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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1997
Page
6
Ottawa High and Paola produced a nip and tuck boys basketball contest Tuesday night. The Paola win improves their record to 4-1, as both teams battled closely throughout the game.
Partly sunny and pleasant conditions expected Thursday with a high near 54 degrees. Winds will be variable at 5 to 10 mph. More weather information can be found on page 2.
The Ottawa Recreation Commission extends the deadline for the Christmas light display contest by one week and will judge entries Friday. To nominate a display call 242-1939. ECKAN will distribute toys and food 5 to 8 p.m. Monday at First Baptist Church for registered families, with donations due by 5 p.m. Friday and a remaining $2,000 needed. more details are in the Christmas Bureau update on page 3 or call 242-7450.
Baldwin City Council votes 3 2 to skip a $2.1 million pool at North Park and back an alternate Grove Park plan estimated at 1.1 to 1.4 million. Location costs dominate debate while North Park faces crossing US 56 and Grove Park would double the current pool size on a 3.5 acre site. Baker University donated land contingent on a North Park pool.
Larry Woodyard, 52, assistant director of the Riley County Police Department, was suspended without pay for 30 days after being arrested for drunk driving in Manhattan. A breathalyzer showed a 0.16 blood alcohol content, twice the legal limit. He began the suspension December 9 and will perform 100 hours of community service under a diversion. he must pay for a drug and alcohol evaluation and his license has restrictions.
In October Tulsa firefighters were called to a church birthday party for 95 year old Mabel McCullough after smoke from birthday candles triggered the alarm. In July Missouri’s open bed pickup safety law gained an exception for families with many children using their only vehicle, dubbed the Jed Clampett amendment.
A Heart by Heart intergenerational panel at Ottawa High School featured six seniors Al Cassell John Tienken Ethelyn Bennett Margaret Sinclair Harold Shomber and Anne Ransom. They discussed aging health retirement and teen peer pressure with juniors and seniors in psychology classes highlighting the mindset shift toward lifelong well being and resilience.
CLEON RICKE reports Fogle Quarry Co. will be sold to Martin Marietta, making it the second largest stone and aggregate producer in the country. Dan Fogle Jr. says the deal should close by March 1, with zoning changes hammered out by the Franklin County Commission. The Fogles, including Dan and Richard and grandson Brent, will still run day to day, while Ottawa Ready Mix remains separate.
Ransom Memorial Hospital Administrator Bob Bregant announced a switch from the Red Cross to the Community Blood Center of greater Kansas City. He cites service location and regional alignment, while Red Cross officials in Franklin County insist patients will still access blood as needed. The move signals rivalry for donors in the Kansas City area, even as local providers emphasize continuity of care.
Jurors weighing 11 counts in Terry Nichols case faced options including second degree murder or manslaughter, not death. They weighed weapon charges and killings of eight federal officers, after emotional pleas and judge instructions to ignore public opinion as they continued deliberations.
U N disarmament experts, barred from inspecting Saddam Hussein palaces, continued routine site checks across Iraq for banned weapons clues. Chief inspector Richard Butler said Iraq refuses palace access, while Security Council demands openness. briefing planned in New York.
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