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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1997
Page
8
Ottawa City Commission meets tonight to consider a downtown improvements package and a capital improvements plan. The vote may shape funding for projects and neighborhood development as officials review proposals and potential timelines.
Becoming mostly cloudy Thursday with a high in the middle 80s and southeast wind 5 to 15 mph.
A public hearing is set for 7 tonight at the county annex building meeting room 1418 South Main. The proposed 1998 budget totals 12 million with a 45.913 mill levy, up 4.298 mills from the current budget, and each mill would raise about 120200 in revenue. The present budget mills would raise about 109750. Franklin County commissioners approved upgrading the 911 system to serve all residents via the county 911 center with class marking at 141 a month plus a 5702 one time upgrade. Rantoul costs and coverage are noted with separate figures.
TOPEKA Kan AP KBI Director Larry Welch admitted an address error on an Internet site listing sex offender residences was a huge embarrassment last spring. He told the Legislature the registration address problems are fixed and all 346 listings are now correct though three locations remain unknown.
TOPEKA Kan AP Tim Shallenburgers bid for state treasurer triggers a successor race for speaker of the Kansas House. Republicans hold 77 seats to 48 for Democrats and early front runner Susan Wagle confirms plans to run. Potential candidates include Robin Jennison and Phill Kline.
In Amarillo Texas a service technician named Eddie Golden recovered from brain surgery after a nail gun accident left a brad lodged above his ear. An MRI then revealed a brain tumor now treated, with Golden attributing his recovery to divine intervention.
Brent Edgecomb, 15, spent three years on a 1/350 scale Titanic replica with a painted interior and detailed frills. The project began after a National Geographic program and now Brent plans to join the Titanic Historical Society while his father recalls the quiet time the model created.
George Hall, 53, reached a seven hour settlement with Anderson County over a $12 million civil rights lawsuit after a courthouse incident with Sheriff David Vaughan. County Attorney Jay Hinkel dropped criminal charges and Hall’s federal suit against county officials and others may continue against 11 defendants. The State declined to prosecute the criminal trial.
Lane Fair runs Thursday through Saturday with a greased pig contest livestock classes and a homemade ice cream booth. Children can enjoy carnival games from Pottawatomie Raritan Club over all three days. Grand marshal Helen Belt and her husband Bob lead the parade Friday night.
A local fair offers Saturday games for adults and kids, with hay bale tosses and a cow pattie toss past events. Drawings at 10 pm award merchandise and gift certificates from area businesses, and a horse prize drawing at 6 pm offers $300 to the winner or the pony. Thursday features livestock entries, a talent contest, and the Old Time Fiddlers. Friday includes a free breakfast for 4-H exhibitors and a parade preceded by homemade ice cream.
Franklin County area eyed for filming of Quantrill and a John Brown documentary. Kansas Film Commission officials say no definite plans yet. Producers have discussed Kansas locations for fall or spring shoots, with rapid decisions possible once crews pick sites.
Rescuers pulled charred bodies from a Korean Air Boeing 747 wreck in Guam's jungle after it crashed in rain, killing more than 220. Officials said 30 survivors remained, with 69 bodies recovered as rescuers scoured the site overnight and expected more remains in the smoldering debris.
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