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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1996
Page
6
Arabie Adams, formerly an assistant coach at Park Hill Missouri High School and William Jewell College, has been hired as head coach of the Ottawa University basketball team.
Mostly cloudy weather Friday with a 30 percent chance of thunderstorms. High temperatures expected between 80 and 85 degrees. North winds from 5 to 15 mph.
President Clinton signed a sweeping welfare reform bill creating a state run aid network and ending six decades of guaranteed federal welfare. He framed the law as a new social bargain that ties assistance to work and offers a second chance, while pledging job creation and changes to provisions opposed by some allies.
The Army began incinerating a 14000 ton Cold War chemical stockpile at Tooele Utah in the nation’s first such weapon disposal incinerator. The first M-55 rocket containing GB nerve agent was burned as observers sampled molten remains and planned further processing within hours.
A single seat Marine jet from Andrews Air Force Base went down in the Atlantic about 40 miles east of Ocean City. Officials said the pilot's condition was unknown and debris was seen, with a Coast Guard ship and several fishing boats at the scene.
A reader nomination describes a mother showing kindness to her child after drawings and flowers led to candy. Steven Carson submits the act and notes local drop boxes for kindness reports at various Ottawa area locations and partners.
Enrollment at Ken Ottawa Middle School remains steady as 567 paid fees or checked in, with 617 pre-enrolled district wide. Principal Dale Fox expects numbers to rise after Labor Day, while about 10 OMS students asked to transfer records, fewer than last year.
Erin Stone, a first grader at Eisenhower, waits for her teacher on the opening morning as new school year starts. The scene captures the start of classes with students returning to classrooms.
Ete Smith retired city clerk urged county take over Ottawa Library funding at a Wednesday joint meeting with city county commissioners and school board members. He noted 22 Kansas counties fund libraries countywide and argued county involvement would ensure broader recreation services and fair treatment for Ottawa residents.
Ottawa police captured Kevin Lee Williams after a five hour standoff at 1004 E. 7th. STAR team used a distraction device as they entered the home, with no shots fired and no injuries reported. Williams faces a misdemeanor obstruction charge and a county warrant on a DUI charge.
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