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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 2001
Page
9
The Franklin County Dog Strow will be held at 9 a.m. Saturday at Celebration Hall with the public invited. Forest Park Pool closes July 24 for a league swim meet. Swim lessons set for Friday July 27 to replace missed Tuesday sessions.
Ottawa notes dismissals for Kellie Cline and daughter, Maria Gehl and daughter, Staci Gilkey and son. Police report arrests in Lyon County: Kenneth Minor on failure to appear. Richard Shirley on DUI, suspended license, open container. Clarence Wilks on influence and DOC hold. Michael Stevens on aggravated assault. Arthur Jones II on failure to appear. Vicki Moore on theft of services. a 14 year old Ottawa female runaway. Johnny Cole on failure to appear. Thefts, vandalism, and multiple medical emergencies follow with details and locations.
A twin engine plane from Lake Charles Louisiana crashed into a garage in a Carterville residential area before 1 a.m. killing all six aboard. Debris spread across one story homes as authorities investigated possible fuel exhaustion and disoriented pilots while FAA and NTSB review tapes. Ground residents escaped injury. victims included Earl Trahan, Jerry Johnson, and Johnson’s stepsons Johnie Quebedeaux and Shanna Shields along with Shields’ husband William Shields and the unidentified pilot.
Franklin County officers report Chris Gregg aged 20 of Ottawa died in an apparent self inflicted shooting. He was found around noon Thursday in a car on the low water bridge at 2500 Osborne Lane with a suicide note beside him. Sheriff Davis offered no details on the note. The body was released to Exengel and Sons Mortuary.
Lawmakers gave a cool reception to two Lawrence proposed maps aiming to keep the city in the 3rd District. The Lawrence Chamber of Commerce pressed plans favoring Douglas County in the 3rd with Johnson County, while Wyandotte would be cut, and Miami County moved to the 2nd. Critics warn of court challenges and shifting growth. the committee will hear more Sept. 6 and 25 as it seeks a near 672,105 population per district.
Kansas Republican Glasscock stated he will run for governor with education, economic development, and the environment as priorities. He will file with the secretary of state, campaign full time in the fall, and emphasize a budget people can afford while promising tough choices.
Kent Glasscock, 48, of Manhattan, a Republican, has served in the Kansas House since 1990. He was majority leader in 1999-2000 and became House speaker for the 2001 session. A business owner, he graduated from Manhattan High School in 1970 and earned a Kansas State undergraduate degree. Married to Joyce Glasscock, he has one son and served as Graves’ chief of staff.
Clarence Rusk, 104, oldest World War I veteran in Kansas, celebrated at Baldwin Care Center. A farmer turned welder, he survived lightning strikes and cancer, recalling nine siblings, enlisting in 1917, missing combat when Armistice came, later building pipelines in Missouri, marrying Anna, and receiving a certificate from Gov. Graves for being the state's oldest taxpayer.
U S Marshals will assist Wichita police during a week of anti abortion protests beginning Saturday at Dr George Tiller s clinic. The move follows years of threats as Operation Save America plans demonstrations linked to the summer of mercy.
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