01 Aug 2000
Page 1
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 5 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 2000
Page
1
Partly cloudy tonight with a low around 65 to 70, southwest wind 10 to 15 mph. Wednesday will be partly sunny with a 20 percent chance of afternoon thunderstorms and a high in the low 90s. See page 2 for more weather details.
Herald News reports Franklin County voters slow to line up for primaries with about 130 of 1,000 eligible in Ottawa precincts One and Two by mid morning. Judges note steady to slow turnout across townships. statewide turnout expected around 31 percent, similar to 1996.
Scaffolds on the southwest corner of the Franklin County Courthouse will be removed later this week as stonework repairs proceed. The project, costing about 800000 dollars, targets leaks caused by aging gutters and deteriorating mortar.
Voters in Kansas face five contested seats on the State Board of Education as moderates challenge conservatives over science testing standards that de-emphasize evolution. The 6-4 last year vote sparked national attention and large campaign contributions while turnout is expected to be around 31 percent.
At the Philadelphia GOP gathering, wartime figures John McCain Bob Dole and Norman Schwarzkopf urged unity and service for Bush while Colin Powell pressed the party to extend minority outreach beyond elections. Delegates in Kansas discuss federal spending on special education and the need for millions in new dollars to support teachers and programs.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.