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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 2002
Page
8
Dog owners must obtain licenses by February 15 to avoid penalties. After the deadline, penalties apply based on how late the license is. Fees are 15 dollars for unneutered or unspayed dogs and 5 dollars for neutered or spayed dogs. Bring proof of current rabies vaccination.
Airman Andrew C. Brockus completed six weeks of basic training at Lackland Air Force Base San Antonio earning knowledge in Air Force mission and customs, drill, physical training and human relations. He is grandson of George Brockus of 2126 Douglas Road Princeton. Long attends Head Start meetings as Kansas divers ity focus grows with 21 percent of children in public schools from minority groups.
Admissions include Stacy Welton of Pomona with a birth noted for Thursday. Dismissals list Larry Hensick of Ottawa and Sanna Alfers with family in New Strawn. Birth reports a son to Stacy and Jeff Welton in Pomona. Sheriff and police records cover multiple arrests for trespass, vandalism, warrants, and theft along Riley Road and Main Street, plus a meth charge by the Drug Enforcement Unit. An ambulance note cites two medical emergencies on Thursday evening and Friday morning.
Thousands remain without electricity more than a week after an ice storm downed lines. Federal disaster declarations unlock funds for Missouri and Kansas, while Great Plains Energy may seek rate relief to cover storm costs. FEMA head Joe Allbaugh to visit as utilities project restoration by week’s end.
Ottawa commissioners and planning officials weigh sidewalk needs on 15th Street as part of a federal grant for a Rock Creek bridge project. Three options are on the table, with costs and city share outlined. debate centers on adding a sidewalk now versus later.
The Senate Ways and Means Committee reluctantly approves a 55 percent cut to the Senior Care Act program, trimming funding to 3.6 million for fiscal 2003. The plan, arising from Gov. Graves, shifts the department’s 144.4 million budget but preserves no funding for nursing home care or senior meals delivered at home.
In Topeka a bipartisan pair of western Kansas senators unveiled a new Senate district map during an unusual full Senate joint caucus. The plan keeps the 36th District intact for Sen. Janis Lee and Sen. Stan Clark, avoiding a likely 2004 race and arguing for two voices in northwest Kansas. Critics note larger, collapsed districts hinder constituent access as lines shift. Lee highlights the district’s Republican strength within the 36th.
Rose Hill AP reports Oreta Burnham and family view eight pages of handwritten letters from Martin and Gracia Burnham, held hostage by Abu Sayyaf in the Philippines. The parents cautious about authenticity awaiting state department confirmation, noting references to a satellite phone and ransom ideas, while stressing no confirmation of contact with captors.
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