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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 2000
Page
8
Tonight will be partly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of thunderstorms and a low in the mid 60s. Saturday remains partly cloudy with a high in the mid 80s and north winds around 5 to 15 mph. For more weather details, see page 2A.
Laura Potter reports Ottawa joins the Main Street USA program in a Carnegie Cultural Center ceremony with state and national committee members. Ned Webb notes only 23 Kansas towns are in the program, while Jean Stenson outlines training and bi monthly visits. Ed Baldridge announces Ottawa Main Street Association plans for nonprofit status and a future executive director search. Next meeting set for Aug 17 at 7 p.m.
Pioneer Group Inc and the Ottawa Board of Education began talks on selling the former Ottawa Middle School after a 90 minute meeting. Ross Freeman of Pioneer voiced cautious optimism as both sides seek a timeline and potential plans for restoration or redevelopment, with a second meeting set for Aug. 15.
Sen. Robert Tyson reduces his campaign fund balance six months before facing Vern Chesbro in the Republican primary. Tyson started with over 28000, later repaying a 20000 personal loan to his committee, with a 400 loan earlier in 1998. Chesbro, former state GOP chair, canvasses pension issues in the race.
Kansas Department of Transportation plans multiple highway improvements affecting I-35 K-68 and U.S. 69, with detours via I-35 and K-33. K-68 between Wal-Mart and K-33 will be rebuilt using a design build warranty approach by Wittwer Inc. Work may cause lane reductions on I 35 later, with I-35 and U.S. 59 interchanges being reworked into a diamond design and U.S. 69 widening between Spring Hill and K 7 south of Osawatomie slated for next year.
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