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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1992
Page
7
TOPEKA Kansas AP The state education commissioner told a committee that schools can no longer give students more of the same if Kansas wants to lift educational quality They must develop workplace skills and learning skills to secure and sustain employment and lifelong learning The commission will study reform to improve student performance
Funeral services for Marjorie A. Carr known as Peg 90 of Ottawa will be held at Grace Episcopal Church with Rev Mary Schrom Breese officiating. Burial follows at Highland Cemetery. She was born July 23 1901 in Scranton Pa and lived in Ottawa since 1921. Survivors include a niece and a nephew. Memorials suggested to Grace Episcopal Church or Ottawa Library endowment.
Police described a string of town incidents including Dunnivan’s encounter with Timothy Evans and a possible accidental crash involving a truck, car, and bike. Several arrests followed for battery DUI and disorderly conduct, with victims treated at Ransom Memorial Hospital and at KU Medical Center. An additional collision on US-59 left Dennis Barker seriously injured and other family members treated, while fires and a hit and run case were noted with minimal injuries.
The Fourth of July weekend saw two drownings in Kansas. A 4-year-old boy, fishing with his father in the Ninnescah River, slipped and was pulled under. his body was recovered about 30 minutes later. In Osage County, Louis Hernandez of Emporia drowned while swimming at Melvern Lake. his body was found about 2:30 p.m. in about eight feet of water near shore.
Three people died in separate Fourth of July weekend crashes across Kansas. Paula J. Huerta, 39, was struck while seated watching fireworks near a Wichita farm field. A Green Bay man, Clyde N. Skenandore, 45, died when his car hit rain in Leavenworth County. Michael A. Pecina, 42, of Roeland Park, died when the car he rode in crossed lanes on Kansas Route 32 in Kansas City, Kansas.
Bulletin Board items list the Franklin County Cancer Support Group meeting at 7 30 p m in Ransom Memorial Hospital conference room A doors 13th and Main along with an RMH trustees update on hospital finances and board expansion. Humane Society gathering, food distribution pause, Garnett clinic screening, retired teachers breakfast, stroke talk, Europe themed library programs.
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