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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1997
Page
7
AP sportswriter Doug Tucker notes Kansas State needs the last few ingredients for grid glory, likening it to shedding final pounds. The piece hints at page 7 for fuller context and details.
The forecast calls for a colder, cloudy Saturday with a 20 percent chance of early showers. Expect a high in the mid 40s, a brisk northwest wind 15 to 25 mph, and gusts.
Franklin County commissioners weigh options at 1418 S. Main for keeping the annex parking lot for private use after hours with swinging metal gates. Ottawa police chief Jeff Herrman argues for law enforcement patrols and notes gates may be unnecessary. Commissioner Charles Mavity notes the lot is a youth gathering spot and a gate solution would be a shame if not essential, as littering adds to courthouse custodial workload.
Terri Thompson’s son Jay Justin Thompson was born at 6:04 a.m. Thursday at Ransom Memorial Hospital weighing 7 pounds 6 ounces and 21 inches, making him the 1997 New Year’s baby. Runner up Shawn Michael Warner arrived at 7:17 a.m. to the Warners of Ottawa.
Three letter bombs mailed to the federal prison at Leavenworth were intercepted without incident, two arriving Thursday and one found today at the main post office. A prison employee opened one Thursday without detonation. Five bombs were sent to Al Hayat in Washington, four found Thursday, one at the post office. No injuries.
Anderson County commissioners will hear MNP design plans by Bibb & Associates and Kansas Historical Society for ADA upgrades at the courthouse. The project, split 74,000 grant and county funds, targets elevator access and updated counters with renovations totaling about 150,000. Bids expected late January or early February.
More than 65 million Americans receive holiday greetings as the IRS begins official 1996 tax package deliveries. Most changes are procedural, including expanded telephone filing for certain married couples, direct deposit of refunds, and new inflation adjustments to exemptions and standard deductions.
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