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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 2007
Page
9
Temperatures with triple digits expected through the Southwest while the Southern Plains and lower Mississippi Valley face more showers and thunderstorms. The Kansas Highway Patrol issues hotline 1 800 585 7623 for conditions and safety guidance as the month progresses.
Public notices for Ottawa Herald bulletin board accepted two days or more in advance by fax email or mail. Non commercial events open to public may be announced free. Do not call. Submissions to The Ottawa Herald address in Ottawa Kansas 66067.
Governor Kathleen Sebelius directs Kansas flags to half staff Sunday through July 15 in memory of Claudia Lady Bird Alta Taylor Johnson. She cites Johnsons conservation work and environmental commitment as central to her legacy. The President also orders federal flag reduction through Sunday evening.
Ottawa officials narrowed the field to five finalists from 42 applications. Interviews with up to five final candidates are scheduled in the coming weeks as the city seeks a successor to former city manager Weldon Padgett. Interim manager Wynndee Lee, planning and codes director, previously led Concordia.
Barbara Dew will retire as Ottawa Library director effective in October. She joined the library staff in 1970 and has served as director since 1982.
The Ottawa Planning Commission urged the City Commission to approve three year capital improvements including a 10 million dollar northeastern substation and about 3 million for repairs to the steam powered generator at the power plant. Other items cover sewer work in northeast Ottawa, a storm water pump at Possum Run, a water plant clearing well, Davis Avenue trails, sidewalks and lighting on Wilson Street, and a park maintenance building previously rejected. The panel also approved a storage building site plan at Schaff Steel and tabled Eastgate preliminary plats. Tom Yahl noted developers are finalizing project details and Richard Warren was elected planning commission chair with Gary Jones as vice chair.
Franklin County commissioners tabled a proposal to convert a 765 foot driveway into a county road north of Labette Road amid neighbor objections that a 200 acre tract would become a residential subdivision. Public works director Haag noted the tract would be landlocked without road access and Murphy would cover road opening costs.
Samantha Green, widow of John Green, files wrongful death suit in Lawrence on behalf of her unborn daughter against Cat Tracker bus owners and driver Brent Simonsson. Suit alleges negligence for allowing eight passengers on the upper deck without warnings. Driver lacked a commercial license. alcohol not a factor.
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