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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 2014
Page
6
Compiled by Taylor Broers the Ottawa Herald surveys Ottawa University students on ways to combat cabin fever while winter weather keeps communities indoors. The piece highlights student plans, campus life ideas, and shared activities to stay engaged.
Snow and wind slow road work across the region with salt supplies tight. Franklin County public works director Jim Haag says winds drive drifting and plows have to rework sections. Schools in Ottawa Central Heights Wellsville and West Franklin canceled sessions amid dangerous wind chills.
Ottawa recorded a blizzard that dropped nine inches of snow or 0.60 inches of precipitation, a new local record versus 0.48 inches in 1924 per Herald archives. Kathleen Jordan and Gary made snow ice cream by the fireplace, while shops like Sears noted higher sales of snow blowers and steady customers during the storm.
Two crashes in Harvey and Crawford Counties killed a 58-year-old Moundridge man and two women from Pittsburg and Parsons. Weather was cited as a factor in the U S 69 and I 135 wrecks. Franklin County officials urged caution as deputies reported few incidents and Ottawa police noted a light workload.
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