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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 2003
Page
8
The forecast notes lower 30s tonight with partly cloudy skies and mild temperatures. Tuesday turns mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and highs near 50. Tuesday night remains mostly cloudy with light rain chances and lows in the lower 30s. Weather page 12.
Fifteen local men commit at least eight hours a month to Franklin County Sheriff’s Department reserve deputy posts. Lt Rick Lawin, Sawin, and Aaron Bien describe reserve life as rewarding yet unpaid, juggling family, full time jobs, and other duties while providing night and weekend coverage for Princeton area towns.
Kansas lawmakers and Gov. Kathleen Sebelius race to close a $750 million gap for fiscal 2004 while avoiding school and higher ed cuts. They rely on a November revenue forecast with January shortfalls, explore options like expanded gambling, and propose reserves that critics say leave the state dangerously exposed if revenue misses. Sebelius pledges to maintain aid to schools and not raise taxes, but the plan hinges on cash reserves and optimistic forecasts.
Pastor Stacy Hopkins, long-time Bethany Chapel Baptist Church leader, faced segregation in Ottawa in 1960 when he and his daughter were ignored in a downtown Woolworths. He later hosted OU students, guiding Black scholars from the East Coast to live and study in a small Kansas town. Hopkins, an Ottawa University graduate, also ran South Side Cleaners while serving as a National Baptist Church administrator.
Franklin County will replace a departing 911 dispatcher this spring. Sheriff Craig Davis said the resignation is due to personal reasons, not pay. Starting wages were recently raised to 10.85 per hour to boost morale and retention, with an estimated 3600 in salary costs to hire and train a replacement before May 1.
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