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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 2007
Page
8
Snow fell early Tuesday across the northern Plains as storms hit the region and moved toward the Great Lakes. Thunderstorms also stretched across the Ohio and Tennessee Valleys, bringing unsettled weather to a broad area. Kansas Conditions Hotline is 1 800 585 7623, provided by the Kansas Highway Patrol.
Daily bulletin board requests two days or more in advance by fax email or mail. Non commercial events open to the public can be announced at no charge. No phone calls please.
Veterans and dependents can get free help with service work at 1 p.m. Thursday at Ottawa City Hall Library. A Kansas Commission on Veterans Affairs representative will assist without appointment. Call (785) 843-5233 or visit 745 Vermont St. Suite 2 Lawrence KS 66044-2371 for options.
The Ottawa Recreation Commission will hold two special meetings at 5 30 p m on Wednesday and Thursday in the study session room at City Hall 101 S Hickory St. The board will meet in executive session to discuss candidates for the director position.
Shawnee County Commissioners voted 2 to 1 to ban smoking on all county property including the Kansas Expocentre and park and recreation lands. The rule, taking effect 30 days after publication, adds fines up to 100 dollars for a first violation 200 dollars for a second within a year and 500 dollars for a third.
Former Rep. Jim Ryun of Lawrence says he is raising money to run again in 2008 for Kansas 2nd District. Some Republicans doubt he can overcome the Boyda upset, with possible challengers weighing runs and party support shifting as 2008 approaches.
Winter April showers may bring a chance of snow in the Ottawa area Thursday. Climatologist Mary Knapp notes the warm weekend does not signal summer. highs in the 50s and nights near freezing, with possible showers as a trailing storm moves through. Franklin County officials say there was no damage from this morning's weather.
Franklin County's Research and Extension office hosts Dining with Diabetes a three session cooking class at Ottawa Middle School 1230 S Ash St from 4 to 6 pm starting April 11. Attendees cook watch demonstrations sample recipes and take home menus with a $15 fee pre registration required call 785 229 3520 or visit the Extension Office 14185 Main St Suite 2 Franklin County Office Annex Ottawa for details or enrollment.
The Franklin County Historical Society will host a public forum at 7 p.m. Thursday in the Franklin County Office Annex to explain the Free dom's Frontier National Historical Heritage Area. The area includes Franklin County and 28 eastern Kansas and western Missouri counties and will be administered by the National Park Service. A management plan in a few years could unlock about 10 million dollars in federal funds to promote sites and tourism.
Three weeks into their mission to stabilize security in Iraq, about 3,400 Fort Riley soldiers join the surge as one of the first two brigade combat teams deployed. Three members died March 20 after an improvised device struck their vehicle. Maj. Kirk Luedeke calls the effort Normandy D-Day like in the war on terror. General Petraeus aims for five brigade teams to aid Iraqi forces in Baghdad.
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