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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1998
Page
7
Weather forecast notes a cloudy Wednesday with highs in the upper 30s and a north wind 10 to 20 mph. The sports snippet hints that thirteen regular season wins do not guarantee success for the Broncos or Chiefs.
Lou Atherton of the Ottawa Area Chamber of Commerce says local interest in converting the old Wal-Mart building to a theater is minimal. Wal-Mart reports little buyer interest and notes the site lacks sufficient bathroom space and would need extensive replumbing. Wal-Mart moved to a Princeton Road SuperCenter about two and a half years ago. City elevator service to City Hall and the Ottawa Library was repaired after a hydraulic leak. Otis Elevator fixed the lift. City Commission approved about 13,500 for repairs and 2,300 for cleanup of leak contaminated materials in November.
Sheriff Vaughan reports a white male with a scarf robbed Setter’s Quik Shop in Greeley at 7:22 p.m. Saturday, taking about $260. Suspect drives an older Ford pickup with a camper shell and oversized tires. man wore square glasses. Call 448-5678 with tips confidential.
Douglas County commissioners moved title transfer of about 17.5 acres within Baldwin Industrial Park at Monday’s meeting. Heritage Tractor will gain title to its four newly purchased east-side lots for a John Deere dealership while the county retains title to remaining unsold portions until Baldwin’s final roughly $2,000 payment in five weeks. The action is a technical step enabling the property transfer.
Dillons Stores will close its Lenexa 300,000 square foot warehouse and convert the Hutchinson facility into expanded Dillon Accounting Services. The Hutchinson unit will be moved to a former Rubbermaid site in Goddard with about $1 million in upgrades. 65 new accounting jobs were added recently, with plans for 35 more this year.
Ottawa school district promotes a weekly Word of the Week emphasizing core democratic values, with support from local businesses employers and churches. This week’s selected term remains to be announced.
Kansas Department of Transportation plans to remove the US-50 bridge at I-35 and spend about 2 million to build an access road linking US-50 to Eisenhower Road. Local officials oppose the frontage road, urging improvements to Eisenhower for housing growth, and consider appealing to Governor Graves.
Rep Sonny Bono has died after skiing into a tree at Heavenly Ski Resort on the California-Nevada line. He was 62. Bono went missing for about two hours before his body was found on Upper Orion trail. no witnesses were reported. President Clinton and House Speaker Gingrich offered tributes, while Cher, his ex-wife, expressed grief and cut short a trip to London.
Former Senator Bob Dole will greet local officials at 6 p.m. Wednesday in the Ransom Memorial Hospital conference room during a stop in Ottawa as part of a thank you tour. A 7 p.m. city commission meeting at City Hall will follow with items including exotic animal regulation language, the 1997 city audit, a Martin Luther King Jr. Day proclamation, and a Soo Gardens beer license.
Franklin County commissioners set a Wednesday vote on zoning Appanoose and Peoria townships. The planning commission plans a 7 tonight meeting at the county annex to discuss zoning in general with Don Slone present. A second public session is set for Feb 12.
The Ottawa City Commission assessed the six priority categories from last June’s plan. Facilities include Carnegie Cultural Center and a new public works building. downtown redevelopment and tax rebates. communication lifts with an evening study session and cable access. recreation surveys and trail expansion. mill levy stability amid electric deregulation. and transportation upgrades from 13th and 17th Streets to US-59 expansion.
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