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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 2004
Page
7
Daily bulletin board requests should be sent two days in advance by fax email or mail to The Ottawa Herald. Non commercial events open to the public may be announced at no charge. Do not call by phone.
The Prairie Flyers chapter of the Experimental Aircraft Association meets at 9 am Saturday at Ottawa Municipal Airport to hear Kansas City author James Gebhardt discuss his book on the World War II P-39 Airacobra. The design placed the engine behind the pilot, aiding Russian pilots in ground attacks. only two of 10,000 built remain flyable. The event is free and open to the public. Also, a Leap Year Day dinner at 5 pm Saturday in Williamsburg benefits Jayhawker Days and community projects with tickets at $5 for adults and $2.50 for children.
Reception marking 135 years of The Ottawa Herald at The Old Depot Museum runs 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Ottawa Assembly 136 Social Order of the Beauceant meets 7:30 p.m. at Masonic Hall. Ottawa University Theatre presents Proof at 8 p.m. Friday and again Saturday 8 p.m. at the Administration Building Auditorium.
Franklin County sheriff and police reports list multiple arrests on warrants for failure to appear, driving while suspended and theft. Notable incidents include arrests of Kyana Smith, Brendan Butler, Malissa Elder, Kathy Daugharty, Michael Allen, Nicholas Hutchinson, Christopher Brown, and Santos Ullea with bonds set. a domestic battery charge for Allen and thefts along I-35. Vandalism and non injury accidents appear alongside fire calls and property losses totaling several thousand dollars.
Franklin County Commissioners will hold a public hearing in April at the County Annex on a draft nuisance ordinance covering unincorporated areas. The seven and a half page document drew mixed reviews with concerns about junk vehicles and rights, while officials cited past cleanup costs from illegal dumps and trailer-home developments.
Franklin County proposes a nuisance ordinance allowing citations with a 10 day appeal or cure period and fines up to 50 dollars per day. It adds tall grass weeds dead animals stagnant water to nuisances and targets lots three acres or less for residential areas while preserving existing county codes.
Miami County Commissioner Pat Apple, a Louisburg Republican, formally files to run for the 12th District Senate seat being vacated by Bob Tyson. Apple, co owner of Apple Electric Inc., has served on the Louisburg school board and the county commission, with district changes adding Miami and Linn counties plus parts of Franklin and Anderson. Ottawa Democrat Cal Lantis is considering a run.
About 15 residents attended a follow up on Ottawa city comprehensive planning, with four speaking on commercial development rules and future annexations. Officials stressed many items are non binding suggestions, and future annexation decisions will involve county talks, floodplain constraints, and a long term development timeline.
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