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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 2000
Page
7
Tonight clear with a low near 60, southeast wind 10 to 15 mph. Wednesday remains breezy and mostly sunny with a high near 85 and south winds 15 to 25 mph. For more weather details see page 2A and related pages.
Richmond youth baseball and softball teams began play at the new diamonds Monday night after leaving Garnett. In the photo, Jim Kipper, Joseph Wuertz, and Lester Wuertz carry boards to the backstop. The Richmond Midget League team faces Garnett State Savings Bank teams as they line up before the game.
During a Monday study session the Franklin County Commissioners weighed advantages and disadvantages of adding a full-time county administrator. They discussed job criteria and powers, budget duties, and whether to place the issue before voters with a ballot measure or by hiring without an election.
The Ottawa City Commission will consider extending sewer service to 300 plus acres west of old U.S.50 between 17th Street and I-35. A $400000 lift station and force main would back a high pressure line to 15th Street, enabling stable upfront costs to attract developers and support housing growth of about 70 units annually for 10 years. Local banks and the O/FCED would assist in recruitment and financing as the waste water fund funds the project.
About 601000 farmers nationwide receive 462 million in payments under last year’s farm aid package. Kansas farmers gain nearly 16 million, Franklin County highlighted for soybean production. Payments average 593 dollars per 100 acres of soybeans and 407 per 100 acres of sunflowers, with other eligible crops including flaxseed canola and mustard.
Custom cutter Kent Braathen and his family begin the Kiowa wheat harvest as sun dries muddy fields. Farmers test moisture at grain elevators, with yields likely above average though fertilizer timing from March rains may limit gains. Local camps fill with cutters from around the world and 30 combines leased as Kiowa braces for a week to 10 days of work.
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