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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 2004
Page
8
Community events must be submitted two days in advance by fax email or mail to The Ottawa Herald. Non commercial events open to the public may be announced free of charge. No telephone calls.
The Franklin County Guided Information for Families Today group offers a family Christmas dinner and celebration from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Monday at the Franklin County Mental Health Center on Eisenhower Road. Open to all Franklin County families. For information call Michelle Bolton at 785 242 2183 extension 128.
Debbie Hough says the first half 2004 property taxes are due Monday and vehicle license renewals must be completed by December 30 as the courthouse closes December 31 for year end audits. Office hours are 8 a.m. to 4 30 p.m. Payments may be placed in the courthouse dropbox at 315 S Main St. Mailed payments dated Monday are penalty free. The Franklin County Red Cross blood drive runs noon to 6 p.m. December 22 at the Office Annex 1428 S Main St with walk ins welcome.
Plans include Garfield Elementary School Christmas program at Ottawa Municipal Auditorium 7 p.m. and Franklin County Planning Commission at the County Office Annex 14th and Main. Friday features a Beauceant dance at Masonic Temple 422 S Main. Saturday hosts a Basket Making workshop at Carnegie Cultural Center 501 S Main and a Prairie Flyers meeting at Sirloin Stockade 2230 S Princeton, plus planning commission activities at the Office Annex.
The Daily Report lists Wednesday admissions for Dale Gordon Princeton Victoria Farrell Ottawa Jolene Guyett Ottawa Rose Hogan Ottawa Martha Dodd Ottawa and dismissals Fern Fabert Ottawa Pearl Supernaw Waverly. Births include a son to Jolene Guyett and Kyle Lamar. Ottawa Sheriff reports 9 29 p m Wednesday arrest Tom Dial Pomona on battery. Wellsville police detain Lena Anderson 17 for disorderly conduct. David Garza 19 and Shannon Crown 32 on various charges with bonds set. multiple theft, vandalism, non injury and vehicle collision reports.
Franklin County faces overcrowding with an average daily population around 70 and eight local prisoners housed at Allen County Jail in Iowa at 40 dollars per prisoner per day. Total costs reach 320 dollars daily, 2,240 weekly, not counting transport. Sheriff Davis warned of shrinking options and prefers a regional jail including Franklin and surrounding counties to relieve overcrowding.
Frontier Farm Credit will consolidate its Ottawa and Lawrence offices into a single site at the northeast corner of U.S. 56 and U.S. 59, about 10 miles north of Ottawa, by late 2005. The move aims to improve access and efficiency, with no personnel changes expected. The new location will remain accessible after planned U.S. 59 reconstruction.
Kansas public universities face growing risk of losing faculty talent to better paying peers. Board of Regents president Reggie Robinson warned salaries have lagged inflation and peer averages, likening the system to underpaid Royals. An audit shows business faculty pay rose from 32,042 in 1985 to 78,351 in 2003, with KU professors at 93,430 and Kansas State at 76,200 in 2004.
Tammy Rome described downtown as a familiar area for her son who delivers packages and visits the post office. She plans to walk the route from the post office to the accident site with him when he is no longer limping, aiming to keep him safe and unafraid of the intersection.
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