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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 2001
Page
6
A concise weather note reports tonight cold and cloudy with a low near 20 and northeast wind. Wednesday brings a 30 percent chance of light snow and highs in the lower 30s with a northeast wind 5 to 15 mph. Page notations list Classifieds Comics Daily Report Health Opinion Obituaries Sports and other pages.
Ottawa resident Mike Topp of AT&T Towing helped the Daytona 500 crew clear wrecked cars as Dale Earnhardt died after a dramatic crash. His wife Linda witnessed the event up close and noted the crowd’s somber mood as fans learned of the fatality.
The Ottawa City Commission authorized bidding by two contractors to replace underground sewage lines on the west side of Main Street and near the Franklin County Courthouse using a high pressure water jet and plastic piping. The project aims to avoid extensive digging though bends beneath the courthouse complicate the work. Bids are due soon with hope to complete the west blocks between Main and Walnut plus courthouse square by late spring or early summer.
Tricia Chase and her daughters Koti Davis and Kendra Chase enjoyed a nontraditional Chinese takeout picnic in City Park on a mild Monday with temperatures in the mid fifties. Weather turned colder, with forecasts predicting possible snow by Wednesday.
Ottawa leads Kansas City, Kansas Board of Public Utilities suit filed in Franklin County District Court seeking about 1.4 million for alleged overcharges after Nearman Creek No 1 plant shut during a 1999 heat wave. Cities Baldwin Freemonia Mulvane Neodesha Osawatomie Winfield claim BPA contract ignored pricing clauses. Trial expected about three days.
Two juveniles led a high speed pursuit from Blue Springs Missouri along I 35 into Ottawa ending near the city. The driver fled on foot in Kansas City before being captured and jailed juvenile detention. The chase involved Blue Springs Missouri Police the Missouri Highway Patrol Independence Jackson County and Kansas Highway Patrol. No injuries were reported from the armed robbery.
Garnett police report an attempted beer theft at the Conoco on Fourth and Maple. The clerk restrained the suspect and was struck with a beer bottle, receiving minor injuries and treatment at a hospital. Two white male suspects fled in a small white GM car with a temporary plate.
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