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Pottawatomie County Commissioner Dee McKee says she wants more public awareness surrounding alternate routes to and from the new Oliver Brown Elementary School in Blue Township.
Access to the new school from Hwy 24 is somewhat limited and McKee says a major traffic incident could cause some major disruptions.
“I think it’s going to be essential that we look at that and the Green Valley Road that’s two lanes wide that needs some work on the side of the bridge and there may be a day where something gets closed. They need to know the route around,” she said.
Bison, brown and gold approved for Oliver Brown Elementary mascot, school colors
Aerial view of the under construction Oliver Brown Elementary School in Blue Township. (USD 383 courtesy photo)
The USD 383 school board voted 5-2 in favor of Oliver Brown Elementary welcoming the new brown & gold color scheme and bison mascot.
Following more than 1,600 responses to an online survey late last year, the public had the final say in deciding the colors and mascot for the new school. Newly elected board president Jurdene Coleman held out for “Ollie the Owl”, and said she was saddened by the resulting polls and was joined by board member Brandy Santos.
The Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a series of burglary and theft reports from the past week.
Among the thefts, Sheriff Shane Jager says the department is investigating the theft of about $22,000 in tools taken from an enclosed trailer at the construction site of the new Oliver Brown Elementary School in Blue Township. The incident was reported Dec. 30 and its believed the theft occurred early that morning.
Two theft reports were also filed Dec. 28 after multiple vehicles had their catalytic converters removed. The Sheriff’s Office says the first theft involved a single vehicle that had its part removed sometime between Dec. 15 and Dec. 28 in the parking lot of Frieling Auto Sales in Manhattan. A second theft theft from two vehicles in the 26000 block of Doyle Creek Road in St. Marys, is believed to have occurred prior to Christmas Day.