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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1982
Page
10
Lawrence wrapups Ottawa's American Legion season as East coach expresses confidence in snapping Shrine Bowl losing skid. Also notes AMH offering class sessions to help cancer victims cope with the disease.
Franklin County forges ahead with a largely county-run bridge replacement plan. A new 20 by 26 foot concrete bridge with I beams rises 50 miles north of Ottawa, replacing an 60 year old culvert. Costs cap at 15 000 dollars from a special bridge fund. The project hinges on finances after this year as voters rejected higher mill levies to fund roads and bridges.
Ottawa Boy Scouts leader Rick Stephen Stephenson, 25, listed in critical condition after a van rollover near Boise City Oklahoma, underwent surgery at St Anthony Hospital Amarillo. Others from Troop 127 return home or remain hospitalized with varying conditions as families cope.
Ottawa City Commission proposes a near 16 percent spending rise in the 1983 budget with total expenditures of $12,110,802 and a 49.83 mill levy to raise $1,097,545 in property taxes. A public hearing is set for 3:30 p.m. Monday Aug 16 at City Hall.
Franklin County and U S D 250 residents can speak Monday at separate hearings on their 1983 budgets. The county hearing starts 9 30 a m in the Courthouse commission chambers. the school district meets 7 p m at 420 S Main. County levy 28.49 mills to raise 1 933 276 for 4 339 369 expenditures. School district tax rate 64.31 mills to raise 2 173 262 for 6 083 318 expenditures.
Ottawa Library trustees move to renovate the 80 year old building with 150000 in general obligation bonds. A special meeting at 3 30 p m next Tuesday will review blueprints by Earl Devore. Plans await formal approval later this month as the library plans for future space needs. The August 17 meeting was postponed and could be moved to the 24th or 31st.
The July unemployment rate rose to 9.8 percent, with about 10.8 million people officially jobless and 1.5 million more discouraged. Adult male unemployment hit a postwar high at 8.8 percent, while economists warned a further rise could follow despite signals of a cautious recovery. Daily weather notes record a low of 73 and a high of 96 with .22 inches of rain, and county forecast calls for thunderstorms tonight and hot, humid conditions tomorrow.
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