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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1997
Page
7
The Ottawa High girls improved their Huron League record to 5-1 with a Tuesday night win at Bonner Springs. The Cyclone boys dropped to 4-3 in the league.
The forecast describes a cold cloudy Thursday with a high near 30 degrees and a southeast wind of 10 to 15 mph.
The Clinton administration will permit ten U.S. news organizations to open Havana bureaus, with CNN approved after Castro's government granted its application. Anonymously sourced officials say the move aims to boost information flow and democratic reforms, reversing decades of friction since AP's expulsion in 1969.
TOPEKA Kan AP lobbyists report 1996 spending at about 571000, the lowest since 1988, with a 10 percent drop from 1995. Hospitality costs for meals, snacks, drinks and event tickets fell about 16 percent to reach the lowest level in seven years, as legislators and officials consider tighter calendars and restraint.
Michael Kolnhaber, 79, a Nazi death camp guard suspect facing possible deportation, remains hospitalized at University of Kansas Medical Center after gunshot wounds from a December 31 standoff with police. Dr. Norman Estes says he shows brain improvement and can respond to simple commands.
The Kansas Corporation Commission assigns 785 as the new area code for northern Kansas excluding the Kansas City, Kansas side of the border. The change takes effect July 20 with a 14 month permissive dialing period ending October 1, 1998. The 785 zone covers Lawrence Topeka Manhattan Salina and more while 913 remains for southern portions.
Florene Hart, great-grandmother, spends four mornings weekly aiding Edgar Vasquez in Eugene Field first grade. The Spanish-speaking boy gains vocabulary and confidence with word games and reading help, while Hart and he share a mutual learning spark.
The Senate Ways and Means Committee endorsed about 80 million dollars for eight agricultural and parks agencies for Kansas 1998 fiscal year. Wildlife and Parks budget at 32.1 million, includes 8.2 million one-time federal payment for El Dorado Lake. Prairie Spirit Rail Trail carries 997 thousand from 1997, with 27 thousand for 1998 operations. Kansas Water Office budget cut to 5.3 million. stop buying space in federal reservoirs by July 1. Salary increases for workers removed for later consideration.
Ottawa’s property tax levy is about average among similar cities while one Ottawa resident has the lowest total mill levy when all local and county levies are included. The Kansas Government Journal compares mill rates for Independence Atchison Coffeyville Parsons and others, noting Ottawa investments in sewer rehab and new lines for a Wal Mart center that created about 1,000 jobs.
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