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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 2000
Page
7
Ottawa High boys took first place at the Bonner Springs track meet with the girls finishing second. The event featured standout performances across multiple events and helped set the tone for the season.
Tonight increases in clouds toward sunrise with a low in the mid 40s and light southeast wind. Saturday brings mostly cloudy skies with a high between 70 and 75 and a south wind of 10 to 20 mph. For more weather, see page 2A.
Parsons residents survey wreckage after a nighttime tornado crippled Toby's Carnival and damaged homes and businesses across town. Owner Toby Nemmers estimates near 2 million in damages. 27 people hospitalized with mostly minor injuries. state of emergency declared for several counties. Local volunteers and Red Cross assist as National Guard clears debris and residents count blessings despite devastation.
Ottawa native Christine Carbaugh, a substitute teacher with a social services degree from Ottawa University, filled in at Hawthorne Elementary mixing old memories with new roles. She taught for her former fourth grade teacher Dee Anne Harden, who learned Carbaugh still lives nearby and did not expect to see her in the classroom.
Larry Williams an employee of Ottawa Co-op transfers about 300 bushels of corn to the elevator at 302 North Main on Thursday. The corn had been moved to the bins on North Locust for cleaning before loading.
The Ottawa Board of Education pivots to a 7 p.m special meeting at Ottawa Middle School to hear public comment on the old OMS with possible action. The Old OMS Task Force will present Friends of Historic Buildings proposal to convert the former school into a Franklin County Community Center with offices, theater, gym, and indoor pool.
Mattie Perry of the Friends group says the board should allow a petition to seek a 0.25 percent sales tax for a recreation complex and possibly the historic building. Allegre notes the board will hear the proposal Monday and public comment will be allowed as they decide options including demolition, sale, or leaving the property vacant.
Ottawa Interim Superintendent Kay Highbarger seeks a $32,000 block grant for vocational programs and a four year plan to partner with Neosho County Community College. The goal is articulation that lets Ottawa High School students enroll in college level business and health occupation courses at NCCC without college credit, with dual credit already offered in some classes.
Environmental activists mark 30 years of Earth Day by adopting modern tactics, shifting targets from mass protests to targeted campaigns. They emphasize workplace influence, climate policy dialogue, and leveraging media to push for action while noting differences from the Vietnam War era movement.
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