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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 2001
Page
8
A benefit dinner Saturday at Eagles Lodge in Ottawa includes ham and beans sandwiches and soup 4 to 6 pm with an auction at 6 pm to aid Mike Pratt’s kidney transplant costs. Donations accepted. contact Priscilla Fritts or Anita Findley for details.
The Senate Federal and State Affairs Committee rejected the House lottery bill, endorsing a version extending the Kansas Lottery to July 1, 2007 with a new audit requirement. The House plan had ad bans, credit card limits, fewer Reno games, and a $4 million airport fare program, but was opposed for its restrictions.
Rep. Richard Alldritt proposes banning gifts and meals from lobbyists in exchange for raising the out of session stipend from 600 to 956 dollars monthly for nine months. House Speaker Glasscock and Rep. Powell back a talk on reform with different reporting thresholds.
KDHE officials admit years of knowledge and staff shortages hindered updating underground gas storage regulations. Investigators tie Hutchinson explosions to a broken salt cavern pipe. Senate plans hearings on tighter rules, including dual-pipe containment and emergency planning, with ONEOK’s Yaggy Field cited among inspected sites.
ORC participants share concerns about space at the Don Woodward Center with late games on work nights. Morton notes many outside district use the programs, and surveys show strong local support for funding to improve recreation options. Residents call recreation a quality of life issue and want input on costs and facility needs.
The report outlines how sales and income taxes drive most tax revenue as inflation and the economy boost receipts. It notes rising costs outpacing inflation, including an 18.1 percent jump in medical care for the poor in 1999, and explains how pay steps and pension costs grow with payrolls. It cites shifts in school funding and past tax relief funded by general funds, with fiscal 1992 spending at $2.5 billion and Graves proposing over $4.6 billion in 2002.
Arrests include William Thompson on a driving while suspended charge in Princeton and David Hull for violating a protection order. Others face charges of domestic battery, DUI, or curfew violations. Juvenile detentions noted. Thefts, vandalism, and vehicle incidents reported in Ottawa and Wellsville with several arrests and bond details. Fire calls, ambulance alerts, and traffic incidents documented with locations and outcomes.
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