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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1997
Page
7
Elvis Presley fan club members gathered in Memphis Tennessee to commemorate what would have been The King’s 62nd birthday. The event drew members from across the region and highlighted memories of Presley’s career and impact. Page 10.
The forecast calls for a windy, sharply colder Thursday with morning highs around 35 to 40 degrees and afternoon winds driving temperatures toward zero. It will become mostly cloudy with a few flurries as northwest winds rise to 20 to 30 mph.
Garnett recreation department will stock Crystal south Lake with 1200 to 1300 rainbow trout for 1997. Some fish will be tagged for prizes from local merchants. Daily creel limit is three trout. A city trout permit and city and state fishing permits are required. Season runs until March 24 with three lakes available for fishing. Contact Garnett City Hall for details.
The Ottawa Board of Education reminds district students and families that the first semester was extended at a November meeting. It will end January 17 with a half day for in service and grade card prep on January 20.
A 31 year old man paroled Monday robbed a Wichita cab driver early Tuesday. He demanded money and beat the driver, taking cash, cab keys and cigarettes, then fled. Police quickly detained him after the crime left behind his parole papers and a gray stocking cap. His prior convictions include aggravated juvenile delinquency in 1982, aggravated battery in 1992, and two counts of forgery in 1994.
Harris News Service report, published in The Herald, notes Ottawa may be a site for a future juvenile detention center. Mayor Gene Ramsey declined to comment on the basis of the Harris study while Ottawa Area Chamber of Commerce Administrator Lou Atherton said discussions were preliminary. The list also mentions Larned Garden City and Ellsworth County as potential sites for a 20 million facility housing about 150 inmates, with location to be decided by the legislature in consultation with Gov. Bill Graves and the Department of Corrections. The Kansas Youth Authority will propose transferring authority for youthful offenders.
Ottawa city officials with the parks and public works departments and the Ottawa Recreation Commission plan a free public skating rink in Forest Park infield near the men's softball diamond. Officials say evening and weekend hours will be posted, weather permitting. first skating could start this weekend. Skaters assume risk as a sign states the city disclaims liability. Benches will be added and ORC staff will supervise with a bonfire to warm spectators.
The House ethics committee opened its review of Speaker Newt Gingrich amid his re election and ongoing public scrutiny. The panel heard from outside counsel as six members questioned investigators in a process that could lead to a rebuke in a likely January 21 vote.
John Kevin Flohr 37 of Olathe faces intentional second degree murder charges in Franklin County District Court for the Oct 25 shooting death of Aledo Gulley Jr. at 1020 S Willow. Trial starts 9:30 a.m. May 6 with a four day schedule. a pretrial hearing set for April 8 at 1:30 p.m. Flohr pleaded not guilty January 6. Flohr’s ex wife Lyndee Flohr lived at the Ottawa address with Gulley at the time. Police say Flohr fired three .45 Colt shots, hitting Gulley in the chest and stomach. A life sentence with parole eligibility after 10 years is possible if convicted. Flohr is a sales rep for Steve’s Precision Lab in Overland Park.
Madeleine Albright promised to tell it like it is at home and abroad as she seeks Senate confirmation for secretary of state in Clinton's second administration. She aims to push NATO expansion eastward toward Russia and seek China integration, while urging Congress to pay overdue UN bills and support international operations. Former Sen. William Cohen prepares for defense secretary hearing on January 22.
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