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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 2001
Page
7
Ottawa high school basketball teams split two close games Friday with a combined margin of six points. Detailed results and next matchups to follow in sports coverage.
In southwest Kansas towns like Sublette, volunteers from farmers to homemakers answer EMS calls amid burnout and rising training costs. Sublette's 32 volunteers and three ambulances illustrate a strong but strained system as aging populations and shrinking tax bases threaten 24 hour coverage and recruitments statewide. The Kansas Board notes 182 licensed EMS and 660 ambulances with about half of 10,000 certified attendants active.
Dorothy Anderson died in Ottawa after a life of service as Franklin County United Way campaign secretary for 38 years. She also worked at Hawthorne Elementary School and Franklin Savings Association, raised five children, ten grandchildren, and two great grandchildren. Ed York called her a “quiet giant” who kept the annual drive on track. Tammy Ellis praised her as Miss United Way who kept the organization running smoothly.
Gov. Bill Graves proposes a 426 million state deficit plan that would slash highway projects by 157 million, reduce aid to schools, and close five prison facilities as part of broad transportation and social service cuts, with highway savings offset by sales tax adjustments. The move faces legislative scrutiny and uncertain fate.
Eighth grade students in Wellsville staged a courtroom play with judge attorneys and a mock homicide case. Ryan Schendel testified and described his relation to a fictional victim while a DNA and evidence debate unfolded. The defense led by Austin Bloss persuaded jurors toward a not guilty verdict, leaving prosecutors disappointed.
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