This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 6 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1999
Page
2
The nation mourns six Massachusetts firefighters lost to an abandoned warehouse blaze. Fire prevention education and strict codes have driven down fires and deaths in Ottawa and across the U.S. while EMS and hazards rise for modern crews. Public education, detector mandates, and safe burning rules cut fatalities and incidents.
A reader questions the value of a divided highway on US-59 linking Ottawa to Lawrence, arguing most locals would stick to existing US-59. The letter urges investing one third of tobacco settlement funds in prevention programs to curb youth smoking and reduce future health costs.
Readers are invited to send hand signed letters with address and phone number. Submissions should be under 500 words and may be edited for space. Send to Reader Forum The Ottawa Herald 104 Cedar Ottawa KS 66067 or by email to letters ottawaherald.com.
A distorted listing provides addresses phone numbers and offices for President and White House staff U S Senators and Representatives in Washington D C and state officials in Topeka Kansas including Governor and state senators with office locations and ZIP codes. The fragment lists Sam Brownback Jim Jimson and Robert Tyean among others with chamber names Cannon and Hart Senate Office Buildings and Capitol addresses.
A reflective piece on Ottawa Kansas praising its growth, strong employment, and charm while noting a curbside bias toward out of town shopping. It urges supporting local institutions, clinics, and shopping to nurture downtown vitality and prevent the town from becoming merely a bedroom community.
A reader argues that the Texas A&M bonfire ritual is a foolish tradition. They criticize the fire for the risk and waste, urge building meaningful community acts like housing the needy, and question the celebration of an old, dangerous practice. They reference the 1909 origin and a recent fatal collapse, urging preservation of better traditions.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.