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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1998
Page
8
Readers across counties are invited to submit diary entries about their Monday activities. Handwritten or typed, short or long, with a phone contact, by February 9. Include thoughts on daily life and any details you find interesting for a statewide ongoing narrative.
Rep. Tom Sawyer cites Kansas recruiting, but workforce training remains key. Sykes at Hays expands with 577 jobs, aided by state training funds and Kansas Lottery investment. Fort Hays State University partners for training, while Council Grove adds 14 customer service roles. Challenges include skilled labor, tax policy, and community commitment to development.
Shells and algal beds found beneath the Ross Sea seabed suggest a super-warm period between ice ages. Researchers say the 32 mollusk types and new micro-flora indicate environments very different from today and may inform predictions of global warming effects on ice sheets and sea levels.
The draft budget aims to eliminate deficits earlier, with a $1.7 trillion 1999 package and surpluses projected from 2000 onward. It includes a $65.5 billion tobacco settlement over five years to fund 100,000 teachers, expanded science research, and more child care, with about $22 billion directed to states.
A compiled schedule lists weekly breakfast and lunch options for Baldwin Central Heights Pomona Waverly Wellsville and Williamsburg schools. Meals include cereals, pancakes, pizza, tacos, lasagna, burgers, and regional specialties with milk and fruit, noting daily items and some dietary notes.
Shari and Darryl Stottlemire of Rantoul claim a county truck discharged road rock that struck their 1997 Dodge one ton as they met head on. They estimate repair costs at 1794.73 dollars for hood dents windshield damage and side panel dents. County attorney Larry Wright asked for a written incident account.
The Daily Report lists charges filed on Jan 16 for Laveda Cloyd, Shellie Decock, Ann Betz, Lawrence Koenig, Edward Beechat, Diana Hicks, Lloyd Poling, Bret Jackson, Edward Salyers, and others including felony and misdemeanor counts. Dispositions note Hollinger’s stalking charge dismissed for lack of probable cause. Divorces granted cover several couples. City building permits show remodels, signs, single-family homes, decks, and other work across multiple addresses.
Wellsville City Council met for about 75 minutes with no new business. City Clerk Donna Reed said the session mainly involved paying bills and department head reports.
Gov. Bill Graves and Kansas lawmakers urge Congress to raise the state's federal transportation share as ISTEA expires May 1. Rep. Jerry Moran notes Kansas could gain from both House and Senate versions, with Kansas' allocation projected to rise from 210 million to 305 million under the House plan, a 45 percent jump.
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