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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1998
Page
8
The Ottawa girls soccer team breaks a three game skid with a win over Maranatha Academy of Shawnee on Thursday, improving from a rough start to a three win week.
Partly sunny conditions expected with a high near 60 and southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Additional weather details are continued on page 2.
United Nations weapons experts report virtually no progress in verifying Iraq has destroyed banned weapons. The critique cites Saddam Hussein's refusal to open presidential sites to inspectors and disruption since last year, casting doubt on Baghdad's compliance with the UN disarmament deal.
Hutchinson Kansas five member City Council unanimously chose Jeff Roberts 44 as mayor replacing Frances Garcia. Roberts emphasizes minority involvement and notes some prejudice but says minorities have not been excluded from politics. Hispanics are 5.4 percent of about 40 000 people per 1990 census.
The Central Heights school board opens with a budget hearing at 7 20 p m Monday followed by the regular meeting at 7 30 p m Update on the proposed building project and the search for a new superintendent to replace retiring Henry Huddleston are on the agenda.
Amy J. Weir, arrested in Vancouver Washington, suspected of killing her reluctant boyfriend, cutting up his body, and flushing some parts down a toilet. Also notes a January incident in Rochester New Hampshire where Jonathan M. Charest allegedly carved open a door with a chainsaw to stop loud in law arguments and a December road rage case in Howell Township New Jersey where Jerry Russo allegedly ran down a car that was laughing at him for nose picking.
Oak Haven Nursing Home in Richmond faces last minute paperwork delays as the city prepares to sell to Progressive Health Care Group of Savannah. Mayor Wilson says transfer could occur June 1, part of a four home deal including Pleasant View in Pleasanton and two other facilities in Fort Scott and Uniontown.
Kansas Attorney General's Office recommends deferring to Franklin County Attorney Larry Wright's finding that the Ottawa Board of Education did not violate the Open Meetings Act during an executive session over two years ago. The dispute arose over whether board members viewing teacher evaluations in private constituted binding action. Wright's decision was endorsed by Assistant AG Steve Phillips, urging no further action by the KNEA.
Valerie Wolf reports Ottawa School District honors two teachers Kathleen Waymire STEP 1 at Eisenhower Elementary and Chuck Tilman Ottawa High School for Kansas State Teacher of the Year nominations Waymire a four year district veteran previously at Emporia and Garfield Elementary teaches a transitional STEP 1 class serving multiple Ottawa elementary schools Tilman a veteran math teacher is nominated at the secondary level for the state recognition
Franklin County turned out crowds near 20,000 for a mammoth homecoming parade for Company K of the 20th Kansas. Ottawa planned the event with a queen and attendants, a 5 cent queen vote fund benefitting parade costs, and a festive evening including a dinner and a concert at the Rohrbaugh Opera House.
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