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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1998
Page
6
Paola defeated the host Ottawa to capture the Ottawa region tournament crown after advancing to the title game following Friday's first round. Princeton reached Sunday’s title game but Paola secured the championship.
A 30 percent chance of thunderstorms Tuesday with otherwise partly cloudy skies. Warmer conditions with highs in the mid to upper 80s and a southwest wind from 10 to 20 mph. For more weather information, see page 2.
Incumbent Charles Mavity Jr. 75 leads three Republican candidates for the county commission in the sole county wide race. Don Waymire 69, a retired grocer and ex school board member, and Raymond Carey 62, former Ottawa Planning Commission member and Carey Mechanical Inc. owner, also filed by noon. The same deadline applies to registering for party committee positions.
The Winter Trust applied to the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City to combine Peoples Inc and El Paso Bancshares Inc, with no change to Peoples National Bank. Dale Dieterich said ownership remains with the same stockholders and all banks would be under one holding company. Public comments run through July 12.
A pretrial for Ottawa Board of Education appeals a demolition permit denial for the former Ottawa Middle School at Fifth and Main will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday in the Franklin County District Court East courtroom. Defendants include Ottawa city, city building inspector Gary Skiles, and SHPO Ramon Powers.
An explosion at the Debruce Grain Elevator in Haysville Kansas killed at least one person and injured three others. About six workers were trapped on the roof and helicopters aided their rescue while about 20 remained unaccounted for as rescue teams evacuated the south end of the building. Officials cited a possible spark as the cause and reported extensive roof damage.
In Springfield Illinois after four hours of questioning police obtained a mouth search warrant for Eunice Husband 27 who had swallowed three marble sized bags of crack cocaine and refused to release them. He was sedated at a hospital and the bags were removed.
Bob Harris of Irving Texas in The History Channel Great Race paused in Ottawa on Saturday as 70 plus entries began a 4000 mile route from Tacoma to Haverhill. Ottawa crowds gathered around prewar cars at the courthouse for autographs. Harris praised the 20 minute stop and speedster crew performed quick checks and enjoyed pie before continuing.
Spokesman Sandy Berger said the United States is not considering sending troops to Kosovo. He spoke aboard Air Force One with President Clinton en route to New York. The remarks followed mixed signals from lawmakers and allies about possible military options as ethnic Albanian rebels press for independence and sanctions against Yugoslavia were discussed.
Topeka AP report U.S. House Minority Leader Tom Sawyer will announce his candidacy for Kansas governor. Sawyer, 40, filing deadline looms for Aug. 4 primary. he has served six terms in the House and was Sedgwick County clerk before 1986. He is an accountant and a Wichita State graduate.
Wes Miller, a 46 year old Hiawatha businessman, filed for the Democratic nomination for the 2nd District seat held by Republican Jim Ryun. He calls for major federal program cuts and shifting duties to the states, including ending the NEA and federal education housing and welfare departments. He opposes abortion. Brett Cott of the Kansas Democratic Party notes Miller’s positions diverge from party lines.
The NEA and AFT, the two biggest U S teacher unions, are weighing a merger to form a larger labor force. Delegates vote July 5 at the NEA convention, needing two thirds support, amid opposition from some state affiliates.
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