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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1986
Page
6
Steve Grogan plays a pivotal role in a standout sports day as the paper highlights his momentous day. Page three covers the event with emphasis on Grogan's impact and career context.
A large Ottawa High crowd gathered as the city renamed the stadium Steve Grogan Stadium in honor of the 1971 OHS graduate and New England Patriots quarterback. Grogan spoke of community support, thanked family and coaches, and urged youth to strive higher, with officials and locals in attendance.
Mostly sunny and windy today with highs around 85 and winds up to 30 mph. Partly cloudy tonight with a 40 percent of rain and lows 60 to 65. Partly cloudy on Sunday with a 30 percent chance of rain becoming sunny in the afternoon with highs near 75.
The 1840s to 1850s Overland Trail era saw Kansas families dominate migration to Oregon and California. Men mainly chose to move seeking land, while women shared duties of homesteading and child care. Daily life balanced oxen care, wagon management, ferry work, and social fires at night, with risks of broken bones and fatigue.
Topeka officials unveiled a redesigned Kansas license plate featuring a sun like orange blotch seen as unattractive by Secretary Duncan. The upcoming white plate with yellow ribbon and dark blue characters aims to boost the state's image, with a new SAM-123 numbering scheme and a removable county sticker. Production starts July 1 unless lawmakers intervene. cost set at about 4 million for 3.2 million plates.
Stalemate over raising the state sales tax to fund the FY 1967 budget threatens to push the Kansas Legislature into overtime next week. Senate and House clash over timing, with talks stalled on July 1 versus June 1 and January half increments, while a pending farm loan rate buy-down bill offers a potential path to break the impasse.
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