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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1999
Page
7
A 12-year-old Ottawa youngster plays with the nation’s best in a national tournament, emerging as one of Kansas’ leading scorers as the team competes at the event. See Sports, page 7.
Weather forecast for Chewy indicates a warm, clear night with a low near 75. Friday stays hot and mostly sunny with highs around 100. heat indices in the afternoon between 105 and 110.
Opinion column from Garnett and Anderson analyzes trends in local journalism and civic life, weighing community impact and responsibilities of the press within the Daily Report. The piece reflects on editorial standards, readership trust, and the role of opinion in public discourse.
The Franklin County Commission and planning commission will host a community comprehensive planning meeting on August 19 at 6:45 p.m. in the Franklin County Annex meeting room with David Darling of Kansas State University as guest speaker. Public attendance is invited. inquiries to the county planning department at 229-3570 for an agenda. The Aug 12 planning meeting has been canceled in favor of the community session.
The Linn County Fair starts Saturday and runs through August 7 in Mound City marking its 128th edition. A concert by Gene Watson is scheduled for 8 p.m. Wednesday in the multi purpose building on the north side of the fair grounds.
In Washington, a GOP plan offering $792 billion in tax cuts over ten years faced pushback from a rival GOP proposal and a bipartisan cap. Sen Phil Gramm backed by Trent Lott pressed to align with the House view by cutting income taxes and repealing the estate tax, while Democrats warned the plan benefits the well off. Clinton warned he would veto large tax cuts, urging Congress to protect Social Security with a lockbox approach that failed to advance.
In February the Virginia House of Delegates approved a bill by 95 to 5 urging federal recognition of the Rappahannock Indian tribe and seven others. Unidentified members tapped tomtom beats on desks during debate, provoking a tense scene in which Rappahannock representatives in the gallery remained unmoved.
Ottawa's cable franchise will switch owners for the second time in a year as Cox Communications plans to buy Gannett's cable operations including Multimedia Cablevision. City officials say transfers require municipal approval, though deregulation limits local oversight. Cox bids $2.7 billion for the Gannett systems serving 522,000 customers.
The Environmental Working Group reports dangerously high atrazine levels in tap water across 796 Midwest towns, warning of cancer risk to bottle fed babies. Measurements across Ohio Indiana Illinois Iowa Missouri Nebraska and Kansas show Illinois with 210, Kansas 197, Iowa 111, Nebraska 87, Missouri and other states having multiple communities affected.
About 70 residents attended the Franklin County commissioners evening session in Rantoul to discuss roads taxes technology law enforcement and county debt. The board explained the CHIP road plan funded by a two to three mill tax hike and prioritized projects led by Rock Creek Road. Residents criticized speed on Vermont Road and asked about city policing options and the county fiber optic system.
A Topeka federal judge ended court supervision of Topeka Public Schools desegregation plan, ruling discrimination had been eliminated to the extent practical. The four page order marks a milestone in the Brown v. Board of Education history, tracing to a 1951 suit that helped spur the 1954 Supreme Court decision.
Itaqua city introduces three bicycle officers to patrol neighborhoods and the downtown area. Police say bikes increase mobility and visibility, though heat has limited use. Officers Weingartner and two teammates respond to vandalism and vehicle burglaries while relying on patrol car transport for deployment.
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