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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1997
Page
7
Ottawa shocked state-ranked Anderson County in an upset at the Iola Invitational Tournament Tuesday night. Page 7 note confirms event placement and context.
A cold night with occasional flurries and a low in the middle 20s. North wind 10 to 20 mph. Thursday remains cold with a chance of a few flurries and a high near 30. North wind 15 to 25 mph. For more weather details see page 2.
Dennis Nowatzke, Ottawa Fire Department public education coordinator, won a two year term as president of the Fire Education Association of Kansas FEAK, leading quarterly meetings and representing the group to the Kansas Fire Service Council. FEAK includes about 45 members from Kansas fire departments.
A single-engine Bellanca Viking vanished Monday after departing Wichita for Harrison Arkansas and was found Tuesday in a southeast Kansas hill area near Elk City Lake. Passengers Daniel Scroggie, 38, of Harrison and Jeffery Ahlers, 42, of Vicksburg perished when the craft struck a radio tower.
In Edwardsville Illinois Karen Watt snatched Greg Watt’s cellular phone during a September divorce hearing and fled the courtroom. A tussle outside led to a bite on Greg’s arm as Judge Randall Bono warned contempt of court and awarded custody to Karen. In Little Rock Arkansas Hosie Grant, 72, fell asleep at a arraignment and then shouted I plead guilty after waking. He’s charged with stabbing a close friend to death and the plea was allowed.
Marion, Kansas owns a small municipal airport with a 2540 foot runway. Local leaders seek a longer 4000 foot strip to aid air ambulance service and small jets, but state funding is unavailable. Mayor Graves and Gov. Graves back a broader transportation plan, yet timing remains unsure. Federal grants may help some projects as communities fend for themselves.
Ottawa will drop its PRIDE committee on January 1, ending 14 years of community service. The lights in Haley Park and the downtown Victorian displays will conclude with this year’s holiday events and the annual lighting contest. Volunteers cited dwindling numbers as a key reason and urged local groups like the Four Season Garden Club to preserve Yards of the Month and planter care.
Kansas Attorney General Carla Stovall launched a three day 15 city tour to defend her record and seek re election. She cited reduced violent crime and stressed the need to maintain the trend. Stops included Lawrence Topeka Pittsburg Wichita with more planned in Hutchison McPherson Salina Manhattan and others.
State Board of Education member Steve Abrams says Gov. Bill Graves is very vulnerable politically and will challenge him for the Republican gubernatorial nomination in 1998. Abrams, an Arkansas City veterinarian, cannot match Graves fundraising but plans a large grassroots campaign with conservative volunteers. He says he will decide early next year whether to tour the state for a formal decision.
FBI Director Louis Freeh urged lawmakers to resolve a dispute over a subpoenaed memo urging the appointment of an independent counsel. Justice Department has refused to turn over the document, and Reno offered to discuss the matter with committee counsel.
By Dave Shinmoke AP report shows Japanese investors selling U S Treasuries as the broad U S trade deficit surged 11.4 percent from spring to autumn. The Commerce Department notes the current account deficit at 42.2 billion for the third quarter, the highest in a year, with 1997 forecast at 160 billion annually versus 148.2 billion in 1996.
Relatives plead for the release of 4 year old Malcolm and 2 year old Teddy as John Edward Armstrong, 39, holds them after barging into a home in Florida. Police say Armstrong, a career criminal, is negotiating with authorities while on the run after a fatal shooting in Winter Park. The sisters appeal for surrender and safety for the children.
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