This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 8 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1998
Page
7
Ottawa's 12 year old and 14 year old allstars stay in post season play after losses in their double elimination rounds. Each squad must rebound to stay alive in the tournament and continue their bid for a title.
A 30 percent chance of thunderstorms Tuesday ifeatured with partly cloudy skies otherwise. Highs reach the middle 80s and south winds will range from 5 to 15 mph. For more weather details, see page 2.
In Lyndon voters weigh a 1 percent city tax to fund infrastructure, including sewer and water line replacements, potentially raising $30,000 to $50,000 yearly. Overbrook also asks for a 1 percent sales tax to finance a community pool, while three Osage County townships seek renewed property mill levies for road improvements: Olivet five mills for two years, Ridgeway five mills for four years, Scranton six mills for four years.
Pete McGill, founder of Kansas’ largest contract lobbying firm, is set for a Mayo Clinic kidney transplant this week after Col. Lonnie McCollum, Kansas Highway Patrol superintendent, offered to donate. The operation is in Rochester, Minnesota, and McCollum learned he was a match in June.
Maxim magazine profiles Las Vegas gambler Brian Zem bie who earned $100,000 on a date by breast implant surgery and leaving the implants in for a year. Zem bie says breasts give insight into women’s lives and avoids removing them, provoking comment on gender dynamics.
Cleon Rickel reports Ottawa area aging official Rugg, a six year veteran of the East Central Area Agency on Aging, seeks the Democratic nomination to challenge Rep. Ralph Tanner in Kansas House District 10. She cites Medicare changes, elder- care advocacy, and transportation needs as key issues.
Dorothy Moore leads a Missouri lawsuit alleging the federal government took private land for the 200 mile Katy Trail. The case seeks compensation for owners along the trail, potentially affecting nearly 2,000 landowners and prompting scrutiny from the Rails-to-Trails Conservancy as rail-trail projects spread.
Federal lawmakers recalled two police officers shot protecting them from a gunman. Jacob Chestnut and John Gibson will be honored with a Rotunda ceremony, plaques, and funeral expenses, while their burials are scheduled in Virginia and Arlington. The suspect remained hospitalized after the attack.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.