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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 2003
Page
7
Coffey County Lake, cooling water source for Wolf Creek Nuclear Generating Station, will reopen to fishermen as national threat level drops to yellow. Registration required. lake open sunrise to sunset. Call 620 364 2475 for daily status before you go.
Dismissals include Erin Vander ford with baby in Ottawa and Dusti Powell with baby in Pomona. Bookings list Denise Michelle Collins 20 of 1229 S Main, and Stephen Wayne Sams 36 of Gardner. arrests cover Cecil E Beatty 65 on sexual battery. a 14 year old on tobacco. Lisa Sloop 41 on Shawnee warrant. James Simms 38 on lewd behavior. Andrew Peoples 33 on driving while suspended. Manuel Garcia 38 on no license. David Fashing 45 on driving while suspended. Thefts note gas thefts at First Stop No 4 and a purse theft on West Fourth. Minor vehicle accidents and fire/ambulance calls noted.
Ottawa city commissioners approved a 3 to 2 vote granting Chalk It Up a beer license for 1288 S Main St despite protests about a nearby drinking district. Owners faced prior state license revocation for tax issues and concerns over noise, trash, and nuisances from patrons.
Kansas Congressman Jim Ryun, a former Olympic silver medalist and 36 year high school mile record holder, describes his shift from chasing athletic glory to serving God and public life. He credits Christian faith with guiding his career, forgiving 1974 Olympic disappointment, and framing his life choices as service oriented. At Ottawa University, he spoke on faith, politics, and the Iraq War, urging students to seek personal faith and accountability amid contemporary politics.
Greg Payne and his wife Tonya opened the Smoky Pelican at 1608 5 Main St in the old Taco Tico building last weekend. Payne, raised around family barbecue traditions in Shreveport, features Louisiana staples like red beans and rice crawfish and frog legs alongside smoked ribs and sandwiches. He chose Ottawa after two months of searching small cities outside Kansas City and notes his brothers plan more restaurants while he and his family stay connected over cooking ideas.
Emporia writer Don Coldsmith, a prolific Kansan with nearly 40 books and a long running Horsin Around column, will speak at Richmond United Methodist Church at 7 p.m. on April 27. The event, co sponsored by the Richmond Library JOY group and Kansas Humanities Council, offers free admission.
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