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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1985
Page
5
The page mentions a Local Planning Commission agenda on Page 3 and a sports note about McRae and his son marking a milestone in the baseball draft on Page 4, with a Kansas crime statistics decrease noted on Page 3. The scattered items indicate a broad local paper issue across pages.
Severe weather from Monday night soaked Ottawa and Franklin County with 2.76 inches of rain. A lightning strike damaged a home on Mulberry in Ottawa, caused by a stormfront that also led to road closures and rising Marais des Cygnes River levels. Officials warned of continued rain, urged caution at low-water crossings, and reported a power outage from damaged transformers being restored by 9 a.m. Neighboring counties faced barricades on multiple routes and ongoing flood watches as gauges neared flood stages.
Gov. John Carlin warned agency heads that FY 1987 funding will be the tightest in the balanced base budgeting era. He projected only a 2 percent cost of living raise for state workers with minimal program increases as the state grapples with revenue shortfalls and a likely focus on minimal funding levels.
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission unanimously approved a full power license for the 1150 megawatt Wolf Creek nuclear plant near Burlington Kansas, noting no unresolved safety questions. Staff will continue probing worker allegations including harassment, document falsification, and drug concerns under KGEs Quality First program.
RMH administrator Dewey Smith said a Blue Cross-Blue Shield computer system glitch is forcing resubmission of claims from early 1985 and late 1984. About 1,337 accounts are affected with roughly $150,000 unpaid, draining hospital reserves and forcing staff to double work while patients face billing confusion.
The Ottawa City Commission will discuss an agreement with Ottawa U.S.C. 290 to provide a police science and fire protection vocational class. U.S.C. 290 will cover 40 percent of personnel costs up to 10,847 plus materials while the city supplies training facilities. The meeting also includes a bond ordinance for 461,849.47 in general obligation bonds for airport land, downtown improvements, and a sewer project with 8.11 percent interest.
The Supreme Court ruled 6 to 3 that an Alabama law allowing daily moments of silence in public schools violates the First Amendment separation of church and state. It affirms the 1962 ban on organized prayer but allows a noncoercive moment of silence where students may pray if they choose.
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