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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 2000
Page
9
New year brings a fresh start as Ottawa High School basketball coaches fine tune their squads for a demanding stretch beginning next week. Officials note practice has intensified to sharpen offense and defense ahead of league play.
A forecast warns of bitter cold tonight with a low near zero. Sunday stays frigid with high around 15 and a chance of flurries, followed by more flurries tonight. New Year’s Day and Tuesday look dry but very cold.
The Ottawa Herald counts 2000 as a year of growth with new firms locating in Ottawa and two violent deaths in Franklin County, plus a Topeka helicopter crash involving a former resident. It highlights the middle school demolition dispute, American Eagle Outfitters distribution plans, a Pomona murder case, and an environmental study on upgrading U.S. 59 between Ottawa and Lawrence.
KDOT announced a plan to replace the highway with a new four lane superhighway, prompting criticism from local politicians. Secretary Dean Carlson forced county officials to choose between two proposals after public hearings, leading many officials to back down. The preferred route would run about one mile east of U S 59, connect to I 35 northeast of Ottawa, cost about 161 million dollars, and aim for completion in 2007 or 2008.
Ottawa area authorities offered a weather alert paging system through Metrocall to alert businesses schools and citizens. Only seven businesses enrolled despite about 100 notices. Sheriff official Jimmie Dean says the service could warn about tornadoes other disasters and may be extended to private citizens with a 795 monthly lease plus 250 for pager protection and a initial three month term.
Struggling farmers and ranchers win a corrected tax law after an error omitted the word farm from a prior version. The fix allows losses to be carried back to prior years, saving about 410000 dollars annually, after Gov Graves veto and legislative reconvening May 24, 1995.
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