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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 2004
Page
7
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Snow cancels the Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 912 meeting at Ransom Memorial Hospital. Also slated are a legislative coffee Saturday at Peoples main bank with Ottawa area legislators and remarks moderated by Mayor Richard Jackson. Commodity food distribution by ECEAN Center and Walnut Plaza Apartments planned for Monday at two Franklin County locations with various items. Quenemo Penny Supper set for 5:30 p.m. Saturday at the Quenemo Community Building featuring chicken fried steak or pork chops.
Today events include a town meeting Moving On Up at Courthouse Square Apartments from 5:30 p.m. to 7:10 p.m. with Downtown tour and RSVP call. Also Vietnam Veterans of America at Ransom Memorial Hospital, children author Chester Drawers at Garfield School, and Lions Club ham dinner at Elliott Hall. Saturday features a library book sale, legislative coffee, Kids Fun Time, Bill Anderson concert, and more.
Admissions include Alice Gillette Donald Jones Beverly McFadden Lenora Honn Donna Martin all of Ottawa. Dismissals list Deborah Barber Gerald Bechtle Deborah Brewer and daughter Lenora Horn Lola Blankenship Ottawa. Jail arrests Anthony Ohmes Baldwin City on warrant and Jerry Bessie Lawrence on driving suspensed and no insurance. Theft reports and several auto accidents described with locations and ages.
County counselor Blaine Finch met with HTBM Co. President John Sandner to discuss repaying a $285000 state loan tied to Heartland China. Sandner proposes liquidating collateral as offset while noting limited buyers. officials consider settling for less to close the loan promptly.
Ottawa City Commission unanimously annexed over 30 acres at Davis Road and Osborne Terrace for a potential new elementary school, with utilities to be extended from the west if built. The panel also accepted Westwood Addition Phase I plat for 32 lots plus storm detention, totaling 127 lots across four phases. The K-68 speed limit west of U.S. 59 remains 30 mph as DOT proposals for 40 mph failed amid safety concerns for children near baseball fields. Black History Month and Boy Scout Week proclamations were approved.
The House committee considers raising Kansas minimum wage from 2.65 to 7.50 by 2007 in a stepwise plan backed by Rep. Ted Powers. Supporters argue higher wages cut poverty, while opponents urge repeal or rely on market forces. Attorney General Phill Kline pushes prison expansion and private facilities to curb crime, seeking 256 more beds at El Dorado facility funded by bonds.
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