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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 2000
Page
7
Tonight clears by midnight with a low around 35 to 40 degrees and a diminishing north wind of 5 to 15 mph. Friday brings sunshine and warmer conditions with highs in the mid 60s and a light north to variable afternoon wind. For more weather details, see page 2.
A tornado cut across Parsons in the evening injuring only a handful with none serious as damage assessments began. Homes, the police department and Parsons Theatre suffered, hundreds of cars damaged, and power restored by dawn. Governor Graves declared Labette County a disaster area.
Heartland Works Inc plans a local center in Ottawa by October or November, potentially at City Hall or the Ottawa Library. The center will connect to state and national job banks, offer resume help and Internet access, and be staffed weekly by a Heartland Works representative to aid Franklin County clients.
Ottawa Education Association and Ottawa Board of Education negotiators tentatively agreed to a plan where the district would contribute 75 dollars monthly per employee toward health insurance for teachers. The plan would apply to new hires with a use it or lose it approach, and funding would come from a modest Local Option Budget increase.
Gov. Bill Graves proposed 61 spending ideas aimed at education and social services for the 2001 fiscal year, relying heavily on federal nursing home funds. The plan, tied to an $8.6 billion budget, includes special education, home-based disability services, pension issues, and adding 16 Kansas Highway Patrol positions. House and Senate committees were finalizing the last spending bill as discussions continued.
Ottawa officials pressed for details on about 450000 in airport money tied to a congressional aviation bill. City Manager Lambers said he has no word on the funding or any federal strings. The meeting approved a Sprint PCS antenna contract on the water tower and a tax on Internet sales resolution. National Police Week was proclaimed and a Capital Improvements budget hearing was held with more public input planned.
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