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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 2001
Page
6
Richmond United Methodist Church hosts an all you can eat soup supper with ham and beans or vegetable beef, pie and coffee from 5 to 7 30 p m. on Saturday. Free will donations accepted. Village West sale at 1527 Tynman runs 8 30 a m to 4 30 p m Friday and Saturday.
Ernesto Lorenzo Zamora, 18, arrested for driving while suspended and illegal tag at K-68 and Davis. Christina Ann Kirkland, 32, jailed on municipal warrant for failing to pay fines. Brian Scott Franklin, 18, held on municipal warrant for failure to appear. Several noninjury crashes reported on 23rd, Blackhawk and N Hickory involving damages over $500. Ambulance calls and medical emergencies logged in the day.
Justin Richardson was given 24 months probation and 60 hours of community service for felony arson and misdemeanor criminal damage to property in Ottawa. He avoided a jail term unlike co-defendants Badders and Theilman. He must obtain a GED, stay employed, pay costs, undergo a substance abuse evaluation, and write apology letters to Max Hunter and the City of Ottawa.
Geologists in Hutchinson Kansas press venting to release a deep gas bubble. Sofergaz U.S. Inc. engineer Joe Ratigan says the volume and pressure are unknown delaying vent timing. Two vent wells are drilled with one to hit a gas zone while other sources like old wells and sinkholes are being evaluated. Mayor McCreary notes geysers have diminished since a salt cavern leak was plugged. Time will reveal gas origins and pathways to surface.
The Ottawa Herald reports a long standing alley trash pile between Cherry and Sycamore streets was cleaned up Monday night after a prior story drew attention. The cleanup followed a published report detailing the garbage issue.
Ottawa city commissioners trimmed the proposed sales tax increase for a new sewage treatment plant from 1/8 to 1/10 cent, combining it with a sewer surcharge to back a low-cost 20-year loan. The panel will hold a final public hearing February 7 before choosing a plan and possibly placing it on the April ballot.
Kansas legislator Rep. Jerry Williams seeks uniform rules for provisional ballots as counties dispute handling after voters move. Prolonged District 8 results highlighted confusion in Allen and Neosho counties with Williams winning by three votes. Williams urges clear procedures and timely canvass decisions amid calls for consistent voter access.
Democratic senators questioned the Kansas Lottery policy on sexual harassment after inappropriate material dated 1996 97 appeared on agency computers. The Ways and Means Committee viewed the mock site Girls of the Lottery and heard Ed Van Petten confirm identifying and disciplining involved employees. The lottery could not identify who left pornographic material on a fourth computer.
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