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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1997
Page
6
Pomona man Melvin Miller aged 63 began running in 1979 and celebrated a milestone by securing three victories this past weekend at Paola. Page 7 notes the event details and regional recognition.
Forecast calls for a warmer and mostly sunny Friday with a high near 90 degrees. A south wind of 5 to 15 mph will provide light to moderate breeze.
In Johnson County near Olathe a van carrying four year old Dominick Taylor and three year old Brittany Martin collided with a tractor trailer on Old 56 Highway. Lori A. Martin 40 of Osawatomie sustained critical injuries. The two youngsters died at the scene while Martin was hospitalized in intensive care. The Kansas Highway Patrol described the impact and subsequent spin as the van struck the truck a second time. Brittany Martin was the driver’s daughter and Dominick Taylor her grandson.
Ottawa Outreach for Children plans several fundraisers to raise four thousand dollars for Benjamin Le who has spinal bifida. A karaoke night at the Eagles with a $3 cover runs Friday night into Saturday early morning. A coed softball tournament at Forest Park is set for Saturday with a $60 team entry. Call Todd Burroughs at 746-5456 for entry and Doug Morris at 242-2387 for more information. Raffle tickets will be sold for prizes including a propane grill airplane ride Nike gear and a Herald subscription.
The Senate approved landmark budget legislation by an 85 to 15 vote, sending it toward President Clinton for signature. The plan aims to erase deficits by 2002, includes about 130 billion in spending restraint, remodels Medicare, and creates a $24 billion health program for uninsured children.
In February a court ordered Lisa Stiller of Las Vegas to back pay $180 monthly child support for three teenagers or face jail, noting her $1,000 monthly income while ex-husband Steven Scroggin earns far more and won custody. Scott Favre of Kim, Mississippi, returned to prison for a 15-year felony DUI. a judge had granted one year of house arrest but he left to fish on Memorial Day.
Ottawa city commissioners approve a settlement costing over 250000 in total pay and benefits for two firefighters, John C. Butch Riddle and Larry D. Wilson, who will be placed on inactive status through 2001. They will receive wages, sick leave, vacation, retirement payments, and lump sums totaling about 16000 per man plus annual 30000 payments through 2001. The city also pays 14000 to attorney James Rumsey. Both firefighters drop further action and agree not to seek future city employment. Commissioner Matt Matthews voted no. Mayor Vicki Cummiskey was absent at the meeting.
Ottawa's push to demolish Ottawa Middle School faces hearings delays as Friends of Historical Buildings seeks later dates. The board approved demolition funded by an 11.675 million bond but must prove no feasible and prudent alternative exists per federal standards. Citizens propose varied uses including an enrichment center, overflow elementary space, and relocation of alternative schools.
KDHE physicist Ron Fraass says 1950s Nevada nuclear tests exposed Kansas to minimal risk and no threat to human life. Air water and milk samples since the 1960s show no alarming levels, with some hotspots identified in Wichita, Topeka, and southeast counties.
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