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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1999
Page
8
Jim Bunch, after three months in the grocery business, purchased the Pomona Price Saver on K-68 from Bob LaGer and renamed it Pomona Buy-Rite to match his Waverly store. The Ottawa venture features smoked meats, expanded inventory, new supplier, and longer hours.
Curves for Women, part of a 900 plus worldwide chain, opens on Tuesday at 213 East 23rd Street. The 30 minute fitness and weight loss center features a Quick Fit circuit, Tae Bo women’s self defense classes, nutrition products, and a discount for the first 100 members. Hours are 8 to 1 and 3 30 to 7 weekdays and 9 to noon Saturday.
Ottawa residents now have Gameco to buy sell and trade Nintendo 64 and Sony PlayStation games at 230 S Main St co owner Dennis Steele says the May 8 opening makes it part of an eight store Kansas City area chain with plans to expand to Wichita and Emporia The Ottawa venture joins Waddell & Reed finance office at 1302 S Main St and Midwest Water & Sewer Supply at 2116 E 15th St as new local businesses both owned by regional entrepreneurs and open weekdays with after hours by appointment
State highway officials outline options for U S 59 from Ottawa to I 35, weighing expressway versus freeway designs. Public hearings hoped within six months to refine a preferred alignment, with design to begin after location decision and take about a year, followed by right of way acquisition and a two year construction phase. Local leader Ralph Tanner urges timely, connected routing to downtown Ottawa and I 35.
Scott Hill and three committee members outline directions to gain board support on evolution policy. Proposals include local option versus state mandate, protecting students from belittlement, and separating macro from micro evolution. Critics stress risks of backing nonmainstream science.
Nordeen cites high costs for automatic locomotives while the Ottawa Depot Museum expands display space with a new staircase for fire code. Volunteers are sought to operate the trains and assist in restoring the layout and to curate items dating back to 1885. The group meets on the second and last Tuesday evenings each month.
Procter and Gamble outlines post tax savings target of 900 million yearly by 2004. About 10,000 positions to disappear by fiscal 2001 ending June 30, 2001, with remaining cuts over the next three years. Some layoffs offset by voluntary departures and hiring freezes. Financial aid and retraining offered to severed workers. Distribution of cuts: 42 percent Europe Middle East Africa, 29 percent North America, 16 percent Latin America, 13 percent Asia. Announcement made in Cincinnati.
In Franklin County District Court, Ron Criqui 38 avoided a 52 month prison term with two years probation after his lawyer secured a sentencing departure citing plea negotiations and minor methamphetamine traces. His wife Patricia Criqui was also convicted in the case. A separate teen was ordered to apologize in writing and perform 150 hours of community service after robbing a 15-year-old on the Prairie Spirit Rail Trail. Allen Baker pleaded guilty to a felony count for threatening Stephen Lewis with a firearm amid a child custody dispute, with sentencing set for July 12.
Franklin County deputy Shawn D. Chambers aged 36 sustained a broken left arm after his patrol car collided with a deer while en route to a prior deer collision. The incident occurred about 10:30 p.m. east of Ottawa on K-68. A separate deer strike involved Richard W. Williams, 63, on I-35 near Tennessee Road.
Opponents of Seaboard Farms in the Oklahoma Panhandle say the state Water Resources Board fell short by not reverting to its original order and delaying the water use permit. Rex A. Sharp, a Kansas City attorney for opponents, criticized the board after it granted the permit despite staff recommendations.
The Daily Report lists admissions and births in Ottawa with two newborns, a daughter for Brandy and Steve Dodson and a son for Sheryl and Robert Martin. It notes Virgin ia Robrahn’s open heart surgery at Shawnee Mission Medical Center. Sheriff arrests include Alan McRoberts on drug charges, Michelle Grimes on an Osage County warrant, and Michael Rhodes for probation violation. police reports include Graika Jr. on criminal damage and Bell on suspended license and theft. Wellsville reports Jamie Randall for DUI and open container.
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