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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 2002
Page
6
Tonight is partly cloudy with lows in the mid 20s and north winds 10 to 15 mph. Thursday will be sunny with highs in the mid 40s and northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. For more weather, see Page 10.
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Thamas O Malley of Paola demonstrates 1840s fire craft using flint steel char cloth and excelsior at the Twin Rivers District Klondike Derby held Saturday near Cedar Valley Reservoir south west of Garnett. Webelos Scout Jessie Bastarache of Cub Pack 3105 Paola inspects the pack’s lunch spread on the dog sled setup.
A Wellsville group urged the city to end its police force and hire the Franklin County Sheriff's Office. The council received a supporter list for review, but no action was taken. Council member Jack Ryburn questioned full dissolution and favored trimming staff to reduce costs. He noted overtime costs tied to the five offi cers, under the Fair Labor Standards Act, and suggested potentially losing 24 hour protection. Further discussion is planned at the January 31 meeting.
Franklin County commissioners voted to temporarily lift the burn ban declared a week earlier. They urged extreme caution with any burning and warned the ban could be reinstated soon as a weekend snowstorm improved fire conditions. The ban covered smoking materials, open fires, and burning of fence rows, fields, trash, and debris. Williamsburg City Council also passed a burn ban after several grass fires were reported.
Ottawa will add 15 to 18 inch riprap layers to Marais des Cygnes River dikes downtown to bolster flood defenses. City public works director Andy Haney cites aging rock, Corps of Engineers guidance, and a $750,000 CIP budget. Work begins late spring or summer with bids from local and certified quarries.
Walter Ottaway, 60, of 2125 Indiana Road, suffered a trapped injury when his tractor rolled onto its top while pulling logs uphill Tuesday afternoon. His left leg was pinned for 15 to 20 minutes before crews freed him and LifeStar airlifted him to Overland Park Regional Medical Center.
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