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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1982
Page
7
The item notes a Christmas greeting from Mrs. J. Stephenson and mentions NAIA coverage, a general sports program for the elderly, and FFA farm news. It references Chaminade, Richmond, Holland, and a Santa-themed piece, with page references for multiple stories.
City officials examine a 25 point list of 1962 achievements as Ottawa braces for questions on abandoning the city manager form in the upcoming 1983 election. They note projects including a new fire engine, bonds for the Carnegie Building, park improvements, street work, and a shift to a computerized asset system.
The Kansas Corporation Commission approved KG E sale of 20 percent of Jeffrey Energy Center No. 3 to Missouri Public Service Co. for 32.7 million in the first year, but denied part of the proposed payback plan for the next two years. The total price awaits final cost figures and commission review.
A massive winter storm delivering up to 50 mph winds dumped two feet of snow on Colorado and Wyoming while tornadoes tore through the Mississippi Valley injuring dozens. Flood watches stretched across Illinois to Texas as Marble Hill residents evacuated. The system, moving from California over the Rockies, caused 14 weather-related deaths, disrupted flights at Denver, halted I-5 traffic at the California Oregon border, and prompted life threatening wind chills.
In Topeka Kansas AP St Vincent's Children's Home appeals for about 500 dollars in toys stolen from its residence for emotionally disturbed children. Lois Jebo says 24 residents lose gifts discovered missing on December 12 and police alerted only after internal review. Local donors begin responding to the plea.
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