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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 2003
Page
8
A Norwegian 4-H member travels through Kansas visiting sights eateries and shops. Page 3 coverage highlights cultural exchange and local experiences during the trip.
Tonight clear with lows near 71. Thursday hot and mostly sunny with highs around 96. Thursday night warm and mostly clear with lows in the lower 70s. Weather page 12.
Ottawa Kansas record notes Vol 107 No 178 priced at 50 cents. Readable fragments indicate a local paper issue with standard notices and brief items. No sentences provide full event details. only publication metadata remains clear.
A compact page item mixes classifieds and society notes with daily reports on local neighbors. It highlights small ads, personal notices, and brief updates in a period voice.
Ottawa City Commission will vote tonight to disband the Ottawa Municipal Auditorium board and replace it with a Friends of the Auditorium organization. City Manager Weldon Padgett says the move invites public involvement and would aid fundraising and promotions while keeping two full time staffers. The plan follows past support from the board and a 20 year history of a Friends group spurring programs. Other agenda items include a 2004 budget request for the Ben Martin Peck Animal Shelter and budget figures for the citys four electrical funds including growth driven power needs and new meters and transformers.
Leona Gall and Doc Jones, Ottawa natives, wed in Paola in 1937 after a moonlit ride in a 1929 Model A. The license arrived with a talking judge who urged the ceremony. Doc died in 1978 after 41 years of marriage. Leona cherishes the memory and his car passion.
British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw said the Iraqi people bear the cost of insurgent attacks and pledged that coalition forces will remain in Iraq as long as needed. He spoke in Kuwait before heading to Basra and Baghdad, stressing the goal of a representative government and improved services despite daily violence. A U.S. soldier died from wounds after ambushes near Baghdad, and oil sabotage caused pipeline leaks.
Nine US senators on a three day Iraq tour voiced confidence in the mission with Bernard Kerick training a new Iraqi police force. Senator Warner said the coalition will not give in and will see freedom replace Saddam's tyranny. Senator Levin urged broader international help and patience to stay the course as Bush warned of continued anti American violence from Saddam loyalists.
Neighbors report numerous complaints about adults and children riding ATVs on county roads and unincorporated city streets. Sheriff advises helmet use, certified training, proper sizing, and strict supervision, while warning against riding on paved roads and under the influence.
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