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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1998
Page
1
The Herald previews upcoming local and state legislative primaries. readers learn key candidates to watch, districts in focus, and where the races may hinge. The guide helps voters navigate the upcoming primary ballot and understand regional implications.
Partly cloudy with a chance of rain today. Highs in the lower 80s and 85 to 90 over the weekend. Sunday looks dry with lows 65 to 70. For more weather details, see page 2A.
The Kansas Department of Transportation announced it accepted bids for two bridge projects. Beachner Construction Co. Inc. of St. Paul bid 412,868 to replace a Rock Creek Road bridge between Oregon and Tennessee. King Construction Co. of Hesston bid 147,190 for US-75 south bound bridge repair over a local road in Osage County.
Federal prosecutors accuse the main witness against businesswoman L Donna of lying about his identity while seeking perjury charges. No killings occurred and L Donna was convicted of supplying a gun for a violent crime to her bodyguard Shawn Butner, later revealed to be Thomas Butner, a Kansas City man.
President Clinton said he will "completely and truthfully" answer prosecutors about Monica Lewinsky. He spoke in the Rose Garden two days after a deal with Whitewater prosecutor Kenneth Starr on taped testimony, and avoided questions about prior denials and DNA testing.
Chuck Shepherd recounts a Hartford baggage incident where Jason Ennis arrived with a suitcase that burst open under 40 pounds of marijuana. Police detained him as they re-packed the bags, and he struggled to reclaim the stash. Also noted are two police chiefs fined or suspended for mishandling firearms in stores and home ovens.
Democratic hopeful from Wichita outlines a three tier plan to raise student achievement starting with K to 3 class size limits, mentoring programs, and an education czar. He backs lottery funded tuition for students with a B average, limited by 1300 dollars per semester, and cites Georgia as a model. He champions a comprehensive highway program and highlights Georgean success in attracting investment. Sawyer notes backup by Elizabeth Baker as education czar and frames his push as long term economic growth.
South Africa concluded two years of hearings exposing massacres, torture, and rights abuses under white minority rule. Desmond Tutu wept as the final witness Wouter Basson, once head of a chemical and biological weapons program, testified about efforts to harm Mandela and blacks. Basson denied targeting Mandela or using bacteria to kill blacks.
Orm Wooge of 3790 Pawnee Road leads a petition drive to add two county commissioners by creating five district seats. Two redistricting plans show District populations around 4,500 to 5,200, with Plan 1 offering the better balance. Wooge aims for improved township representation and notes potential shifts in district boundaries.
Secretary of State Ron Thornburgh forecast about 488000 Kansas voters will participate in Tuesdays primaries, 30,000 more than 1994 but a lower turnout percentage due to higher registration. He cited a lack of buzz, limited hot races, and a strong GOP gubernatorial contest between Gov. Bill Graves and David Miller.
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