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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 2003
Page
9
The Ottawa Library Summer Reading Program officially ends Thursday. Prizes may be collected by Thursday. Ottawa seeks Library Board of Trustees applicants. due by Aug. 13 to Barb Nelson at City Hall. Mark Doty resigned after moving out of the city.
Thursday is the last day to submit GRP applications to help owners restore and conserve grassland including rangeland and pastureland. Information is available from USDA agencies online. Also, a First Baptist Youth yard sale starts at 7 a.m. Saturday at Elliott Hall, Ottawa, in conjunction with the Ottawa Area-Wide Garage Sale.
Stanley Harden and Jenny Hays faced warrants with bonds set. Akers, Gibson, Morrissey, Yohe arrested on various charges including DWI, lewd conduct, battery, and theft. Walmart theft recovered items. Alvaros Quintana charged for driving without a license. Incidents include indecent liberties report, counterfeit theft, jewelry theft, and a vehicle collision. Ambulance call logged for a medical emergency.
Franklin County Commissioner Donald Hay was seriously injured when a tractor overturned on his farm near Labette Road. He became pinned by the seat and was rescued by emergency crews, then flown by Life Net to the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City Kansas.
Fort Riley AP Cpl. John Ator II drove a Bradley in Iraq when two RPGs struck in April injuring nine. Eight soldiers, including Ator, received Purple Hearts during a ceremony on Cavalry Parade Field led by Brig Gen Dennis Hardy. A moment of silence honored three task force members killed in Iraq. Bronze Star with V was awarded to 12 soldiers.
Garnett city approves 1.5 million in industrial revenue bonds for Triad STS to acquire Garnett Church Furnishings, the town’s oldest business. Owners Mike and Debbie Wedel will sell. Triad plans to take control August 1 and close September 1, with Stephan and O'Neill as full-time managers.
Ottawa planners review the first draft of the comprehensive plan from an engineering firm, proposing higher standards for affordable housing, expanded mobile and manufactured housing options, and enhanced bicycle and walking connections to the Prairie Spirit Trail. They aim to boost public art, refine zoning rules, and include schools in future recommendations.
In summer 2002 OMS unveiled intensive reading instruction including the Wilson Reading Method. Seventh grade teacher Bari Deardorff reported notable reading gains of one to one and a half years for students using the method, praising better attitudes and broader academic improvement. The district plans to expand with the FAME program for seventh and eighth graders next year while overall reading scores show districtwide progress.
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