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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1983
Page
6
A concise roundup notes KU and the Kansas City Kings snapping out of basketball slumps. It also mentions a Marine halting an Israeli tank column and references planning commission, farm and area news, state legislative reports, and local roundups across pages 3 to 7.
Ottawa Board of Education lifts a two month spending freeze after Gov. Carlin avoids another 3.3 percent cut and votes to restore the Ottawa High football field and buy two way radios for buses. The district will cover $7,400 for radios from capital outlay and seeks bids on an enhanced system while auditing energy needs and handling staff leave questions.
Ottawa native Vernon Chesbro was chosen as executive director of the Kansas Republican Party. His nomination goes to a Feb. 24 executive committee vote after Merlyn Brown leaves the post. Chesbro, 57, retired from Continental Telephone Co. and plans full time duties guiding party public relations and staff in Topeka, with ongoing ties to Ottawa.
City commission considers leasing east 160 acres of Municipal Airport to Jetty Oil Co of Houston for drilling. Farming plots and KSU Experiment Station areas must be preserved. If oil found, pumpjack installed. drilling could begin within a year. Also notes county energy aid, voter registration deadlines, and trucker strike impacts including damaged trucks and rising food prices.
The Franklin County Commission held a 90 minute closed session with department heads to discuss personnel matters and policies. No action followed. The plan is to meet first Wednesday afternoons monthly to improve cooperation and reduce fiscal pressure. Barker said meetings unlikely to yield dismissals but aim to resolve interdepartmental complaints.
The National Weather Service station at the Ottawa Water Plant logged a low of 23 degrees and a high of 28 with a trace of moisture on early Wednesday. The county forecast calls for tonight to be mostly clear and cold with lows near zero, and Friday to see increasing cloudiness with highs in the low to mid 20s. Light and variable winds are expected throughout.
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