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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1989
Page
1
Assistant superintendent Glenn Coltharp hosted a home meeting with slide projections for about 20 DeSoto residents to answer questions on the $12.4 million school bond election slated for October. The event underscored government openness and nonconfrontational civic engagement, stressing ballot resolution by informed citizens.
KC police have begun arresting abusers without requiring victim complaints, aiming to protect victims. Monthly arrests rose from 178 to about 450, prompting debate over state power and victim safety. Some see it as police overreach, others as rescue from abuse.
From Other Editors proposes a new Kansas tourism slogan after a sensational Garden City episode involving Texas savings and loan promoters, escorts, and a fateful trip meant to influence federal regulators. The piece notes 13 Kansas S&Ls failed recently, taxpayers bore $1.3 billion in losses, and calls for a sensational marketing angle.
Ed Haley donated the vacant Second and Main lot to the Ottawa Area Chamber of Commerce with no strings. Officials weigh park plans financed by private donations, possible city transfer, and phased development, seeking expert input and public sentiment on a downtown park or plaza proposal near OK Photo.
The 1990 Chanute budget shows 1.3 percent overall spending growth after adjusting for a cushion for gas and electricity sales. The property tax rises nearly 19 percent due to debt payments and revaluation, while inventory removal reduces taxable value by about 5 percent.
Letters should be signed with the writer’s name and address. Unsigned letters will not be published. Include a telephone number to speed verification.
Ottawa Herald lists on its July 1 1989 rates for Ottawa area Franklin County and nearby counties. Carrier one month five dollars and one year fifty one seventy seven by motor route and by mail rates vary by region with two dozen to fifty six dollar ranges.
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