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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1998
Page
6
Ottawa’s men and women both lose to Friends University in KCAC basketball at home. Page 7 notes the double setback, detailing the scores and key moments for both teams.
A cloudy Tuesday brings a high in the lower 40s and a southeast wind of 10 to 20 mph, shifting to northwest by late afternoon. Readers are directed to page 2 for more weather details.
Gerald Chester will be associate dean of continuing education at Neosho County Community College Ottawa campus and oversee buildings and outreach. He previously led ACCC Burlingame and directed BCCC at McConnell AFB. Salary set at 31000, 11000 less than predecessor. Auditions for ACT Ottawa spring play at 7 p.m. today and tomorrow. Eight women five men and extras sought for Three Family Fail by Kevin Honeycutt at Ottawa Arts Center 105 E. Std. Call 242-8478 for info. Frankin County residents warned promo for Pacific West Cancer Fund not ACS affiliated. ACS unit urges awareness.
The Central Heights Board of Education will meet at the school at 7 30 tonight. Agenda items include the summer school program the Kansas Education Coalition and an update on negotiations. Wellsville site council to meet at 6 30 tonight at the high school to discuss resources for academically struggling students and review the district policy on discipline and a building report card. The council includes members of the public and staff focused on improving education.
Osawatomie school board approves an 8430 square foot addition to the middle school at the west end, plans to demolish East School Elementary after May, bids sought by mid March, and includes computer labs, science areas, tech spaces, a nutrition lab, planning area, storage and restrooms. Trojan Elementary construction underway to be ready for fall classes. City approves 210000 in temporary notes to extend sewer lines to the new elementary school.
Jeffrey A. Sonnenfeld, a 43 year old Emory University business school professor, abruptly resigns after a video surveillance tape reportedly shows him vandalizing a wall in a school corridor. The incident follows his rejection for the business school dean post and a later withdrawn deanship offer from Georgia Tech.
About 100 people gathered at Ottawa University Chapel for a King memorial service. Rev Leon Burley urged color minded unity and cited King quotes from I Have a Dream and Ive Been to the Mountaintop to stress shared humanity and diverse strengths.
Almost half of county governments opened today while a majority in Kansas closed for Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Of 56 closed counties, 49 did not participate. Franklin County closed, Anderson opened, Ottawa and Garnett city halls stayed open. NAACP official Gilbert Hammond urged better education on King’s message.
Kansas lawmakers debate Graves tax package with 178.5 million dollars in relief. Conservatives clash over inheritance tax cuts versus food sales tax reductions. Disputes also target removing sales tax from remodeling services, while education and environment funding gain support.
U S District Judge Frank G Theis has died at 86 in Wichita after a stroke in Winfield. The Arkansas City resident presided in the Silkwood whistleblower case and was later named Trial Judge of the Year in 1980. He chaired the Wichita federal court, became chief judge in 1977, and took senior status in 1981. He also sought the U S Senate in 1960 and aided George Docking's 1956 governor campaign. Kerr-McGee Silkwood case settlement followed years of legal action.
Supporters of President Clinton and Paula Jones consider settling the sexual harassment lawsuit as a May 27 trial looms in Little Rock federal court. Jones seeks to prove a pattern of Clinton behavior toward other women, while Clinton’s side hints at a possible settlement but demands a public apology.
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