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 6 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 2000
Page
8
Tonight partly cloudy with a 30 percent chance for thunderstorms. Low around 72. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Thursday will be hot and partly sunny with a 30 percent chance for thunderstorms. High near 98. See page 2A for more weather.
The Franklin County Commission, by a 3-1 vote, creates the post of county administrator. The process starts immediately with drafting a hiring notice and advertising in professional publications. Commissioner Fuller provided the swing vote after district discussions, while Carey opposed the move via speaker phone citing voter input concerns. Commissioner Ogle was absent.
The Ottawa Main Street Board begins accepting applications for an executive director to coordinate downtown revitalization. The board, led by Blake Jorgensen, seeks a community cheerleader with people skills. technical skills can be taught. The first meeting is 8 a.m. Tuesday, with officers to be named and bylaws approved. The first applications will be reviewed August 25, and the position remains open until the ideal candidate is found.
In letters to Tyson and media, incumbent Republican Sen. Robert Tyson rejects Democratic opponent Doug Walker's proposal for a five county debate series. Walker urged joint forums to contrast records while Tyson cites prior campaign debates and advocates continuing focus on issues in the 12th District.
Franklin and Anderson counties will each get more than 25 thousand dollars from the Firefighters Relief Fund this year out of five point two million statewide. Anderson County receives twenty six thousand eight hundred forty six dollars and eighty six cents while Franklin County gets forty seven thousand one hundred sixty seven dollars and fifty one cents.
John and Micki Peters completed a deal to buy and run Mercedes Lanes at 2040 Princeton in Ottawa. They plan extensive renovations, a grand opening August 25, new league starts next night, and a shift to a bowler friendly, family oriented center with youth programs and school partnerships.
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.