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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 2000
Page
8
A 30 percent chance of showers or thunderstorms tonight with partly cloudy skies and a low near 50. Wind shifts to northwest 5 to 15 mph. Thursday brings breezy, mostly sunny weather with a high between 70 and 75. For more weather details, see page 2A.
The Kansas Adjutant General's Department totals 750 damaged structures in Parsons and rural Labette County from the April 19 tornado. Fifty three homes and 20 commercial buildings destroyed, 112 with major damage, 468 minor homes and 69 minor commercial buildings. National Guard troops remain through today to remove debris.
A winter look fell on Eighth Street in Wellsville near Main after a storm dropped pea sized hail. After the system moved east the sun returned and a rainbow appeared against dark clouds overhead.
Franklin County Farmers Market will resume at 4 p.m. next Wednesday at the county annex at 15th and Main, with weekly hours 8 a.m. Saturdays and Wednesday afternoons through Nov. 1. Coordinator Freone Hollinger says 17 vendors are signed up now, with space for 22 and buyers from Franklin, Anderson, Osage, and Douglas counties.
Appanoose Elementary and Middle School launches an outdoor classroom project led by P E teacher Brad Graf. Students convert an old ball field into a 75 by 75 foot nature area with native trees, grasses, wildflowers, bird stations, and mulched walking paths. Plans include a central pond and waterfall with future maintenance by students and parent donations.
Fire destroyed a metal garage at 3359 Ohio Road about three miles east of Ottawa. Ottawa Township Assistant Fire Chief Jared Shinkle said the cause was undetermined but a car parked inside the garage is a possible source. Loss estimated at $50,000. No injuries. Wellsville responders aided with two tanker trucks.
Topeka AP reports legislative committees finished their spending-recommendation versions using initial tobacco settlement funds. House appropriations stress youth prevention programs while Senate proposals favor broader disbursement including services for children before kindergarten. Overall 2001 spending seen near 8.7 billion. Prison measure aims to add about 775 beds, more than governor’s plan but short of early package.
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