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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 2000
Page
8
Jim and Judy Hasty of Ottawa named grand marshals for Eaton Days Celebration Parade in Eaton Colorado. Hasty coached Eaton High to the all schools state championship in 1972, the first time a Class AA school won the Colorado title.
Former Shawnee County Sheriff Dave Meneley had his law enforcement certification revoked by a Kansas panel after judges ruled he lied on two occasions and concealed missing drug evidence. Meneley plans to appeal and run again, while facing perjury and theft related charges, with an August primary pitting him against Sheriff Dick Barta.
A 55 year old Kansas man, Eugene Kinohi Dickens, faces federal charges for using the Internet to lure a 12 year old Wenatchee girl to a Rainbow Family gathering in Montana for sexual activity. He was arrested in Lawrence and will be presented to a Spokane grand jury. The FBI tracked him via emails and subscriber data from the Morings in Oskaloosa. The girl has been returned to her mother in Kansas, and further charges are possible.
Franklin County gathered 240,142 dollars in two years from state and federal sources to fix storm damaged roads from the 1998 fall. Gov Graves declared disaster areas in October and November 1998 after heavy rains. 105,000 funded rock for road repairs, 135,000 for a riverbank restoration project west of Ottawa on Marshall Road, finished July 6. Ray DeJulio noted no issues and timeline stayed on track.
Overland Park AP Sprint chairman William T. Esrey told about 500 workers that the company would go it alone after the failed 129 billion WorldCom merger. Regulators’ objections were deemed too costly. Sprint remains the region’s largest employer and plans its massive campus expansion as the local economy absorbs the news.
The Front Page notes ten states with under 10 percent participation and Texas with 142,374 under 1.6 million eligible children. Alaska posts 2.9 percent, DC 67.6, Nevada 44.1, California 43.6. Kansas 10.2. Critics warn meals in summer depend on home access, while USDA reimbursements and 1990s cuts shape expansion.
The daily log lists arrests for probation violations burglary and theft, DUI, and driving while suspended. It notes hospital dismissals from Ottawa and medical emergencies across several blocks, with several suspects remaining in jail or released on bonds.
Chapman Dickinson County district asks Shawnee County judge to halt 84.5 square miles transfer to Abilene until court reviews the State Board of Education approval. Hearing 90 minutes. judge to rule within two weeks. District alleges improper board actions and residency issues surround plan.
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