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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 2000
Page
7
Weather forecast notes tonight mostly clear early then partly cloudy after midnight with a low of 45 to 50 and a light east wind. Tuesday brings mostly cloudy conditions with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms and a high around 65 to 70. For more weather, see page 2.
Ottawa High School hosts the fourth annual Senior Dance from 5 to 7 p.m. this Sunday in the south gym with a Trapped in Paradise theme and live music by the Ottawa City Band. NHS members and the junior class organize a free event for about 80 attendees, featuring intergenerational dancing and stories from senior guests. Donations are requested via the school office at 229-8020.
Vern Chesbro of Ottawa, chairman of the KPERS board, says Gov. Bill Graves's proposal to suspend the state's annual contribution this year raises financial and political risks. He notes KPERS holds $10.5 billion in investments and would need about $1 billion to fund pensions, urging stability over repeated funding pauses.
The Arkansas River is so polluted near Wichita that water contact risks for wading fishing and touching are unsafe. KDHE officials say the river cleans up before city entry but becomes dangerously dirty downstream. A court decree to clean up the river remains, with costs and actions contingent on locating the pollution source and possible city assistance.
As the Kansas Legislature reconvenes for the last stretch, leaders expect four days to wrap up the session with a final spending bill the priority. Debates linger on open records, social services, the state historical society, and a possible prescription drug program for seniors, plus gambling and agency reform.
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