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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 2002
Page
6
A weather brief notes tonight brings occasional storms and heavy rains with lows in the upper 60s. Wednesday shows a 60 percent chance of rain and cooler highs in the lower 80s, with a 40 percent chance Wednesday night. Page 10.
A compact note lists sections and page numbers across the newspaper including Advice Page 6, Classifieds Pages 8-9, Comics Page 6, Daily Report Page 3, Health Page, Opinion Page, Obituaries Page 1, and Sports Page 7. No events or outcomes are described.
Ottawa school leaders, reviewing next year's budget, warn funding remains uncertain after the Legislature approved a $3,890 per student line item but may not fund it. The district drafts a $3.111 million plan, shifts students from Eisenhower and Hawthorne to Eugene Field and Garfield, and contemplates a $30 million facilities plan pending bond approval amid fiscal ambiguity.
Weldon Padgett urged Ottawa city commissioners to study increasing the local sales tax to broaden who pays taxes and relieve property taxpayers. He proposed drafting figures on the impact while commissioners asked for analysis and kept options open. Budget changes focus on reducing transfers from utility funds and using reserves to cover cuts, with next steps at the June 19 budget session.
Ottawa’s airport faces funding strain after Tony LeMaster of LeMaster Aerial Spraying assumes a full-time role as Franklin County jail administrator. City officials question implications while leasing terms, hangar space, and airport funding stay under review.
Music students from preschool to college gather at Ottawa University for 28 years of craft training via the Ottawa Suzu ki Institute Mid-Southwest and Sound Encounters programs. About 250 attendees study under notable instructors including David Garrett Stephen Clapp and Brian Lewis. Final concerts Saturday and Monday in the Ottawa University Chapel.
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