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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1997
Page
1
Dagwood appears altered as cartoonists swap roles for April Fool's Day. The Dagwood figure is drawn by Jim Davis who usually draws Garfield, with note directing readers to page 5B for the page.
Mostly cloudy and cooler Wednesday with a 50 percent chance of rain and possible thunderstorms. High near 60. South wind 10 to 20 mph.
Ken Humm seeks a city variance to allow a seasonal 8 by 12 foot food and beverage concession stand in the north side of the Country Mart parking lot near Prairie Spirit Trail. He requests a quarterly license, with state licensing for the business, noting 25 years in the trade. The commission asked staff to study a new ordinance to meet the request.
The Kansas Senate debated about five hours and 15 amendments before approving a concealed handgun bill 22 to 18. It moves back to the House for concurrence as Gov. Graves has signaled a veto if the bill reaches him.
Johnson County senator Rich Becker proposes raising annual legislative pay from 18 597 to 30 000 to offset living and office expenses tied to the job. The plan would add about 1.9 million to the state budget and raise pension benefits tied to salaries, with some retirees seeing a 28 percent rise. Leaf rust appears early on south central Kansas wheat, prompting concern from agriculture officials about potential disease and insect pressures this spring.
Ottawa and Williamsburg voters cast ballots for city commission and school board as turnout grows. At Ottawa's 8th precinct 190 of 1,498 registered voters had voted by 11 am at Westminster Presbyterian Church. In Sth precinct Faith Lutheran Church 87 of 910 registered voters voted around 10 am. Polls stay open until 7 pm.
President Clinton urged zero tolerance for terrorism and said violence cannot serve political aims. He met with King Hussein of Jordan at the White House to discuss security and the peace process and planned a future peacemaking trip by Madeleine Albright once a strategy is chosen. Hussein supported an Albright mission. Clinton condemned new Gaza violence and rejected any justification for terrorism.
Architect Tim Cummins told the Ottawa Board of Education that the OMS project is nearly ready for construction phase after months of refinement with Superintendent Harvey Ludwick and staff. The board unanimously approved the latest design as planners say they are on schedule despite earlier delays.
The Ottawa School District advances from site survey to design development for the new Ottawa Middle School. Construction documents run through May with bidding in May and June negotiations. Construction slated for June, completion planned for November 1998, occupancy in the 1998-1999 school year second semester.
Ottawa High School will award high school credits for college courses through NCCC and allow options from Ottawa University and the University of Kansas. Principal Gary Mavity notes 10 to 40 students per semester now take college classes, with credits converting to high school units and grades counted in GPA.
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