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Oliver Brown Elementary construction is seen from the Jackies Way entrance on the building’s west side in the July 8, 2021 file photo. (Brandon Peoples/KMAN) Oliver Brown Elementary construction site as viewed from the north (Junietta Road) on July 8, 2021. (Brandon Peoples/KMAN) USD 383 will host a grand opening for the new Oliver Brown Elementary School on August 7th. Assistant Superintendent Eric Reid made the announcement at Wednesday’s school board meeting.       0707-Reid 1 The new school is a key part of the district’s 2018 bond and is under construction in Blue Township. T...

Blue Township resident lobbies Pottawatomie County for better roads to accommodate growth Blue Township resident Judson Jones used to live in a remote section of Pottawatomie County at the northeast corner of the Green Valley Road/Junietta Road intersection. But today, his home at 8801 Junietta Road is surrounded by housing developments. Junietta Road is now paved east to where the road curves north and becomes Moody Road. Jones says as the area becomes more developed, the township lacks an adequate road system to handle the additional traffic. “I’ve had seven accidents in front of ...

Pottawatomie County Commissioner Pat Weixelman While the idea of putting in a bridge in a bridge on Junietta Road near Oliver Brown Elementary School has been around for a while, it likely won’t come to fruition anytime soon. Speaking on KMAN’s In Focus Dec. 22, Pottawatomie County commissioner Pat Weixelman said that it’s largely a matter of how it could be funded. “That’s something we’re going to have to address in the next year or two to try to come up with some funding and make this thing a little more toward reality. As of now there just isn’t any funding available for it,�...