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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 2002
Page
8
The Ottawa VFW hosts a New Year's dance at 8 30 p.m. December 31 at the post home on U S 59. Music by Odds and Ends. Cost is 25 dollars per couple, includes party favors and breakfast. Members and guests welcome.
Cheryl Mullin was charged November 21 with writing a worthless check, no hearing set. Louis Mason charged November 26 under roads bridges and salvage control act, arraignment set 9:15 a.m. January 8. Christopher J. Livingston charged December 9 with aggravated battery burglary theft and aggravated intimidation, first appearance January 15 at 10 a.m. Angela A. Cain charged December 16 with four counts of worthless checks, no hearing set. Civil actions listed include suits filed December 2 to December 18 by multiple plaintiffs against various defendants, with answer hearings scheduled January 6 to January 13 and a trial set for January 6 for Hidden Meadow Apartment suit.
An Amtrak passenger train struck a car at a road crossing in southwest St. Louis injuring two people inside the car. The 132 train passengers and crew were unharmed. The injured, Vito J. Viviano 22 Affton Illinois and Christina Bova 28 St. Louis, were listed in critical condition at Barnes Jewish Hospital.
Top stories review Wichita murder trial of Reginald and Jonathan Carr with death sentences for three men and a woman. Kansas unemployment expected to average 4.5 percent in 2002, with jobs rising to about 1,360,700. Westar energy saga, district redraws, drought impact, and a Johnson County death penalty case are noted along with a no call telemarketing list.
Republican leaders used a February caucus to gauge support for immediate budget cuts, then canceled a Senate debate. The meeting was closed to the public despite majority participation, highlighting the Act’s exemptions that allow lawmakers to close sessions. Critics call for renewed open meetings scrutiny.
Gov elect Kathleen Sebelius faces questions over closed review team meetings with 14 news organs including The Associated Press urging openness. Legislature rules vary. some caucuses and committees may close meetings to discuss security or assignments, while others remain open. Stakeholders urge greater transparency as lawmakers weigh exemptions.
A proposed U.S. 59 upgrade may draw more customers downtown, but construction worries small businesses. weld shop owner Jackson fears access challenges and a possible 30 percent drop in business during relocation as the DOT finalizes highway plans. Lauren Beatty, Ottawa Herald.
Davis notes forfeiture aims to seized proceeds from illegal drug activity, not money itself. He stresses strict criteria and lengthy paperwork, with proof required that funds are proceeds from drug sales. No local annual figures available.
Drought and mass layoffs scarred Kansas economies in 2002 with Wichita hardest hit as aviation plants shed thousands. Boeing cut 4,800 Wichita jobs since 9/11, while Cessna Raytheon Aircraft and Bombardier Learjet also reduced staff. Unemployment statewide hovered near 4.5 to 5.3 percent while housing prices dipped slightly amid the downturn.
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