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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 2000
Page
8
The Ottawa VFW invites all seniors to a 6 to 9 p m dance on Sunday featuring Borderline Country. Attendees are asked to bring snacks and enjoy the evening of music and social time.
The Ottawa City Commission on Monday agreed to place a Planning Commission appointment on Wednesday’s agenda with Terry White stepping down and Rev. Steve Van Ostrand proposed as his replacement. Also on the agenda are a beer sales license and a resolution honoring Brett Wheeler, City Band director for 20 years, while Wood Oil Company of Leavenworth seeks a Miller Mart license transfer to 304 E Logan.
AP reports at least seven people were killed on Kansas highways during the extended 102 hour Fourth of July holiday period. victims include Patrick Michael Kappler 23 of Chanute Sun in U S 169 crash. Duane Bolling 17 of Paola who ran a stop sign. a man killed in Wichita under a severed utility pole. two Brown County accidents that left Timothy C Baker 35 of Soldier and Steven N Meyers 36 of Angola dead. Elizabeth Bohnert 14 of Superior Nebraska and Adam Thomas Lesler 22 of Fayetteville Ark died in separate incidents. the holiday period runs from Friday 6 p.m. to Tuesday midnight.
Kansas City in Jackson County shifts overweight truck prosecutions from municipal to state court. Fines rise to thousands of dollars as Sgt. Eric Winebrenner expands to enforce weight limits with unmarked vans and on the rickety bridges. The policy aims at safety after bridge collapses and damage from overweight trucks.
The Franklin County Commission voted to place Cutler and Pot tawatomie townships under county zoning, classifying them as A-3 agriculture districts. Planning Committee recommended the change 6-1 after a June 15 hearing, with Sandy Dickson saying the move protects property values.
Admissions and dismissals list patients by name and city with dates. Multiple arrests for driving related charges, vandalism, thefts, and drug offenses, plus injuries from a vehicle accident and a rape domestic battery case. Ambulance callouts cover numerous locations and times across weeks.
City officials discussed future budget needs for repairs at the sewage plant while considering building a new plant. A sunken digester cover would cost about 20000 to remove, with no replacement planned. Changes include hauling sludge at 2000 per month and lime treatment, plus budgeting for sludge hauling. Commissioners favored immediate repairs but supported speeding the new plant plan.
A Lindsborg father, Christopher Jones, was sentenced to life in prison with at least 150 years for first degree murder in the slayings of his children Gregory Joshua and Sarah, with an additional 43 months for aggravated battery against his wife. Judge Carl Anderson followed a plea agreement, noting the tragedy and denying any death penalty.
AP reports Kansas State Board of Education member Scott Hill may be removed for registering to vote in Montana while claiming Kansas residency. Hill owns a Montana ranch but says Kansas ties remain, with a July 11 deadline to respond to the attorney general. The case follows a district transfer vote in Dickinson County and a related legal challenge.
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