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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 2000
Page
8
The Kansas Commission on Veterans Affairs will assist veterans and dependents in Ottawa at 1 p.m. Tuesday and May 16 at the City Hall Library. This free service provides veteran service work. For contact, KCVA lists 745 Vermont St Lawrence KS and phone 785 843 5233.
Soroptimist International of Ottawa announced 1000 in awards with 500 each for Annette Husted of Ottawa University and Emily Petersen of Ottawa High School. The awards were presented April 27 at the Ottawa Country Club Awards Luncheon. The group also supports Ottawa High’s Renaissance Program and related local initiatives.
The Kansas Senate approved the Years of Promise reform package sending incentives for teachers, a $1000 annual bonus for national certification, up to $1000 mentor stipends funded by a $1 million tobacco settlement, and mandatory FBI checks for new school hires. It also requires a reading plan to ensure fourth grade mastery.
In Belmont, Kansas, a baby boy’s body was unearthed by Wise children and shown around on a grain shovel before police arrived. Sheriff Hill and the county attorney described ongoing autopsy results and investigations to determine identity and cause of death.
Police declined to disclose interview details while investigators corroborate statements. Two teenagers Kunard and Knapp face burglary and theft charges after entering the warehouse and removing paperweights later recovered. Fire officials battled wind, saved two adjacent buildings, with losses estimated at over a million dollars. The incident follows three prior deliberate fires at local sites.
The sheriff outlines starting pay of 22,900 with raises to 26,000 and 26,900 over three years, plus budget needs for future increases. The department, now eight officers, seeks more hires as calls rose to 9,272 in 1999 from 8,954 in 1998. Officers assist highways due to limited state coverage, risking officer and public safety during simultaneous incidents.
Wellsville officials and rural partners clash over leadership as plans emerge to form a unified fire district including Wellsville, Franklin Township Rural Fire District No. 1, and Miami County. Stonequist says the larger district could improve response, pool resources, and may fund its own ambulance service, with formation taking about a year.
Franklin County Commission heard from Deb Barker about moving five years of stored items to the County Barn and continuing to house textiles and papers at the courthouse. Ray DeJulio reported road damage outside Wellsville with barricades in place and plans to add rock once ruts dry. A public hearing was planned to close 10 feet of Haskell Terrace near the Blackstone Bridge, with rural fire departments concerned about response routes. Sandy Dickson noted George Sell resigned from the Planning Commission and seeks appointment to the Board of Zoning Appeals. A contract was approved to house Johnson County jail inmates for 35 dollars per day per person. The appraisal for the former Crestview Nursing Home should be ready in 30 days. Bids to sand the second floor courthouse courtroom were approved, with asbestos tile removal potential noted by County Attorney Larry Wright.
A Labette County teen incorrectly sparked a high school hoax by claiming a plot to shoot teachers and students at Labette County High. Five youths were jailed on conspiracy charges, later dropped, while the informant faced a false-report charge as a juvenile. Authorities defended the rapid, large-scale response.
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