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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1999
Page
7
The forecast calls for isolated thunderstorm chances of 30 percent tonight and Wednesday, with partly cloudy skies. Highs reach the lower 90s, with southeast winds 5 to 15 mph turning to the northwest. More weather details on page 2.
Kansas hopes Darris Lomax develops into a sturdy force at middle linebacker anchoring the Jayhawks defense. The article centers on Lomax's development and potential impact for KU's front seven.
A fragmented newspaper page references multiple sections and pages including Classifieds Page 6 Daily Report Page 4 Opinion Page 4 Obituaries Page 2 Society Page 5 Sports Page 7 and Comics Page 0.2.22 05 008, indicating a layout mapping rather than a full article.
Ottawa district offers last days of the Summer Lunch Bunch program with a drug dog demonstration on Thursday and an Ottawa Fire Department display and fire truck Friday. A prize drawing caps the event as signup begins for the second $100 million Small Hog Operation payment to help hog farmers facing near historic low prices. The program includes automatic payments for prior recipients. new applicants will get checks within weeks. For details contact Franklin County Farm Service Agency at 107 E. 23rd or (785) 242-3260.
Kansas Board of Regents Chairman Bill Docking defends double digit raises for KU chancellor and presidents of five state universities. In a letter to Senate leaders Hensley and Barone he calls the increases necessary and well justified amid public scrutiny.
Washington AP reports that the average ACT composite score held at 21 in 1999 for about 1 million high school students, same as 1998 with 995,000 test takers, while the 1989 score averaged 20.6. The test covers English, math, reading and science.
A massive earthquake struck western Turkey at 3 a.m. local time, collapsing buildings and severing power and water supplies. By afternoon, authorities reported 1,169 dead and 5,550 injured, with Istanbul bearing heavy losses and Golcuk navy buildings reported casualties.
Jerald Staff Writer reports Heartland China and Golden State Porcelain Inc are in a purchase negotiation with Japanese shareholders. The Ottawa plant could gain 40 to 50 new jobs within a year and expand by about 50 percent, aided by up to 1.755 million in state loans. Managers foresee shifting corporate and manufacturing operations to Ottawa amid interest from Lt. Gov. Sherrer and Kansas housing officials.
Western Ottawa woman Rhonda Wilkerson filed a complaint with the U S Education Department alleging Eugene Field Elementary School discriminated against her son Randy 11 by excluding him from the honor roll due to a learning disability tied to strabismus mas Doctors say the disease causes eye and brain coordination issues and may lead to blindness Randy has an IEP to aid his performance and the dispute centers on the quarterly top scholars list during the 1998 99 school year Principal LaDonna Pyle and teacher Cheryl Leitaker could not comment.
Linda Alderman of the Ottawa Education Association said teachers approved the 1999 2000 contract already approved by the Ottawa Board of Education on August 9. A 95 member quorum was needed. The vote also backed a salary schedule a new teacher evaluation policy and a health insurance funding committee as teachers currently lack health coverage.
Ottawa city commissioners approved blocking off Main Street from First to Seventh for the Back to the ’60s Cruise Night on Sept 18, tied to the Ole Marais River Run car show. The Over the Road Gang expects a larger turnout after last year’s success and asks for more of Main to be closed. Public Works Director Andy Haney and Police Chief Jeff Herrman cited positive coverage and growing crowds.
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