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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 2001
Page
1
The Ottawa Baba Ruth 15 team moved forward in the state tournament on Friday. Page 1B reports the progression and stakes as the team seeks advancement in the postseason.
Outside Today forecasts a 50 percent chance of thunderstorms through early afternoon with tonight mostly clear and temperatures in the lower 70s. Sunday will be sunny with highs in the mid 90s and clear Sunday night. Monday looks mostly clear with highs in the mid 90s. Weather page 2A.
Osborne County printers and small businesses face slow dial-up service that hinders printing and remote work. In Downs and nearby areas broadband enables rapid digital projects, connects firms with Caterpillar, and spurs growth. Despite benefits, providers hesitate to invest in sparsely populated markets amid deregulation debates.
In Franklin County Kansas towns like Rantoul stay inhabited as bedroom communities. Residents commute to Ottawa Topeka and Kansas City while local shops fade. Decline tied to school consolidation in the 1960s yet Richmond population 510 retains several businesses and a post office, illustrating a slow shift not extinction.
In Athol Kansas a bustling Main Street has emptied to a few crumbling homes a park and a post office. The Athol Cooperative Assocation remains the last major business while county economist David Darling warns of continued rural depopulation as farming consolidates and towns fade toward the buffalo roam.
Miami County adds residents from 1990 to 2000 boosting the county population to over 28 000 near Kansas City. Experts warn growth hinges on future economy and urban spillover while isolated towns like Athol face depreciation and decline unless reinvestment occurs.
Kansas regulators cut Western Resources rates by 22.7 million dollars, 1.9 percent, amid findings that executive salaries and board fees paid by ratepayers were excessive. The Kansas Corporation Commission ordered a new method to allocate executive compensation within 90 days to protect consumers. Western had sought a 151 million dollar increase and is reviewing the order.
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