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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1998
Page
1
A 300-pound piece of old limestone fell about 50 feet from the Missouri Capitol’s north side Tuesday afternoon and crashed onto the outside portico then rolled down steps. Gov. Mel Carnahan was not hurt, and no injuries were reported as workers inspected the damage.
A mosaic of local notices lists a Valentine nails offer for Feb end of February plus bakery sales, hazardous waste drop hours, pizza dinner, T shirt deliveries with balloons, and hall deliveries to Ottawa area and nearby towns. Rural services include tanning, home heating, and massager therapy.
A concise weather note from AGU reports the forecast for California with symbols for sun partly cloudy cloudy showers thunderstorms rain snow flurries snow and ice. The outlook is informal and lists common weather symbols used in the region.
At noon on Wall Street the Dow Jones fell 49.33 to 8111.02 and the S&P 500 dropped 2.66 to 1003.33 while the NYSE composite eased to 521.71. The American Stock Exchange index rose 1.37 to 672.45. Local stock quotes follow with various company prices and grain markets listed for local terminals.
Late information updates the Ottawa Community Arts Council schedule. Three Families Sale ACT Ottawa spring play runs at Carnegie Building March 13 to 15. A soap making workshop is added for Sunday March 1 from 2 to 6 p.m. taught by Kathy Markley with tuition of 10 dollars plus 3 dollars for supplies.
Pomona and Ottawa area mourn three longtime residents. Eudora Bulson, 81, died Feb 2 in Olathe. funeral Feb 6 with burial at Evergreen. Charlotte Murphy, 85, Ottawa, died Feb 3. arrangements pending. Earl Clough, 74, Lawrence, died Feb 2. services Feb 5 at Rumsey Yost with burial in Clinton Cemetery. survivors include spouses, children and step relatives. Memorials suggested to diabetes association or Cornerstone Southern Baptist Church.
The Ronnie Prophet Show will perform at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the Ottawa Municipal Auditorium with Glory-Anne Prophet and his band Sanctuary. A Branson act featuring songs, instrumentals and stories, the show includes Valentine gifts for attending ladies. tickets range from 9.50 to 15.50 with various outlets listed and reservations via OMA at 785/242-8810.
Actor Daniel Baldwin was rushed to St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital after a cocaine overdose. He faced two charges at his hospital bed, including criminal possession of a controlled substance and paraphernalia, potentially carrying up to two years in prison if convicted.
The 1998 Low Income Energy Assistance Program applications are now being accepted by the Kansas Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services. Eligibility hinges on household heating fuel bill ownership, recent fuel payments, and income limits by household size. Last winter, 27,497 Kansas households received aid averaging 268 dollars. Applications must be received by March 31 at local SRS offices. call toll free 1 800 432 0043 for details.
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