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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1983
Page
7
The DPS shows activity in patrol car dealings as part of ongoing coverage. Highlights note sport and law topics across pages with references to EKL wrestling, a police saga, and international diplomacy events involving Schultz.
Linda L. Mallory, former Johnson County District Court clerk, was placed on five years probation with restitution exceeding 48000 for two counts of forgery and a grand theft. Judge Earle Jones noted pre sentence discussions with Franklin County officials influenced the decision. Mallory must pay 3000 by March 1, 6090 by July 15, then 4545 on Jan 15 and July 15 each year until 1987, with total costs over 8200.
State Senator Jim Allen and Rep. Dorothy Nichols hosted Ottawa Paola sessions as snow delayed Nichols. The meeting addressed funding, severance taxes, oil price impacts, road repairs and a protest petition bill, with questions on 90 day filing, 5 percent signature rule and withdrawal rights.
The government reported a sharp drop in violence as the independent truckers strike entered its second week. Despite isolated assaults and sniper fire, officials forecast drivers returning to the road while shippers warned of higher product costs.
The National Weather Service station at Ottawa Water Plant logged early Friday low 5 degrees and high 27. Saturday morning 23 with 33 afternoon, Sunday 17 morning and 32 afternoon. Precipitation totaled .14 inches by 7am Saturday. Tonight mostly cloudy with lows in the low 20s and southwest winds 5 to 15 mph. Tuesday mostly cloudy with highs in the mid 30s and northwest winds 10 to 20 mph.
In Topeka the House tax panel voted to kill two bills that would have eliminated 40 million dollars in exemptions for farm equipment and business aircraft while keeping exemptions intact. Rep. James Braden said debate continues and floor amendments remain possible as the Senate studies reimposing tax on young farm equipment. Rep. Hemer Jarcow defended the move as exposing an unfair tax system, though opponents warned on broader implications. The committee also backed selling delinquent property after two years, not three, excluding homestead exemptions.
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