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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 2004
Page
8
The Ottawa Herald announces daily bulletin board submissions for non commercial notices. Items must be sent two days or more in advance by fax email mail or in person to Ottawa Herald with no phone calls.
Community Blood Center hosts a holiday blood drive at First United Methodist Church on Fourth Street. Legislative Action Committee meets at the Chamber of Commerce. Power of the Past Club holds a potluck at City Hall. Ottawa Library offers Polar Express Story Time at Old Depot Museum. Masons meet at the Masonic Hall. Conservation Board gathers at 107 E 28th St. Various morning and noon sessions follow at the Chamber, courthouse, senior center and hospital, plus a Skilton Music Club Christmas program and planning commission study session at Franklin County Office Annex.
The Daily Report Hospital Notes page itemizes admissions and dismissals, then lists numerous police arrests by town and time. Names include William Leavern Main, Corey Gene King, Justin Dean Redburn, Susan N. McCall, Kenneth R. Wiles Jr., Brandon L. Collins, Michael Donald McCain, Virgil James Hoelscher III, Juan L. Diaz, Shawn W. Crane, Betty Catherine Swift, Roger Lee Morris, Joe Luis Luna, Roy Thomas Ingram, Tony Ray Criqui Jr. It notes bonds posted, jail stays, warrants, and transport to juvenile detention in several cases.
The driver, Carol B. Christy of Iola, 65, stays hospitalized at Overland Park Regional Medical Center after a Sunday one vehicle crash on I-35 near the K-68 exit. Five people were injured, including two children, 4 and 10 months, and were initially taken to Ransom Memorial Hospital before Christy was transferred for further care.
Ottawa city commissioners will reexamine raising the K-68 bridge east end speed limit from 30 to 40 mph. The agenda item, requested by staff, follows a 2-2 vote in February against the Kansas Department of Transportation recommendation. Some fear higher speeds near the ballpark and Beech Street, while others expect smoother transitions and potential ticket revenue.
Ginger Millbern, 49, of Ottawa, was granted two years of probation after embezzling about 45000 dollars from Commercial Federal Bank between June 1997 and June 2004. She paid restitution, had no prior record, and faced 12 months on each count but will serve probation instead.
Ottawa weighs raising building and planning fees after staff study shows current charges are far below neighboring towns. A move to the 1997 Uniform Building Code valuation basis could lift permit costs from $500 to reflect market rates, with potential changes for lot splits and final plot reviews.
Princeton and Ottawa continue talks on a new water supply contract with key questions over contract length and Princeton’s payment. Ottawa proposes Princeton pay for raw water before processing, while current costs total about $2,000 monthly for processed water. Princeton seeks a 40 year term to align with a Rural Development loan grant for a $750,000 project including a water tower and line replacements.
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