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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 2001
Page
6
Oklahoma defeats Florida State to claim the national title as Sooners’ defense stifles the Seminoles in the title game. Detailed coverage appears on page 7 with game highlights and key plays.
Tonight will be clear with a low around the mid 40s. Sunday turns cooler but sunny with a high near the mid 60s. Monday stays dry with lows in the mid 30s to 40 and highs around the mid 60s. See page 2A for more weather information.
East Kansas Agri Energy in Garnett aims to fund a feasibility study for a 10 to 20 million gallon per year ethanol plant near Garnett. The group seeks $25,000, raised locally by January 12, with each donor contributing exactly 1000 dollars.
Ottawa postmaster Dave McBride explains a penny increase for first class letters to 34 cents due to rising fuel, transport, and labor costs. The change, effective Sunday, follows a 33 cent rate that offered a short grace period for customers.
Ottawa schools posted low dropout rates and high graduation rates with test scores near state averages. The report notes math scores lagging and limited success in advanced science, though overall grades show steady improvement. officials urge not to overinterpret the snapshot.
The 1999 2000 Kansas School Building Report Card program enters its fourth year with districts required to participate. Officials urge parents to review progress at individual buildings while noting the report is only one measure of student success and must be handled by local boards and staff.
A correction notes that the first name of a former story about Ottawa mayor and municipal matters was misprinted. It states Julius Robert Cheney died Sunday in Texas and that he was also known as Duke, clarifying the subject previously identified as Cheney.
Robert B. Wellington, known as Bob, died December 19 in Kansas City after a two year battle with pulmonary fibrosis. A WWII Navy veteran and 41 year Harris Newspaper Group veteran, he earned a reputation as an optimistic, principled editor and publisher who led Ottawa Herald for 30 years and advanced journalism with a state first female circulation chief and a modern offset press. He chaired the RMH Charitable Association and Kansas press groups, supported flood control and city governance reforms, and raised a family in Ottawa with wife Dottie. His memorial service is set for Grace Episcopal Church in Ottawa.
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