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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1996
Page
7
July profits at Ransom Memorial Hospital lagged, but the facility uncovered unused cash from an internal fund. The recovered funds will partially support health care for low income families, as reported on page 3.
Mostly cloudy conditions on Thursday bring a 40 percent chance of thunderstorms. High temperatures reach the upper 80s with south winds at 5 to 15 mph.
Rep. Pat Roberts R Dodge City will visit Ottawa at 5 p.m. in Conference Room A at Ransom Memorial Hospital to discuss issues and take questions. His tour plans include visiting all 105 Kansas counties and highlighting the Freedom to Farm bill he helped pass as head of the House Agriculture Committee. A Habitat for Humanity home dedication and community celebration follow, with the house nearing completion at Second and Willow and a 4 p.m. Sunday service led by Herman VanArsdale. a 2 to 4 p.m. city park event features Ottawa Brass, food, activities, free ice cream, carriage rides, and shuttle tours.
U S Marines from the 2nd Division depart Camp Lejeune for a seven to 10 day training mission in Port-au-Prince Haiti amid fears of clashes between government supporters and opponents following the slayings of two conservative politicians. The embassy calls the move a routine monthly security drill rotation.
A radar outage at the FAA Kansas City Center halted radar for minutes causing delays at Kansas City International and other airports. The failure began at 5:27 p.m. Tuesday and switched to backup eight minutes later. Regular service resumed by 7 p.m. FAA spokeswoman Kathleen Bergen said air traffic controllers used non radar procedures during the outage.
Andy Fields helped after a severe auto crash on US-56 east of Baldwin by giving a ride home on February 27. Don and Ruth Miller nominate him for a kindness report, inviting others to submit acts of kindness at listed Ottawa and Wellsville locations and several businesses and offices.
Former Kansas official Dave Owen says Bob Dole knew details of a blind trust for Elizabeth Dole in the 1980s. Owen, once a Dole confidant, told ABC News Nightline that Dole discussed a Overland Park office building involved in a sale to a former Senate aide.
Dale Fox announced that PETC Middle School will move from the condemned 506 S Main buildings to a temporary site at 908 W. 11th. OMS staff are to meet at the old site at a.m. to load up as the move proceeds under the leadership of the middle school principal.
Ottawa educators welcomed new teachers at the annual August back to school picnic held Tuesday night at Forest Park. Sponsored by the Ottawa school district, Ottawa Area Chamber of Commerce, Ottawa University, and Neosho County Community College extension, the event featured the Ottawa City Band, children at play, and refreshments.
Ottawa Board of Education votes 7-0 to amend the 1996 97 budget. Harvey Ludwick says Title I funds will stay in district and may reduce the district mill levy from 48.17 to 47.44. Rain reveals roof repairs at Hawthorne Elementary and Ottawa High School. bids to be sought for rubberized Hawthorne roof and gym repairs. Maintenance shop change to parking garage postponed. district budget additions cited.
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