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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1999
Page
6
Kansas State edges Washington on a late long drive to secure a Holiday Bowl win. The dramatic finish caps a tense contest and features a pivotal late scoring drive sealing the victory.
Tonight will be mostly clear with a low in the upper 20s and a north wind of 5 to 10 mph. Friday brings mostly sunny skies and a high near 55 with a southwest wind 10 to 15 mph. further details are on page.
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The Ottawa Franklin County Economic Development Committee will meet Wednesday to review a county resident survey. David Darling of Kansas State University Extension will present analysis for a strategic plan to be established by late January and sent to the Kansas Department of Commerce and Housing by February 15. The public session runs 7 00 p m at the Franklin County Annex meeting room.
The Ottawa Library will close at 1 p.m. Friday and remain closed Saturday and Sunday for the New Year holiday. It will reopen Monday at 9 a.m. Returns may be deposited in the book and AV drop on the building’s south side when closed.
The Wellsville Board of Education will hold a special meeting at 7 30 p m Monday in the classroom south of the district office. The meeting will be in executive session to consult with the district attorney and discuss personnel.
Neosho Construction of Topeka wins a 26.5 million contract to build a 52 mile railroad beside the Panama Canal from Colon to Balboa. Groundbreaking soon, project to replace the aging line and serve intermodal stations. Work expected to take 17 months with U.S. firms Kansas City Southern and Mi-Jack Products.
Property owners along the former Missouri Pacific rail bed urge the Kansas Horseman Foundation to develop the 115 mile nature trail. Franklin County residents fault KHF for inaction since obtaining the land from Rails-to-Trails Conservancy in 1996, noting only mowing in Ottawa and proposing the commission review fences and nonprofit stewardship.
A masked gunman robbed Total Stop-N-Save at 1621 S Main around 8 30 p m Wednesday taking unknown cash. Ottawa Police say the suspect, about 6 feet tall with a green tan jacket and ski mask, fled through the front door. An officer accidentally discharged a shotgun during the responding incident. no other damage found.
Ottawa City Hall and county offices close Friday Jan 1 2000 with some noon deadlines. State and federal offices also close Friday and the District Court ends at noon Thursday. Ottawa post office lobby remains open, library closes early Friday, pharmacies operate limited Saturday hours. The Ottawa Herald will publish Saturday Jan 1 with delivery by noon.
In Henley on Thames an intruder broke into the George Harrison estate early today, stabbing the former Beatle in the chest and injuring Olivia Harrison lightly. Harrison was hospitalized with a one inch chest wound and later moved to Harefield Hospital. a 33 year old Liverpool man was being questioned by Thames Valley police.
On Millennium Island Kiribati the first place to enter the year 2000 local officials and residents warn rising seas could swallow the atoll within 25 to 30 years. President Toburo Tito attends ceremonies as 70 performers sail from Tarawa to mark the sunrise while scientists link warming to greenhouse gas emissions.
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