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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 2002
Page
7
A workshop to review a draft of new zoning regulations is scheduled for 7 p.m. Tuesday at the County Annex. Planning Commissioners set the session at their regular meeting Thursday. The event is open to the public.
Admissions and discharges from Ottawa with names Jon Semrau Roberta Bronson Kodi Crane Pauline Ket tlehut Gladys Kiefer and others. Births include a Rose Penne and Kodi Crane deliveries. Plus arrests in multiple counties, thefts, vandalism, accidents and ambulance calls across Topeka Wellsville and Garnett with names, times, and bonds.
The Kansas Senate backed a redistricting plan favoring Republicans by linking southeast and northwest Kansas in the 1st District, sending the bill to the House where a different version already passed. Critics labeled the map a partisan gerrymander while proponents argued it serves the interests of four GOP seats.
Front Page CITY day reports representative Kent Grigg notes potential property purchases near the proposed sewage treatment plant. The city considers reorganization and Deb Henningsen is expected to be installed as mayor on Wednesday. Wednesday’s agenda includes a nuisance proposal for 17 S. Ash and 530 N. Mulberry. Andy Haney, public works director, met in Washington with the American Public Works Association and Kansas lawmakers seeking a grant to fund dike system repairs amid rip rap concerns.
Budget debate centers on tax proposals with conservatives like Sen. Robert Tyson seeking no bill and continued spending cuts hoped for. The Senate approved a congressional redistricting bill shifting southeast Kansas into the 1st District with western Kansas. House attendance was light as the 2002 session nears overtime with May 1 marking day 91. Budgets proposed include SB 640 and HB 3008.
Russell authorities report a 22-year-old 500-gallon fire truck brake failure led to a crash that killed Earl Hemphill, 61, the Russell Fire Department chief directing traffic at an injury crash. The incident followed a rollover near US-281 as Paradise Fire Chief Justin Frye survived.
Civic leaders launched the Coda Jazz Fund in Kansas City to cover funeral costs for struggling jazz figures. The fund, administered by an advisory board and the Greater Kansas City Community Foundation, was announced at Lincoln Cemetery where Charlie Parker is buried. May 17 benefit concert will feature Kevin Mahogany Ida McBeth Robby Watson Claude Williams and the Jazz Sextet Plus-1 to raise funds.
John Brown’s Pennsylvania farm near Guys Mills will open this season under owner guardians Gary and Donna Coburn. The site features his first wife Dianthe and two children’s graves, a tannery remains, and a small free museum detailing Brown’s life from 1826 to 1836, with a civil war era picnic planned for May and hopes of archeological digs to uncover unmarked graves.
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