Oskaloosa facilities to be renovated with funds
Oskaloosa's elementary and high school buildings soon will be renovated thanks to federal funding.
The school district received three construction grants, totaling $207,000, through the Federal School Renovation Grant Program, which was allocated by the Kansas State Board of Education. The district is earmarking $52,000 for the project.
Supt. Loren Lutes said the money will be used to construct insulated walls inside the current metal-covered walls and replace the doors and windows in the 12 classrooms in the elementary building. He said insulation will be added elsewhere in the building, and some of the money also will be used to upgrade the building's computer wiring.
At the high school, he said new lighting and ceilings will be added in some of the classrooms and windows will be repaired.
Lutes said the district intends to start the elementary building renovations at the end of the school year, and the high school project will follow.
Commanding general to be promoted to major
Brig. Gen. Michael W. Symanski, commanding general of the U.S. Army Reserve 89th Regional Support Command in Wichita, will receive his second star and be promoted to major general today.
The 89th RSC, located in Wichita, consists of more than 12,000 Army Reserve soldiers in nearly 150 units in Kansas, Missouri, Iowa and Nebraska and provides support to all other Army Reserve commands in this four-state area.
Symanski, who has more than 31 years commissioned military service, has commanded the 89th RSC since May 2001. He began his military career as an active duty infantry officer with the 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C. He has been deployed to Saudi Arabia and to Kaposvar, Hungary, for Operation Joint Endeavor.
Symanski has been the recipient of numerous medals, including the Legion of Merit, Bronze Star and the Meritorious Service Medal.
Case for former Williams Fund head at a later date
The former head of the Williams Educational Fund, accused of falsifying travel expense vouchers, won't appear in Douglas County District Court now until 3 p.m. Thursday.
Scott McMichael, 48, was scheduled to make his first appearance Thursday to have three charges of making false writings to the Kansas University Athletic Corp. formally read to him. For the second time, the first appearance was continued.
McMichael resigned from the Williams Fund on Aug. 10 citing personal and family reasons. The resignation coincided, however, with the start of an investigation by Kansas University auditors and the KU Public Safety Office.
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