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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 2003
Page
7
The Ottawa Post Office will operate with reduced window hours on New Year's Day, opening 8:30 a.m. to noon. An employee remains on duty until 5 p.m. to handle mail and parcels. Customers may ring the buzzer or knock to contact staff. Normal mail delivery and dispatch will proceed.
The VFW bingo games are canceled on January 1 due to holidays and will resume Thursday evenings on January 8 at the post. Tuesday games continue at usual times. A New Year’s Eve dance starts at 8 p.m. with Borderline Country, $25 per couple, includes door prizes and breakfast. members and guests invited.
The Daily Report lists multiple ambulance medical emergencies with timestamps and locations including East C Street, K-68, West 15th Street, Reno Road, East South Street, North Main Street, Colorado Road, West 15th Street, North Sycamore Street, South Poplar Street, and notes a Sick Person incident on December 20 at West 15th Street.
In Overland Park three people died early Friday after a man shot a woman in her car near her home and then killed two men inside the house. Police reported a 30-year-old woman shot dead in the vehicle around 3:30 a.m. The shooter’s motive is linked to a domestic issue. The 8-year-old daughter witnessed part of the event but was unharmed and placed in protective custody.
A Kansas City taxi driver said he was robbed after a ride from Des Moines Iowa to Kansas City Kansas on Christmas Day. The passenger struck the driver and stole money when he could not pay the 360 fare. The driver was treated and released then returned to Des Moines.
In Wyandotte County a tree honors Michael Phillips who died in the county jail while awaiting trial on felony charges. Activist Sonny Scroggins urges a federally mandated, independent inquiry into all custody deaths, citing lack of solid statewide data and calling for nationwide reform.
Gary Burns, Ottawa's senior meter reader, retires after 39 years. He estimates reading about 2 million meters and walking nearly 40,000 miles, having seen much of the city and its residents. His last day is Jan. 2 with a retirement reception at City Hall.
Ottawa leaders push federal and state funds to rebuild Cedar Street from First to 15th, while testing a two roundabout approach to slow traffic. Kansas DOT advances a four lane U.S. 59 expressway plan with early buyouts on 27 Franklin and Douglas County properties, amid concerns about funding. County CHIP seeks a $6 million loan to resurface 34 miles of roads without tax increases.
James Guinn, 25, of Ottawa, was found guilty of child abuse for injuring 16 day old Deya Rose Guinn in January. The infant, life threatened at hospital, sustained brain damage, deafness, blindness, a broken arm and ribs, and requires constant care and monitoring.
Hibdon notes Franklin County soils drain moisture quickly and drought persists with moisture needed every 10 days to two weeks. Soybeans remain the dominant cash crop, averaging 65,000 acres but likely drop as farmers shift to more wheat. Wheat harvests surge as drought makes Eastern Kansas wheat more viable, while soybeans, corn and milo harvests span fall into winter.
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