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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1997
Page
7
The Royals' Jeff Montgomery notches his 250th save becoming the 12th pitcher to reach the milestone. Page 7 coverage notes the landmark and its significance in club history.
The forecast calls for cloudy skies on Thursday with a 30 percent chance of thunderstorms and a high in the mid 80s. The day may feature isolated shower activity and humid air across the region.
Lane County commissioners refused to revisit a resolution allowing corporate hog farming amid a divisive county vote petition drive. Opponents blasted comments about coercion by officials while insisting 700 signatures reflect voter opinion and urging a county-wide vote.
The Kansas State Board of Education voted 8-1 to retain state student assessment tests as a core quality measure while revising them for future years. Four of five tests will drop a vague performance element. Bill Wagnon opposed. Mildred McMillen abstained. The plan keeps a contract with the Center for Educational Testing and Evaluation at KU to craft math, reading, and writing tests for over 30,000 students.
Chuck Shepherd reports two odd medical warnings. An entomologist cautions against wearing dog flea collars for bug prevention due to sensitive human skin. A Irish doctor notes a golfer developed hepatitis from agent orange exposure after licking a ball before drives.
Donald Louis Vega, 17, of 825 N King, escaped from Franklin County Juvenile Detention Center Tuesday night after scaling a 15 foot fence in the exercise yard. Deputies captured him near Eighth and Locust at 7:39 p.m. He is held on suspicion of aggravated escape from custody. Detention center director Ethel Wallace said another inmate distracted staff, but she did not accuse collaboration.
Phyllis and Ike Holtwick accuse Dream Homes Inc. of selling a defective house at 4824 Wyoming Road after paying 111000. They filed suit to be heard in October. County planning director Don Slone notes structural dangers and says codes would have helped prevent the flaws.
Ottawa University grapples with a housing crunch as two weeks remain before classes start. Brown Hall lounges were converted into four rooms each, yet four students still lack housing. Assistant director Matt Aschenbrener notes possible daytime housing options and expects some students to drop, while male athletes and increased recruitment add to demand. The campus plans to stock books with a contract supplier to avoid shortages.
suppliers will ship RPS and those orders move normally while non RPS shipments arrive by truck and regular mail, slower. OU students starting Aug 26 may live off campus if within an hour or with parents, all seniors or 22 year olds eligible. As OU grows, Aschenbrener will review housing needs. Martin Hall is flagged for attention.
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