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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 2004
Page
7
Public event notices must be submitted at least two days in advance by fax email or mail. Include non commercial events open to the public and avoid phone calls. Send to Ottawa Herald 1045 Cedar St Ottawa KS 66067 or via clean ottawaherald.com.
Pomona Eastern Star will sell homemade ice cream at City Park during Pomona Days with hours Friday 4 to 9 pm and Saturday 10 am to 9 pm. Westminster Presbyterian Church hosts Vacation Bible School July 18–22 for preschool through fifth grade, preregistration by July 1. contact church office. Ottawa University plans a team for the Kansas City Race for the Cure on August 8 at Union Station, inviting community participation. registration details available via two contacts with July 16 deadline.
Quenmond Free Fair runs 4 pm to 8 pm in Richmond. Christmas in July at Ransom Memorial Hospital conference rooms at 1301 S Main St begins at 6 pm. Fit and Fun Club at Wellsville Senior Center invites all seniors with a potluck dinner at 7 pm. Franklin County Child Care Providers meet at teamBank with Sherry Englebert contact 785 242 9063 at 7:30 pm. Lane Pride Committee meets at Lane Methodist arch Friday in Richmond. Pomona Days from 7:30 am to 4:30 pm. Retired School Personnel of Franklin County gather at Country Kitchen Princeton Road and 135 from 8:30 am to 9 pm. ACT Ottawa theatre Fun Night at Carnegie Cultural Center 515 S Main St runs 7 to 9 pm.
The Daily Report notes hospital admissions on Tuesday and Wednesday listing names from Audubon to Parone and Ottawa, plus sheriff arrests in Ottawa area with times and charges including theft simple battery probation violations and jail holds. Police notices cover vandalism theft reports and property damage across Pomona Princeton and Ottawa with multiple addresses and brief incident details.
Franklin County commissioners hear a pay plan proposal to raise salaries for county employees. The plan could cost $700,000 if fully funded, a scenario unlikely noted by officials. County appraiser Steve Brown and Sheriff Craig Davis warn staffing and retention issues without adequate pay. Clerk Shaun Perry compares county and Ottawa city salaries showing wide gaps. Commissioners remain sympathetic but question burden on taxpayers and favor awaiting higher 2005 revenue. The Herald sought the proposal but was refused.
Radcliffe calls for backup pager provisions and possible general fund allocations while Parks notes extra funds should stay in the general budget. Stot tlemires proposes a heads meeting to clarify purchases. Radcliffe seeks a full time Emergency Preparedness Director to coordinate actions, train staff, pursue grants, set policies, and upgrade siren systems.
The city accepted Coun try Club Bank’s 1.7 percent bid on bonds of 285000 for one year or less, with expected interest about 5472. Bid range across five offers went up to 2.5 percent. The project adds 7850 feet of 12 inch water main from 17th and Eisenhower to 23rd and Main, built by the same engineers as sewer work. Ottawa annexation added about a half square mile south and west to I-35. Commissioners also declared Friday Hong Kong Malaysia Day, acknowledged by Dr. Marle Mordy of Ottawa University.
Officials say a tipped transformer at Robin Dunn’s farm spilled less than a quart of mineral oil with no PCBs. Kansas City Power & Light workers cleaned the site at 4553 Ohio Road and restored power after Monday’s storm.
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