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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1996
Page
8
Community members name Brandon Shupert Roger Ward Kent Lash and others for acts of help such as returning a dog, picking up fallen items, airing a flat tire and guiding a city’s payment deposit. Nominations require full name address and phone, with drop boxes at Ottawa locations.
The KPF retirement plan offers higher benefits and earlier full retirement compared with KPERS, with 2.5 percent against 1.75 percent, allowing police fire and ambulance staff to retire sooner. Ottawa already uses KPF for its police and fire, and county staff may switch pending approval with buy-back funds funded from sheriff and ambulance budgets.
president Boris Yeltsin will resume full-time duties at the Kremlin on December 25 after heart bypass surgery. ITAR-Tass reports he informed the Federation Council chairman of his plan during a Friday meeting. He is recovering at his country home outside Moscow and plans an active 1997 schedule.
Reader information outlines home delivery times for Ottawa and surrounding areas, with call numbers for issues. It lists carrier and mail subscription prices for Ottawa, rural towns, Franklin County, adjoining counties, Kansas, and out-of-state, plus available discounts and staff roles.
Lloyd will lead the Environment Committee and Don Myers will head the new Utilities Committee after the Energy and Natural Resources panel is disbanded. Rep Carl Holmes moves to Appropriations and will chair a Fiscal Oversight Committee. McClure questions the shift and notes limited one hour meetings forUtilities.
The forecast covers Sunday to Tuesday with dry conditions and varying highs from the upper 40s to mid 60s. Ottawa Water Plant data shows yesterday’s high near 50 and lows around 55, with precipitation and record figures noted, plus barometer at 30.80 inches and sunset at 4:59 p.m. and sunrise at 8:28 a.m. on 46, 1919.
Farmers face complex IRS rules over deferred payment contracts as bankers and ag economists advise written agreements and tax consultation. Analysts say the change could curb selling momentum, raise tax bills for some, and alter grain sale timing amid harvest pressures and rising cash values.
The case centers on Ottawang facing above-market natural gas prices as a KPP pipeline case unfolds. FERC probes whether KPP is interstate, delaying a KCC ruling past the deadline. An appeals court upheld that five contracts became effective after the missed deadline, while FERC reviews remain unresolved.
The Franklin County appraiser plans to hire a cartographer to replace Maria Lutz who seeks transfer to the county clerk's office after Jan. 1. Steve Brown proposes a new cartographer at $10 per hour. Environmental matters center on a septic tank problem at Patrick Star's rural residence directed to Larry Wright. Road concerns include Labette Road section inclusion and a failing Rock Creek Road culvert needing inspection.
AP reports France deported 23 illegal immigrants on Friday, the latest in a government crackdown that has expelled 11,733 this year. A special charter flight carried the Romanians to Bucharest, four had recently been released from prison, and the Interior Ministry said this was the 32nd expulsion since January 1. President Chirac vowed to curb illegal immigration amid high unemployment, with 12.6 percent nationally.
The CDC reports teen fatal crashes declined 24 percent from 1988 to 1995, with 7,993 deaths in 1995. Nonfatal crashes among youths age 15 to 20 reached about 2 million that year. Despite progress, teens remain at higher risk and police are urged to enforce laws where missing.
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