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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1999
Page
6
Ottawa High School tennis appears poised to stay among Oklahoma's top programs given its talent and experience, with little need for luck to sustain elite status.
Tonight there is a 20 percent chance of evening showers followed by a mostly sunny Tuesday with a high near 65. Winds start west at 10 to 15 mph in the morning and shift to southwest in the afternoon. More details on page 2.
A fragmented index lists newspaper sections such as Classifieds, Comics, Daily Report, Opinion, Obituaries and Sports across pages 2 to 9 with scattered page labels and titles. The text imitates a table of contents rather than a narrative and lacks coherent events or individuals.
In Topeka lawmakers debate restructuring the State Board of Regents to coordinate all higher education segments, while critics push a funding clause to cut community college property tax mill levies. In Lawrence, parents groups challenge evolution teaching with creationist arguments and new school board political activity.
In Buena Vista Virginia a judge approved a $2 million settlement for Rebecca Chittum and Callie Conley two girls switched at birth at the University of Virginia Medical Center in 1995. The dispute involves Rebecca's biological mother Paula Johnson who may seek custody. The agreement covers Rebecca with the adoptive families while Callie remains with her guardians.
Great West Casualty sues the estate of 81 year old Gertie Witherspoon killed near Harrisonville Missouri by a Vernon County Grain and Supply tractor trailer seeking to recover front end damage paid by the insurer. A January crash in Doylestown Pennsylvania saw a 16 year old driver and 20 year old passenger flee a high speed smash into gym doors and a concrete wall in a suicide attempt claim but both wore seat belts and were not seriously hurt.
Two Libyan ex-intelligence agents Abdel Basset Ali al-Megrahi and Lamen Khalifa Fhimah handed over in Tripoli to be extradited to the Netherlands for trial under Scottish law on the 1988 Lockerbie bombing that killed 270 people. The surrender follows UN sanctions and high‑level lobbying, with trial planned at Camp Zeist near Utrecht under heavy security. Families of victims wary the case may not reach top Libyan officials, hoping for full accountability.
Local general elections are Tuesday with polls open 7 am to 7 pm. In Ottawa four of five city commission seats appear on the ballot with incumbents Charles Gillette Matt Matthews and Gene Ramsey seeking re election and five challengers including Max Attebery Russ Daniels Raquel Fleer Richard Jackson and Mark Worley. Five school board seats are on the ballot including one two year term and four year terms for John Coen Rex Cummings Tony Keim Cal Lantis Jack Maxwell Louis Reed among others.
Voters in Kansas head to polls for school board and city races may encounter a proposed constitutional amendment related to oil and gas tax abatements. Supporters warn the surprise risk harms passage as no group has funded advertising. Incumbent Cheryl Sylvester and Terry White seek the two year Lan tis seat. Pomona votes on a half percent sales tax increase and a statewide property tax abatement measure for oil and gas expansions. Other races include Lane mayor and city council seats with candidates Dean Diediker, Martin Drenkhahn, and others.
Ottawan forum drew only three of eight candidates with Richard Jackson sending a note of apology. Rocky Fleer aligned with Mayor Blaine Finch on offering abatements to attract high wage jobs, while Russ Daniels condemned incentives as bribery. Max Attebery urged careful scrutiny of abatements and supported possible tax shifts to fund plant upgrades, favoring a sales tax increase over property tax for needed work.
The United States agrees to send 24 Apache helicopters, 18 rocket launchers, and 2,600 troops to Albania to bolster NATO strikes in Kosovo. Officials say the move aims to halt ethnic cleansing and pressure Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic, while increasing U.S. troop risk in ongoing aerial campaigns.
Thursday marks National Alcoholism Screening Day with Franklin County Mental Health hosting events including a community presentation. Coordinator Glenda Young says the campaign targets college and high school students to discourage teen drinking, noting earlier drinking and the dangers of binge drinking and alcohol poisoning.
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