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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 2001
Page
8
Ottawa city commission opens with a 5 p.m work session and 7 p.m regular meeting focused on selecting a new city manager. About 10 to 15 candidates will be reviewed in closed session, while the League of Kansas Municipalities has logged over 50 applications.
Readable hospital notes list admissions dismissals and a birth. Also reports numerous arrests for drunken driving, suspended licenses, domestic and other charges across Ottawa and nearby areas. Thefts include frozen food loss and personal item thefts with several addresses cited. Fire call reported with no damage.
After the funeral for 8-year-old Gage Switzer, balloons with his name and dates were released. A Georgia man, D K Freeman Jr, found a balloon 1000 miles away and contacted the family, forming an unlikely cross country bond between Hutchinson Kansas and Greenville Georgia through a shared grief ritual.
The proposed 321 million sale of Blue Cross Blue Shield to Anthem would pay about 100000 to firms with more than 50 employees and roughly 1000 or less to smaller outfits. Don's Auto Center owner says the formula feels unfair as a seven employee shop receives 479.76 while larger firms get six figure sums.
Kansas Governor Graves outlines a 2003 budget plan to close a 426 million shortfall using existing resources with cuts to public schools and universities, highway project cancellations, and prison closures. He aims to raise taxes to cover less than half the gap, while debating tax cuts blamed for the crisis and stressing fiscal restraint amid continued economic weakness.
The Kansas City Zoo shifts control from city government to a private group, Friends of the Zoo, to overhaul operations, earn essential accreditation, and upgrade visitor experience. The move keeps land and animals public while outsourcing management, with a March review in Wichita by the accrediting association.
Missouri and Kansas face a growing exodus of school superintendents as age, stress, and attractive retirement packages push many toward retirement. In Kansas City area four have retired since 1998 and more in 1999. Missouri averages 56 at retirement while Kansas uses an 85 point age plus service formula. Officials warn the pool of qualified leaders is shrinking and districts struggle to fill posts.
Kansas City's two largest foundations report double digit declines in assets, with the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation down 17 percent and the Hall Family Foundation down 21 percent over two years. The drop ends an era of rapid growth that saw combined assets rise from 724 million to 3.4 billion, affecting major local projects and grants to groups like Girl Scouts of Mid-Continent and Science City.
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