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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 2005
Page
2
A concise preview outlines local, wire, and feature reports featured in today’s Ottawa Herald edition, highlighting key stories and notable bylines. It signals readers to expect diverse coverage across community, regional events, and notable national wire summaries.
The Kansas Supreme Court will review a state ruling that struck down the death penalty law as unconstitutional. In December the court found the 1994 capital punishment statute flawed due to a single provision on how juries weigh evidence for and against a death sentence.
Kansas water officials report zebra mussel larvae found last August in Cheney Reservoir have disappeared, easing concerns for Wichita which relies on about 60 percent of its water from the lake. By contrast El Dorado Reservoir still reports thriving mussel populations.
East Kansas Agri-Energy will open the Garnett ethanol plant in two weeks with production set for June 13 and full output within a week. Chairman Bill Pracht announced at a ceremony attended by U.S. Rep. Jim Ryan and USDA officials that the project secured $5 million in federal loan guarantees.
Auditors arrived Tuesday to conduct the regular annual audit and county employees are busy retrieving records and files. See Page 3.
A group of neighbors filed a protest petition against a special use permit for a county emergency radio tower on Pork Chop Hill west of Wellsville, challenging approval and voicing concerns about the site.
Ottawa High School seniors Sara Hanson and Carlsie Eichenberger, lifelong softball players, intend to continue their careers at Kansas Wesleyan in Salina. Their years with softball trace back to childhood, shaping their final high school season.
The Kansas City Royals opened Buddy Bell's managerial tenure with a 5-3 victory over the New York Yankees, ending a six-game skid and snapping a 10-game drought against New York. Zack Greinke logged five innings for his first win in 15 starts.
Cedar Street detour directs drivers to the Ottawa Herald south lot via First or Second Street during reconstruction. Fresh produce notes list last asparagus picking and strawberries. The book signing for Popeye's Big Adventure by Jack Crandall is set for June 4 from 10 30 a m to noon at RMH gift shop. Randy Haggard and Texas Twang perform Friday at Cheyenne Country Ottawa and NASCAR coverage for Saturday in KC.
A new club called Mothers of the Bride guides a mother through wedding logistics. The narrator, now a member, shares rules to make the bride happy, details an outdoor hayride rehearsal, a bed and breakfast stay, and a horse drawn carriage arrival. Opinions vary on a gold retriever as ring bearer with a tortoise as backup.
A list of local meetings and activities includes Farmer's Market at 2008 Princeton Road, Chamber Booster Club on Second Street, Friends of the Ottawa Library at 105 S. Hickory, Ottawa City Commission at City Hall, Eastern Star Stated meeting at Masonic Temple, PATH exercise at Don Woodward Center, Kiwanis at The Radish Patch, Kansas DOT open house on U S 59, Vietnam Veterans of America at Ransom Memorial Hospital, ACT Ottawa at Carnegie Cultural Center, and Franklin County Conservation District Board at 107 E 23rd Street.
Former Lane students gather for a June reunion at Central Heights School West Elementary Commons Area with a 3 p.m. social, 6 p.m. dinner, 3:40 p.m. photos, and 15 dollar admission. Deadline June 15 for reservations to Ginger Brownlee Luther. Lane Methodist Church hosts a June 26 homecoming with 8:30 a.m. service and noon fellowship dinner. Calls available for more information.
Shawn Kloog, marketing coordinator for Kalmarj Ottawa Truck, joins the Ottawa Franklin County Economic Development Corporation board replacing Liz Reusch. He has 30 years in Ottawa and 20 years at Kalmar/Ottawa in sales. OFCED is a private nonprofit funded by dues and has 70 plus members. Kalmar/Ottawa is among five finalists for the Governor’s Kansas Exporter of the Year Award. J.T. Horstick, Richmond, named a Governor’s Scholar with Central Heights high school seniors honored May 1 in Topeka, as the top 1 percent academic earners.
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