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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1999
Page
7
The Broncos stay alive in the playoff chase as Vanover returns a punt for a key score. See sports coverage on page seven for full details and context of the game.
Tonight mostly clear with a low around 30. Tuesday will be mostly sunny with a high in the lower 50s. For more weather details, see page 2.
Ottawa Herald photographer Ron Bishop earned first in Sports and third in News in the 1999 Missouri Kansas AP Photo Contest. Competing in B division for towns under 40,000, he won for a mutton busting shot at Franklin County Fair and placed third for a car slide on U S 50 at Rock Creek Road last winter.
Colby Kansas schools were closed after a weekend threat involving a cassette message allegedly from a student. The FBI assists as officials secure buildings and review safety plans ahead of Tuesday classes. measures include bag and coat restrictions and parent volunteers.
A 13 year old student opened fire at Fort Gibson Middle School injuring four classmates and injuring a fifth with bumps and bruises. Officers said the shooter, still holding a gun, was subdued after a science teacher grabbed the weapon. Victims ranged 12 to 13, transported to Tulsa and Muskogee area hospitals with non life threatening injuries.
Despite rain, Ottawans attended Yule Fest Week end events including a 20 entry Christmas parade down Main Street. Parade chairwoman Diane Yeaman praised resilience while Central Heights High School band canceled due to downpour. The Miracle of the Nativity at First Baptist drew about 175 nativity scenes from as far as Guatemala, Mexico, Thailand, and Bethlehem.
The Kansas City cross-state area shifts to ten digit dialing. Missouri's 816 calls to eastern Kansas 913 require area code and Kansas calls to Missouri must use 816. Despite confusion and operator help, SBC officials expect the transition to settle by next week as callers adapt to the new system.
In Wichita and nearby Haysville about 700 residents rely on Salvation Army aid after a May 3 tornado demolished their homes. Beatrice Dornan, 76, and husband Richard, 74, live in a trailer behind their ruined house, receiving water, food, clothes and furnishings, while the charity faces awkwardness in asking for donations this year.
Pasadena based report says two tiny Deep Space 2 probes riding with Mars Polar Lander separated before entry and are likely lost with no signals after three days of failed contact. The $330 million Mars 98 mission also includes Climate Orbiter, burned up in September, with no transmissions from the microprobes as efforts continue.
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