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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 2002
Page
7
The forecast calls for tonight to be mostly clear with patchy fog after midnight. Lows near mid 20s. Saturday will be mostly sunny and warmer with highs mid 50s. Saturday night follows with mostly clear skies and lows in the lower 30s.
A Monday fire at Dave Williams Jr home on Fifth and Main in Ottawa left him and his 19 year old son homeless. Firefighters arrived after 4 53 a m and the cause was a faulty flue pipe. Neighbors and the Red Cross were contacted for assistance as the family faces Christmas without a home. Williams, unemployed, had previously sheltered friends and relatives.
Andrew Jackson Whittaker Jr. the 55 year old contractor who held history's largest single Powerball prize of 113.4 million continues to prioritize work family and God. He plans to share his wealth with daughter Ginger McMahan and granddaughter Brandi Bragg while maintaining his 90 hour weeks and past tithing habits despite health battles.
Kansas officials announced a $314.9 million Powerball jackpot funding state needs amid rising ticket sales. Executive Director Ed Van Petten said state earnings from the prize could exceed normal profits by millions, with 30 percent of proceeds directed to state programs and up to 10 percent donated to three Church of God pastors.
Snow fell across Franklin County marking the first measurable precipitation of the month. totals ranged from under an inch in Ottawa to about two inches in nearby counties with Lyon County reporting four inches. The National Weather Service expects sun and mid 40s today and a light rain or snow chance late Sunday into Monday.
Madison Chambers, a fifth grader from Wellsville, will visit the United Kingdom as part of the People to People Student Ambassadors program. She joins three Franklin County students in the program to explore Britain, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland this summer and learn about culture and government.
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