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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1998
Page
6
The Ottawa High girls soccer team earned its second straight victory with a home win over Olathe Christian on Tuesday. Page 7 notes the result and matchup details.
Frigid Thursday with cloudy skies and a high near 50. North winds 15 to 25 mph. A light rain risk exists, and readers are advised to check page 2 for more detailed weather updates.
Postmaster Dave McBride warns today's Ottawa traffic may double a normal day and brings in extra help as tax deadline nears. Inside and outside drop boxes postmark by midnight for April 15. Habitat for Humanity project at Seventh and Cypress Saturday runs 9 45 a m to 2 p m with free pizza and pop for volunteers. contact Benjamin Swanson at 242 5200 ext 5654.
The Fourth Judicial District Planning Committee data collection subcommittee will attend a risk and resources training April 22 to 24 in Fort Scott. District planners have about five months to develop a comprehensive juvenile justice plan per state mandates. Subcommittee members gather data on risk factors for youths in Osage Coffey Franklin and Anderson counties and identify service gaps to build aftercare and conditional release programs for juvenile offenders. Public may attend all community planning meetings for the Juvenile Justice Authority. The Fort Scott program runs from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily.
U S Representative Jim Ryun will speak at the Wellsville Chamber of Commerce meeting from noon to 1 p m at the Wellsville Public Library. He will discuss his first year in Congress and audience concerns.
John Kieser, 45, was convicted in Philadelphia in January of carrying a weapon on an airliner after uttering hijack on a US Airways flight in August 1997. He argued the word was in response to being called hi jack. A flare gun and 17 fire starting flares were found in his carry on.
Ottawa official Fogle criticizes Wal-Mart access at 17th and Main and urges state cooperación for safer traffic flow. He recounts past two ten foot easements donated for a left turn into Wal-Mart and argues Wal-Mart should meet fair costs for connecting easements now needed for his south of Wal-Mart development project.
Community members organized a petition to recall Ottawa Board of Education members citing failure to reflect patrons' will. The recall process requires 40 percent of voters from the election to sign, with county approval before a vote. Organizers stressed education issues and accountability while noting the recall aims to spark responsiveness rather than remove all members.
The article recalls Franklin County pioneers forming Republican dominance after the Civil War and outlines local volunteer recruitment for the Spanish American War era. It notes officers choosing units in multiple counties, details a letter writer Set Irwin Todd and fiancé Ethel Tucker, and hints at future projects like “Jayhawks in the Jungles.”
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