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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 2002
Page
7
The outlook calls for tonight to be partly cloudy with a 20 percent rain chance and lows in the upper 40s. Tuesday remains partly cloudy with a 20 percent rain chance in the afternoon and highs near 80, followed by a 30 percent rain chance Tuesday night.
The Franklin County Information Technology department faces audit criticism for poor documentation of purchases and assets and for employees leveraging technical jargon to abuse trust. Independent auditor Jason Parks told county commissioners that records were not monitored. He faulted limited cooperation from IT staff and noted the audit covered four years in two days. Parks cited a $318,000 storage area network purchase lacking justification and said commissioners were not shown ample, cheaper options. The IT director defended the process and urged more commissioner engagement.
Planning tonight at 4 p.m. at the city building will include a vote on rezoning 901 S. Main for Ransom Memorial Hospital to remodel and house therapy departments. May 1 agenda includes CIP budget hearing and a contested 823 Pecan rezoning opposed as spot zoning. Old Otasco building and several other condemned or pending properties await action. City boards candidates also to be discussed.
Kansas House Speaker Kent Glasscock of Manhattan returned home after balloon angioplasty to clear a heart artery. Spokesman Scott Holeman said he remains inclined to run for governor but will delay any formal announcement to rest and follow his doctor's advice.
Sheriff says at about 545 p m Saturday Lee Alan Ludlum 20 of Wichita passed the Littlejohns 31 and 28 in U s 59 south of Ottawa Then Ludlum allegedly waved a gun leading the Littlejohns to pull over and call 911 A deputy had earlier stopped Ludlum for a traffic violation and a gun holster alcohol and ammunition were found in the vehicle He faces aggravated assault minor in consumption and speed charges and will see a judge for bond
President Bush marked Earth Day with a snowy Adirondacks hike promising progress on air pollution and clashing with rival Al Gore. Gore staged his own Earth Day speech plan, accusing Bush of weakening protections as aides dismissed Democratic attacks amid campaign tensions. Bush aided trail maintenance during the walk near Au Sable River.
President Bush promotes a market based limit system to cut sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxide and mercury by about 70 percent by 2018. Congress has not voted yet while New York weighs suspending recycling to close a budget gap.
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