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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 2001
Page
7
Franklin County Sheriff investigates a burglary at 628 John Brown Road Williamsburg between 6 30 a m and 3 30 p m Monday in which rifles shotguns and a compound bow were stolen. Call Crime Stoppers at 1 888 311 TIPS for tips. rewards up to 1000 for arrests.
Ottawa Volunteer Center sponsors a morning of educational activities for children up to sixth grade as part of A Day On Not a Day Off. Sessions at Village Manor Nursing Home run 9:30 to 10:30 and 10:30 to 11:30 with reading and an art project and volunteers. Call Dianna Mitchell at 242-7450 ext for signup and supplies.
Admissions include John Slavens Susan Skiles Henrietta Falls and others from Ottawa plus Timothy Ficaia and Gail A Shelton with names like Guenemo Sylvia McCurdy and Williamsburg. Sheriff notes arrest Christina Ann Kirkland and Justin Cory Mietchen both in Rantoul on battery and domestic battery charges with bonds set at 750. Accidents report a left rear tire detaching on a westbound vehicle near W 7th causing damage over 500. Ambulance sick calls listed in several blocks throughout Wednesday and early today.
Governor Bill Graves named Lee Alan Johnson of Caldwell to the Kansas Court of Appeals to fill the vacancy from Chief Judge J. Patrick Brazil retirement. Johnson, 53, has practiced locally since 1980, previously Caldwell mayor, Argonia city attorney, and judge pro tem, with formalization expected this spring.
Kansas Secretary of State Ron Thornburgh unveils a package to criminalize vote trading and voter suppression attempts and to revise statewide recount bonds. The Senate committee opened hearings amid lessons from the Florida recount and a contested presidential race.
A boundary study at the Statehouse proposes cutting Kansas districts from 304 to as few as 255 through mergers with neighbor districts. The plan highlights three merger maps aiming for 255 districts and suggests state board boundary changes and emergency dissolution for very small or high cost low performing districts.
Dale Howard leads a sewer upgrade using heated flexible pipe fed through the old line. The process relies on 160 degree water to expand the new pipe, which then forms a tight shell once cooled. A TV camera inspects each opening, aided by colored dyes to identify each downtown building connection. the courthouse area poses the biggest challenge due to deep bends and possible unknown line conditions.
Senators from the Natural Resources Committee urged Gov Graves to take a firm stance against EPA water quality standards. They cited a Supreme Court ruling limiting the Se Water Landin scope and warned against state compromises. Officials view EPA rules as burdensome, risking $140 million in city water upgrades, with ongoing legal reviews and planned legislation to clarify state standards.
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