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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1982
Page
7
Friday night highlights show Hal McRae driving the Royals to a 13-5 victory over the Chicago White Sox. Page 12. Gubernatorial rivals Sam Hardage and Gov. John vari clash over debate timing. Page September notes fall arrival and a historic peacetime tax hike. Page 4
Ottawa and 29 Kansas cities may receive shared hydroelectric power from the Truman Reservoir No. 4 and No. 5 turbines planned for 1984 and 1985. The Kansas Municipal Utilities alliance would relay and barter power across state lines, with Ottawa’s first allocation around 800 KW in 1984 and rising in 1985, subject to January 1, 1984 receiving arrangements.
Members of Bethany Chapel Baptist Church remove their cornerstone to reveal a time capsule laid in 1917 recalling the 1876 building. The 65 year capsule contained largely unreadable papers and pennies. worshippers plan to reseal the stone and deposit new messages next Wednesday.
Topeka based report says the Wolf Creek plant near Burlington will finish in spring 1985, with costs rising to nearly 2.5 billion dollars from 1.92 billion. The delay stems from new federal rules and tighter quality requirements, announced by KG&E president Wilson Cadman. KG&E and Kansas City Power and Light Co. hold 47 percent, Kansas Electric Power Cooperative owns 6 percent, with 230,000 customers in the region served.
Bodies of Steve Mangus and Adeline Fisk found after a 15-year-old boy was beaten and located in the Neosho River. Mangus shot in the head and back, Fisk believed to be around 60, both killed in related incidents. The injured teen, last seen at the Allen County Fair, is hospitalized in serious but stable condition. County forecast calls for warm weekend highs near 90 with partial cloudiness.
The Agricultural Hall of Fame in Topeka faces a $557000 debt with no clear funding path after a seven year struggle. A state feasibility study suggested potential success with investment, but lawmakers show little appetite for taxpayer aid. The board seeks a remedy as mortgage payments and operating costs strain finances, hoping for a drastic revitalization plan that could attract private support and restore attendance.
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