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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 2002
Page
8
The Kansas Department of Transportation will convert the junction of Old US-50 and Eisenhower near Ottawa to a three way stop. A stop ahead sign will be added on Old US-50, with signs removed from Eisenhower and the county road. The change lasts several weeks while drivers adjust.
Ottawa area admissions include Sanna Alfers Charlies Alfers and others with births to Sanna and Charlies Alfers New Strawn and Valerie Roberts Blue Mound. Arrests include Jody Hayes in Rantoul bond set at 750 dollars. extra charges for phone harassment and criminal threats for Quintin Wilson. battery arrests at 922 E Eighth released on bond. municipal warrant for Michael McCain. Thefts include generator theft in Ohio Road area and car battery theft on N Cherry with losses. Vandalism on Lincoln window. multiple medical emergencies reported across several streets. road closing on Riley Road with no detours.
Harris News Service reports South-central Kansas cities and counties asked the Statehouse for higher tax authority in the Equus Beds Groundwater Management District. The bill to raise the fee cap passed Senate last year but stalled in the House Environment Committee after hearings with input from Hutchinson officials, farmers, the Kansas Dairy Association, builders, and district president Brad Franz. The proposal would raise the cap from 60 cents to 69 cents per acre foot, with a long term goal of 1.19 dollars to cover operating costs and preserve water quality monitoring and outreach programs.
City and outside line crews near completion of widespread service restoration after a two day ice storm. Utilities Director asks for help locating remaining outages while Entergy and KCP&L coordinate repairs and federal aid awaits FEMA decision.
In southwestern Ottawa the new Kansas House map splits Ottawa between Rep. Tanner and Rep. Feuerborn, drawing mixed reactions from Mayor Gene Ramsey and Chamber leaders. Ramsey calls the split unusual and says Ottawa officials will adapt, while Tanner and Feuerborn express willingness to represent parts of the city. The changes shift district boundaries across Franklin and Anderson counties, with Dreher and Garnett also affected.
Lawrence AP report details associate professor Stever White of the University of Kansas being treated in Kansas City, Missouri for bacterial meningitis. White, who teaches at Lawrence and Overland Park campuses, met 25 Lawrence students last week before ice storms canceled classes. The university offered preventive medication to those in contact, with officials stressing prompt notice and safety.
Verssue, a KU communications graduate, will lead Main Street with a focus on community outreach. He previously worked in marketing roles in San Francisco and Lawrence before returning to the Midwest to settle in St. Joseph. He replaces Julie Prideaux, who left last December for Midland Hospice Care in Topeka.
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