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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1997
Page
7
Ottawa High basketball seniors Rick Bulmer and Joe Kramer lead the summer sessions, using the new state rules to play together frequently. Their collaboration highlights the team’s rebuilding pace and court chemistry as the season approaches.
The outlook calls for mostly sunny conditions Thursday with a high in the middle 90s and a south wind of 10 to 20 mph.
Two bodies were discovered around 3 p.m. Tuesday near the Melvern Lake exit off US-75 in Osage County. Sheriff Lippert and pathologist Erik Mitchell did autopsies. identities and cause of death were not released. In Lawrence, an Anderson County commissioner was slightly injured in a Franklin County vehicle crash on Sixth Street. Jim Cain, 1992 Chevy Blazer driver, and Steven Martin, 44, were involved. three passengers from Cain's vehicle were treated and released. Martin was cited for inattentive driving. Cain returned to Franklin County with a heavily damaged vehicle.
UN Secretary General Kofi Annan presents a 95 page reform plan aimed at streamlining the organization for efficiency. He proposes a five member cabinet led by a deputy secretary general and abolishes the Department of Humanitarian Affairs transferring duties to the Office of the Emergency Relief Coordinator.
Ransom Memorial Hospital Board voted to extend on site physician coverage in the emergency room to 24 hours daily. The change requires hiring two more physicians but aims to meet federal guidelines and improve patient service while potential costs may impact near term finances.
The ongoing 17th Street extension from Main to Eisenhower continues, but Ottawa will keep 17th Street north to Franklin County Fairgrounds open to two way traffic during the fair. One eastbound and one westbound lane will be available, with soft shoulders and no parking along the roadside. The fair runs Thursday through Sunday.
Bronco Rumford explains rodeo stock react to flank straps like tickling a child, with some horses and bulls bucking fiercely while others stay calm. The Rumford family has supplied stock to Franklin County Fair Rodeo since the 1950s, planning about 100 horses and 30 to 40 bulls for See RODEO page 3.
Franklin County born James Still, a Pomona High School alum, rose from summer apprentice at Vassar Playhouse to a playwright for Nickelodeon. He has written for Little Bear, now in its third season, and earned a Humanitas Prize finalist nod for an episode in the children animation category.
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