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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 2001
Page
6
Tonight will be breezy and partly cloudy with lows around 70 to 75, south wind 15 to 25 mph. Wednesday remains breezy and partly sunny with a 20 percent chance of late afternoon thunderstorms and highs near 90 to 95. More weather on Page 2.
Rich mond's Beachner Grain elevator takes in the first wheat of the season as farmers start test cuts. Elevator manager Ralph Ferguson notes a few fields along the county line already delivering grain from Anderson County. Extension agent Jill Zimmerman says activity is light statewide while yields and test weight look promising.
About 40 residents attended a Franklin County meeting at the Annex to discuss farmland protection, landowner rights, fire protection, and the county's future development. Eric Strauss urged input on who moves in, housing versus jobs, and the role of cities, while residents weighed growth against loss of farmland and conservation subdivision ideas near farmland.
Herald Staff Writer. John Steelman, Franklin County district court administrator, notes a 60 day state hiring freeze and a possible 1.2 million shortfall. With 29 staff across four counties, cases rise and caseload processing tightens. Clerks close at 4 p.m. and furloughs threaten pay and hours while requests for new positions remain denied. Laura Potter can be reached at spotter ottawaherald.com.
Ottawa Recreation Commission proposes a 1 mill increase to fund a new recreational complex with gyms pools and meeting rooms. The Board of Education would consider after July 1, while officials cited rising participation and facilities shortages and noted county teams travel for events.
Franklin County officers found a 39 year old white male dead near an abandoned house along Shawnee Road south of Centropolis. Frontier Forensics in Topeka ruled the death a homicide after autopsy. Investigators form the M Squad with about 40 officers from multiple counties and agencies seeking tips from the public.
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