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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1997
Page
7
Ottawa University men end an eight game losing streak while the OU women ride a hot shooting night at Wilson Field House on Monday. Newcomer shines for the women as the pair lead the team to a strong showing.
Early Wednesday morning reports show light snow flurries with a rebound to partly sunny skies. High near 30, west winds 10 to 20 mph, shifting to northwest 15 to 25 mph late afternoon.
Gov. Bill Graves proposes a balanced budget seen as a good starting point by both Democrats and Republicans. Conservatives say taxes aren’t cut enough while Democrats seek more education funding. Rep. Phill Kline wants to end the school tax. Graves would cut the education mill levy from 33 1/2 to 29 mills this year and to 25 in 1998.
U S Asphalt Company of Omaha won the low bid of 624 619 to resurface a US-59 segment from the north junction with K-31 to the Franklin Anderson line. Work will begin in spring and take about six to eight weeks. KDOT also invites bids to patch US-69 for about 10.8 miles from the Linn Miami line north.
At the United Nations thousands of parcels were screened after four letter bombs addressed to Al Hayat were defused. The attacks, linked to a widening campaign against the Saudi owned newspaper, injured two in London and prompted mail room evacuations at the UN.
Franklin County commissioners study whether the three district boundaries should be redrawn to more evenly divide population. Commissioners Weigand and Mavity plan to wait for newly elected Ogle to attend meetings. Ogle has been hospitalized since Christmas with pneumonia. The district populations from the 1990 census are 6652 for District 1, 7781 for District 2, and 6863 for District 2 under Ogle.
Franklin County commissioners voted Monday to keep The Ottawa Times as the official county newspaper for 1997. The Times would share duties with The Ottawa Herald, a long standing rotation, but delegates chose The Times citing editorials in The Herald during 1996. Commissioner Bill Ogle, telephonically from Ran som Memorial Hospital, joined Tom Weigand and Charles Mavity in the decision to favor The Times.
Ottawa City Commissioner Vicki Cummiskey announced Monday she will seek re election in the spring city election. She cited progress on housing and jobs and urged greater community involvement while noting new youth-focused challenges and programs.
City commissioners explore removing US-59 designation between K-68 and I-35 to bar heavy trucks from Main Street. Loss of state funding and federal grants complicate the plan, with maintenance and bridge upkeep shifting to the city. A revenue impact of about 30 000 to 35 000 annually is noted. See TRUCKS page 3.
A local coalition urges the Ottawa Board of Education to halt demolition of the north building of Ottawa Middle School for 90 days while it conducts a survey on community interest in saving the structure for senior housing and community use. MetroPlains shows interest in redeveloping for 18 or 27 housing units plus community space.
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