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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 2004
Page
8
Daily bulletin board note invites non commercial events open to the public with a two day advance submission rule. Fax 785-242-9420 email clean ottawa herald dot com or mail to 104 S Cedar St Ottawa KS 66067. No phone calls please.
Ottawa High School invites parents to attend Parents Night and Open House at 1120 S. Ash St. from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday. The event starts with a brief assembly in the north gym, after which parents tour their student’s timetable, visiting each room for about 10 minutes as explained by Principal Justin Henry.
Monday events include Franklin County Commission at the Courthouse on Main Street, Lions Club at Poncho's Ottawa on Main Street, Friends of the Ottawa Library book sale on Second Street, Ottawa City Commission at City Hall, and a health exercise group called Personal Action to Health at Don Woodward Community Center. Tuesday offers the Health exercise group morning session at the Don Woodward Center.
Friday admissions include Eleanor Kissinger Ottawa and Elizabeth Plank Ottawa Sunday birth of a daughter to Patricia and Daniel Shannon Ottawa. Jail notes list multiple arrests in Franklin County with names, charges, bond amounts and current custody status.
Two people were rescued when their van became stuck in floodwaters on Stafford Road near Centropolis. Centropolis firefighting volunteers and sheriff deputies rescued the occupants, with no names released, as the northern Franklin County area faced minor flood damage to roads.
Williamsburg man Johnathan Joseph Ingram, 24, led police on a 100 mph county chase after fleeing Ottawa police. He drove through a yard on Utah Road, hid in a field, and tried to enter a residence. He was found beneath a cedar tree and jailed on multiple charges with a $101,500 bond.
County officials review year end Community Corrections report amid state funding cuts. The group plans to cover losses with new programs while erasing about 14 000 in property taxes and city losses around 30 000. They rejected bids for a new SUV for the appraiser and vow to enforce county vehicle rules, including the commissioners van. A public hearing on vacating Ellis Road west of Vermont Road is set for Sept 15 at 10 am.
The bill lists charges including monthly local service, interstate access surcharge, Universal Service Fund funded support for low income and rural users, Emergency 911 surcharge, various taxes, and a city franchise tax. It also names multiple phone companies serving the area such as BasicPhone Birch BullsEye Best Phone BarTel Comm South Jonex Logix MaxCom MyLine and others.
The text details how Kansas charges 5.3 percent state tax plus 1.5 percent Franklin County and 0.6 percent Ottawa city tax, totaling 7.4 percent for city residents and 6.8 percent for rural customers. It describes a franchise tax paid to cities for telecom right-of-way maintenance and notes Local Number Portability surcharges prior to February 2004, with 52 cents per access line. Contact Vickie Moss at umoss ottawaherald.com.
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