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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1998
Page
7
Ottawa University men and women earned surprising road victories against St Marys in Leavenworth on Monday night. Both squads snapped extended road slumps and improved their season profiles with the wins, details continue on page 7.
Cloudy Wednesday with a 30 percent chance for light rain and a high in the middle to upper forties. Northwest wind 10 to 20 mph. For more weather information, see page two.
Henry Huddleston announced his retirement at the Monday school board meeting ending the school year. He has 34 years in education, including 21 years as a math teacher at Hill City and leadership roles at Hamilton and Central Heights. The board discussed building a new high school, land purchases, a third lagoon, staffing changes, and contracts.
Fast Fabrications, based in Louisville Kentucky, signed a lease for a building in the north industrial park and plans production in the first week of March. County commissioner Tom Weigand, who brokered the deal, expects about 14 to 20 new hires. The firm makes ductile iron pipe for municipal water systems with plants nationwide including Louisville Columbia Bloomfield Jamesville Gonzales Lakeland Fontana and Maryville.
Ottawa officials report a split over US 169 versus US 59 priorities as Congressman Snowbarger pushes a ISTEA demonstration project for US-169. StateSenator Tyson counters in Kansas Senate, prompting City Manager to seek sponsor support from Rep Ryan for a House resolution.
In July the Tennessee Oilers defensive end Brent Burnstein left training camp over the rookie haircut ritual risking his pro career. In November five players from Leguna-Acona High School quit before playoffs to go deer hunting.
After more than a year of negotiations and a 11 hour fact finding, Ottawa teachers and the Board of Education prepare for a 4 p.m. Wednesday session at City Hall. The fact finders urged higher salary and clarified maintenance of standards, with community support growing to 533 signatures as teachers press for a settlement.
Rotary International team led by F A Reyes from Manila to Gapan in central Luzon for a two week medical mission. Dozens of Kansas City area doctors and nurses worked from before dawn for long hours in a district hospital, performing 26 major surgeries among hundreds of patients, many with little prior medical care. Local nurses enabled organization amid primitive operating conditions and limited supplies.
Diana L. Moore 51 improved to good condition after a head on collision with Lewis R. Buckner III 21 who died at the scene on US 59 north of Ottawa. Buckner, a former Jefferson City resident, worked at Chili's in Lawrence.
The Kansas House opened a late morning debate on a 225 million tax relief plan. Democrats offered amendments including debt payoff, inheritance tax changes, and school tax mill levy reductions while Republicans ruled on germane connections. A 76 to 48 vote upheld excluding debt reduction from the bill. An amendment to exempt the first 30,000 of property value from school tax was discussed, and a minor measure exempting certain business inputs from taxation was added.
Iraq pledges to use all serious and legitimate means to pursue a peaceful resolution as U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan prepares to visit Baghdad for negotiations. The Revolu tionary Command Council offered no concrete concessions while U.S. prepares for possible strike amid stalled Security Council talks.
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