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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1999
Page
8
A fall session of Weighdown Workshop will be held at the First United Methodist Church, 4th and Hickory. An orientation and registration session is Tuesday August 24 at 7 p.m. The first of 12 sessions begins September 7. Rev. Rayson 242-6141 for info.
Commissioners discussed the Ottawa Arts Council request to serve beer and wine at the Carnegie Cultural Center at certain times. They will place the proposal on the formal agenda, noting a similar policy at the Municipal Auditorium. Also planned a free advisory board to push Tree City U.S.A. status as Ole Marais River Run dates loom. Nearman power plant restart could curb open market buying as city plans phased purchases.
Wilkerson alleges Randy, a student with a learning disability, faced biased grading and exclusion from honor rolls and graduation recognition. The complaint cites altered quarter grades from pass to D in social studies and science and seeks federal review under civil rights law.
Atherton seeks commission approval for a public hearing on a grant request as a special meeting is set for 9 30 a m August 25. Schirmer and at least five investors negotiate with two Japanese owners of Heartland aiming to finalize by September 1 with terms undisclosed. Investors include three from New York and at least two others connected to Heartland. Local tax dollars not involved.
In predawn scenes, residents used bare hands to dig through rubble as fires raged at a state oil refinery in Izmit. Reports from state television counted up to 500 dead in Sakarya and at least 100 elsewhere, with 500 buildings collapsed and up to 10,000 feared trapped. Local officials warned the death toll could rise.
Rescue efforts continued Tuesday to free people trapped in rubble after a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck Turkey at 3 a.m. local time. Neighbors and relatives largely conducted the rescue as officials noted the quake’s shallow depth and more than 250 aftershocks. The National Earthquake Information Center cited a 7.8 magnitude, comparing it to the 1906 San Francisco quake, which killed about 700 people.
Janklin County commissioners discussed septic tank inspections noting pumps must occur within five years and receipts shown before property transfers. Officials asked for clearer inspection reports and to coordinate with Rory Hale as they plan future needs, including a five year capital plan totaling 1.2 million.
Admissions list includes Leanna Adams Eric Jackson A Lutz Paul Gordon Jr and Rhonda Fritts. Dismissals Aethel Wadkins and Ralph Hopkins. Birth Ason to Ann and Rod Lutz. Arrests include Russell Snyder for domestic battery and Morgan Morgan Jr for warrants. Beach Dittmer charged with battery and DUI. Thefts include loss of a poodle Rags 9 years old. Fire trash dump fire at Fifth and Oak.
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