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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 2011
Page
1
Admissions on Wednesday include Elsie Birdene Kelly of Ottawa Mell Martin of Pomona and Kay Todd of Ottawa Dismissals on Wednesday include Tamra Chopman of Pomona
Elra Frank Watson 84 of Ottawa Kansas formerly Fontana died February 16 2011 at Ottawa Retirement Village Graveside services were held February 21 2011 at Fontana Cemetery He was born September 12 1926 at Brush Colorado served in the U S Army in World War II and married Helen Brock er in 1945 The couple divorced in 1956 He worked as a plaster and stucco worker He is survived by his daughter Connie Mills and her husband Wayne Ottawa a son Tim and his wife Penny Gridley two brothers Connie Watson Garnett and Harold Watson Fontana seven grandchildren and twelve great grandchildren.
Franklin County Sheriff's Department reports three arrests and a police arrest on Wednesday. Randy Spillman, 20, Emporia, jailed on a Franklin County warrant. William Rogers, 43, Baldwin City, on a warrant. Dalton Pabst, 18, Pomona, and a 17 year old Pomona youth, on suspicion of felony theft. Brian Porter, 33, Ottawa, held for suspicion of criminal damage to property and disorderly conduct.
A 21 year old Ottawa woman reported at 4 01 p m Wednesday that an unknown suspect entered her residence on the 700 block of South Cherry Street and stole several items.
At 5 30 p.m. on Wednesday a vehicle driven by Verna Norcross 58 Ottawa struck a vehicle driven by Amy Finch 30 Ottawa. Finch and a juvenile passenger were taken to Ransom Memorial Hospital for minor injuries.
Ottawa history notes heavy rain with the river at 25 feet and rising. Bernhard Listemann, famed US violinist and founder of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, will perform next Saturday with his daughter Virginia Listemann and an accompanist in Ottawa. Other items include locals buying Overland touring cars, river board debate on clearing snags, concerns about a legal commission government petition, and Leroy Hogan the 14 year old truancy case with a Rock Creek cave anecdote.
Seventeen Shawnee Mission parents file a federal lawsuit asking to overturn state property tax caps to raise funds for public schools. They cite private money limits and $200 million in lost federal aid as hurting district budget and classroom sizes. Districts face feeder losses, teacher cuts, and calls for more local control while wealthier areas remain better funded.
Brownback aides say all options remain open to address the 7.7 billion gap in KPERS funding for teachers and public workers as the Senate begins with a bill to boost state contributions. Officials stress retirees’ benefits aren’t in danger but acknowledge the state must start closing the funding gap amid budget strains.
Ottawa markets show hard wheat 8.48 soybeans 13.50 corn 6.73 milo 6.43 re corn 6.57 milo 110.78 oats 3.42 soybeans 1.29 wheat 6.55.
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