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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1997
Page
6
Tim Belcher delivered a complete-game effort Sunday helping the Kansas City Royals remain a half game behind the division leader in the American League Central. Partly cloudy Tuesday with a mid 70s high and a south wind 10 to 20 mph.
Ottawa fire officials probe a Saturday morning blaze that destroyed a detached garage and damaged a two story home at 808 N. Sycamore. The house owned by Leonard W. Cheasbro and rented to Maria E. Bautista suffered about 20 000 dollars in damages. the cause is believed suspicious and under investigation as the fire spread to the residence, Captain Jeff Carner reports.
Beth Gibbons a 15 year old Ottawa girl remained in critical condition this morning at the University of Kansas Medical Center after a head on collision Thursday night. She was a passenger in a truck driven by Andrew Miller 16 and collided with a van driven by Debra Sylvester 43. Gibbons and Sylvester suffered broken bones internal injuries and possible burns while Miller was released in good condition. Sylvester remains in fair condition.
Three people died on Missouri roads over the weekend. Joseph Seward, 18, of Blue Springs, died when his car left a Lafayette County road near Odessa and overturned. In a separate crash near Warsaw, David Hoagland, 21, of Sedalia, collided with a southbound car driven by Jerry Ott, 51, of Wellsville, Kan., sending Ott’s car down an embankment and overturning. Jay Hinkel was selected by Anderson County Republicans as the new county attorney, subject to governor confirmation. he plans to start May 5 and move to Anderson County after school.
Willis Valentine Jr. 46 of Waverly and Floyd Richmond 26 of Garnett died Sunday after a Pontiac Grand Prix left the golf course area and was struck by an eastbound Burlington Northern Santa Fe freight train near the Georgia Street crossing six miles west of Ottawa. The crossing lacks arms or lights. the car spun 150 feet and lay between tracks after the 55 mph impact. Both men were pronounced dead at the scene. Authorities investigated for hours with funeral plans pending.
Franklin County seniors designed an Internet page on local Indian history with help from The Kansas City Star free training at UMKC. They visited Franklin County Historical Society and local sites, finding the project mixed art with technology and constraints of the web.
Report says Kansas hosts freemen seeking a sovereign republic. Sheriff Metcalf cites about 100 in the area and a group in Abilene ordered Gov Graves’s oath office charges. The piece notes the wider freemen movement, their common-law courts, and difficulty counting active adherents in Kansas.
Ivy Pacheco 10, a Garfield Elementary pupil known for Girl Scouts and outdoor hobbies, drowned off Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Beach. Her mother Mary and grandmother Judith also died trying to rescue her. Ivy’s brother T.J. was uninjured. Garfield staff arrange counselors as the community mourns.
Ottawa Jaycees expand Independence Day events into a Chautauqua Days festival in Forest Park. The effort blends a Civil War reenactment and 19th century entertainments with crafts and a major evening show featuring B J Thomas. Rex Carswell notes tickets and volunteers are key.
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