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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1982
Page
7
A concise county commission briefing outlines recent votes and budget steps. It highlights key shifts in oversight, funding requests, and upcoming meeting dates affecting local governance and community projects.
Franklin County engineers raised a 50 foot span on a bridge west of Le Loup by nine inches and added steel plates to match the road, lifting its weight limit from three to 13 tons. The $1,000 retrofit avoided a deck replacement and kept traffic flowing while extending the bridge's life.
Washington reports the last minute rush to file federal income tax returns with midnight deadline looming. About 10 million more may wait, 96 million hoped for, 62.8 million filed by April 9, refunds average 704 dollars, extensions available via Form 4868 but payment deadlines remain unchanged.
Secretary of State Haig resumes efforts to defuse the Falklands crisis as Britain and Argentina hover at odds over sovereignty. He flies to Buenos Aires for another round of talks amid reports of Argentine naval movements near the islands and Soviet intelligence concerns.
Director of utilities Jack Davis announced the semiannual flushing of city water mains will start next Wednesday and last about 30 days. Crews will start at the north end and move south flushing through fire hydrants for about an hour, possibly causing low water pressure or cloudy rust colored water. Residents are advised to avoid laundry during flushing and wait until evening on local flush days. The department typically flushes twice yearly but skipped last fall.
Governor John Carlin urges Kansas lawmakers to pass a bill during the April cleanup session to require owners lease holders and contractors to be parties to a nursing home license. He cites out of state ownership and multiple corporate entities shifting responsibility for quality of care.
About 350 participants are expected Saturday for the Ottawa Jaycees first annual Walk for Franklin County. The 30-kilometer trek to Camp Chippewa and back supports local nonprofits with 60 percent of funds to share groups and 40 percent to entrant organizations.
The National Weather Service station at the Ottawa Water Plant logged a low of 48 and a high of 83 with no rain. Tonight partly cloudy with a 60 percent thunderstorm risk, some may be severe, low around 50. Winds northwest 10 to 20 mph. Friday shows a 20 percent chance of morning showers, otherwise partly cloudy and cooler with highs in the 60s.
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