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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 2004
Page
7
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The Caregivers and Alzheimer's Support Group will meet Tuesday at 7:30 a.m. at Margaret Hall Ottawa Village West. Breakfast provided. U.S. Rep. Jim Ryun to greet public 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Wednesday at Sirloin Stockade Princeton Road after a morning meeting with Franklin County Commission. Sacred Heart festival Anchors Aweigh set Saturday 5 p.m. to 11 p.m. at parish center Fifth Cedar streets. 21+. tickets at door or Sacred Heart 242-2174. Proceeds fund school basement renovation.
Today schedule includes a 4 p.m. Ottawa City Commission work session at City Hall 1018 Hickory Street and a 6 p.m. ham and bean dinner by Wellsville Louis Hanson American Legion Post 194 at Fifth and Main. Also a 7 p.m. Town & Country 4-H Club at Celebration Hall Franklin County Fairgrounds and a USD 290 Board of Education session at Ottawa Middle School.
The Daily Report lists admissions on Friday for Marian Turner Ottawa Elmer Louderback Princeton Royal Thompson Osawatomie Myrtle Haas Ottawa and Sunday for William David Jones Williamsburg. Dismissals Friday include Leon Nelson Ottawa. Sheriff arrests feature Adam Lee Anderson driving while suspended Ricky Dean Rochester driving while intoxicated Scott Bradley Johnson theft Craig M Manchester failure to appear and Russell C Reeves domestic battery. Police and sheriff notes cover counterfeit bills vandalism mailbox and vehicle incidents with several arrests and bonds. Ambulance calls include multiple medical emergencies and several non injury vehicle incidents nearby towns.
The Herald reports on spring and summer road work on I-35 from 7.5 miles north of the K-68 interchange to the Johnson County line. Deb Miller cites excessive speed as a key cause of crashes. Last year Kansas had 1,598 work zone crashes, 12 deaths, 515 injuries, and double fines for speeding. drivers are urged to stay alert, avoid distractions, and expect delays.
A two year 15 million project will fix sinkholes under I 70 in western Kansas near Gorham. KDOT says soil fills will level two sinking road areas and a bridge west of the Crawford sinkhole will be demolished with explosives. Traffic will reroute to former U S 40 during eight hour demolition. Abandoned wells in Gorham Oil Field linked to groundwater movement beneath the highway.
Governor Kathleen Sebelius pushes a plan to extend statewide homeownership financing to low and moderate income Kansans, via single family mortgage revenue bonds. Supporters say it boosts rural development and fairness, while opponents fear state competition and misaligned income limits. The bill, Senate Bill 222, faces a unsure path as lawmakers wrap up the session.
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