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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 2001
Page
10
Kansas Commission on Veterans' Affairs representatives visit Ottawa at 1 p.m. Tuesday to aid veterans and dependents with service work. Free, no appointment. For details call 785 843 5233.
Daily Report lists thefts of two saws, paint, a halogen light, and lighters with $43 loss. Police report arrests including Bradley Rockhold on criminal damage and battery, Rhonda Foltz on a failing to pay fines warrant, Travis Loflin for pedestrian under the influence, and Scott Payne on multiple charges after a residential crash. Payne later injured in a creek drainage incident. vehicle damage cited. ambulance called.
City leaders heard a plan to celebrate the team with a sign at Davis Road and Logan Street while banning parking on parts of South Sycamore and South Poplar Street. A U S Justice Department grant request is under review, with Ottawa leading and a $12 800 package of equipment planned. The Sheriff’s Department will share the items. match total about $1 200.
Aaron Scheve is the new conservation officer for Franklin and Anderson counties. A former Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks employee, she worked four years as a park ranger at Meade State Park and transferred to be closer to home. Her duties include enforcing game laws, assisting law enforcement, and aiding disaster recovery efforts. For reporting game violations, call (620) 439-8329.
Kansas City federal case cites Robert R. Courtney 48 facing a misbranding and adulteration count over diluting Taxol and Gemzar at Research Medical Tower Pharmacy. FBI says hundreds may be affected. records seized. hotline set up for patients and doctors to report.
Kansas students posted an average ACT composite score of 21.6 with 78 percent of seniors taking the exam, while national averages stood at 21.0 for the class of 2001. Education Commissioner Andy Tompkins called the results a confirmation that Kansas is on the right path to meeting challenges in student success. Oregon led states with 22.6, and six states had 75 percent or more test takers, a group including Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Dakota, and Tennessee.
State officials note rising core course participation with 68 percent of graduates in 2001, up from 57 percent in 2000. Core class students averaged 22.6 on the ACT versus 19.7 for non core takers, while national averages were 21.9 and 19.5 respectively.
A Reno County judge gave the Kansas Attorney General five days to disclose the confidential informant behind bribery cases against Reno County Sheriff Larry Leslie and associates. The ruling names the informant as more than a tipster and directs written testimony from Tim Chambers, now a district judge, while postponing a preliminary hearing.
Kansas City International Airport plans a 220 acre satellite parking lot costing 50 to 60 million dollars, with 15,000 spaces and express bus routes to terminals. Completion is targeted for fall 2003, with potential future expansion to 30,000 spaces and a bus fleet increase to 36. Airlines official Russell Widmar calls it a dramatic enhancement.
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