Azura president/CEO, said.

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Board of Education: USD 290 school board members establish class capacity policy

A new open enrollment law gives Kansas students the choice where they attend school outside the districts they live in as long as there is room.During the USD 290-Ottawa Board of Education’s April 8 meeting, Superintendent Ryan Cobbs discussed the issue with board members as they considered class size and class capacity numbers.

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Kansas school finance bill, passed without ‘poison pill,’ on its way to governor

TOPEKA — Kansas lawmakers have sent a bipartisan school finance bill that will shape state education funding for the next three years to the governor’s desk, packaging a $75 million increase in special education funding into the bill.Lawmakers passed Senate Bill 387 out of the House by a 115-2 vote and out of the Senate by 35-2 on Friday.

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Summer fun: Splash pad will be ready in time to cool summer heat

Though it took some time to get the project underway, the city’s first splash pad will be ready for Memorial Day, city commissioners were told last week.Dan Riney, director of city utilities, provided Ottawa City commissioners with an update during their April 17 meeting.Riney told commissioners work had started on the project in City Park, adding contractors were hopeful it would be finished in three weeks, weather permitting.

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