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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 2002
Page
6
Braveship Builders OU men edge Southwestern in a late rally as the game enters a dramatic finish. Southwestern led for most of the contest but the visitors surged in the closing minutes to seize the win.
Tonight is partly cloudy with lows in the upper 20s and northwest winds near 10 mph. Tuesday remains partly cloudy and cooler with highs around the lower 40s and northwest winds near 15 mph. For more, see Page 10.
Ezra Sykes profiles Getty, Central Heights teacher, and her students as they push a countywide Franklin County Children's Literature Festival. With 12 authors, 1,200 students, and a $12,000 budget, fundraising and OU hosting help bring a Kansas Reading Association honor and a lifelong literacy goal. Getty travels to Wichita for the 2002 award, while planning the festival’s 30-year future and urging kids to read.
A Pomona sophomore, Codi R. Soper, 15, died when she swerved to avoid a downed limb on Pawnee Road at about 11 p.m. The 1988 Grand Am she drove left the road, overturned, and she was ejected after not wearing a seatbelt. She was pronounced dead at the scene. Soper was active in Pomona High School sports and activities and volunteered at a local animal shelter. Counselors were made available at the school.
Ottawa Board of Education meets at 6 30 p m tonight at Ottawa Middle School to discuss an FFA learning site proposal eight miles out of town and the purchase of 100 band uniforms for the high school's growing ensemble. The session also covers the old Central Heights project and a March 4 public hearing on demolition alternatives.
Kansas Insurance Commissioner Kathleen Sebelius rejected Anthem Insurance Companies Inc.’s proposed purchase of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas. She argued the deal would raise consumer premiums by hundreds of millions over five years, harming businesses and families. Anthem disputed the legal team’s findings, saying policyholders would see no major coverage changes beyond a name and card update. Blue Cross policyholders earlier approved the sale by a 63.4 percent margin.
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