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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1981
Page
7
Leaky defense cost the local Legion teams as they suffer defeat. East all stars prepare for Saturday Shrine game with a page four feature detailing the matchup and key players.
Torrential rain drenched Ottawa and Franklin County causing widespread flash floods. The county commission declared a local state of emergency as basements flooded and streets washed out. The Marais Des Cygnes River and creeks surged, prompting evacuations, road closures, and utility outages while officials urged caution and monitored river crests and rain bands.
President Reagan suspends delivery of four F 16 fighters to Israel for the time being after the Iraqi reactor bombing. The move, under the 1952 aid pact, aims to pressure adherence to defense only use. response mixes praise and criticism among lawmakers.
A special study group considered four downtown redevelopment schemes for Ottawa’s central business district. The leading idea would close Third Street between Main and Walnut for a 10,000 square foot department store, with other proposals at First and Main, Fourth and Main, and Second and Hickory. Plans include rehabilitating buildings, adding apartments, and new retail and office space, with ongoing negotiations and historic preservation.
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