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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 2000
Page
8
Ottawa Police seek tips on an Aug 3 car burglary at 428 N Cherry. A 1997 Toyota Bay had two cell phones stolen and a chrome Pacific boys bicycle taken from the garage. Call Franklin County Crime Stoppers at 1-888-311 TIPS for confidential tips. rewards up to 1000 dollars.
ECKAN will distribute commodities on August 21 from 9 to noon at the ECKAN Center 205 W. 3rd Ottawa and 10 to noon at Walnut Plaza Apartments Wellsville. Items include apple juice corn green beans salmon rice cereal pears peanut butter plums and vegetarian soup. For information call 242-7515. Alan Keyes to speak at Baker University convocation September 14 at 11 a.m. in Rice Auditorium. Free and open to the public. VFW Seniors dance Sunday at Ottawa VFW from 6 to 9 p.m. Sagebrush performing snacks encouraged.
Junction City’s Geary County Hospital becomes the first in Kansas to offer Roux-en-Y gastric bypass for patients 100 pounds overweight or more. The procedure creates a small stomach pouch with no stomach removal, reducing food intake and altering digestion. Recovery spans 3 to 4 days in hospital and 3 to 4 days back at work, with typical patients aged 25 to 50 in good health.
An attorney for Kansas City area media seeks to keep the October 2 preliminary hearing for John E. Robinson Sr. open to the public. Judge John Anderson III will rule August 23 on motions to close the proceeding. Robinson faces six murder charges in Kansas and Missouri and is represented by the Kansas Death Penalty Defense Unit, while Missouri prosecutors seek the death penalty.
A private school in Lawrence caught fire just before 3 a.m. with white smoke billowing from the building. There were no injuries reported, but the structure was severely damaged and flames prevented early entry. No cause was identified.
Ottawa officials plan to extend the district’s lease at the old city hall west of Main Street for another year while routing a sublease plan to the Main Street program. The city also weighs minor policy changes, a truth in taxation measure, housing ordinance updates, and veterans and youth-center events for the upcoming agenda.
McPherson County commissioners debated a Meadowlark and Sunflower trails grant request. Central Kansas Conservancy seeks tax exemptions and a federal grant with local match. Lindsborg voters approved 12500 for a study if McPherson joins. Supporters forecast economic benefits. opponents warn about maintenance and vandalism risks.
Arrests include Megan Deason on 12 counts of check law violations with $1,000 bond. John Anderson a 34 from Stover jailed on reckless driving and aggravated battery charges. Dale Locust resident held in jail. Vandalism targets a car wash coin dispenser with $260 loss. Non injury accidents involve Wanda Theis and Alisha Murray. Several medical emergencies and a false alarm fire call are noted.
About three dozen Sedgwick County detention officers marched from a county garage to the jail in a protest over low pay and respect. They urged equal pay with road deputies, citing officer morale and staffing shortages. The sheriff noted respectful treatment, while acknowledging 30 of 260 positions were vacant and that pay reform faced budget hurdles.
Contestants race through Halstead Kansas in a multi mode relay from bicycle to roller skate, canoe, tuber, runner and tricycle. Nine teams of twelve compete across segments on Main Street, the Arkansas River and Riverside Park ending with a triathlon style finish. The anvil shoot kickoff draws big crowds as organizers pace events through Sunday and into the weekend.
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