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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 2013
Page
9
Kathy Miller Ottawa Herald office manager raises Old Glory at 104 S Cedar St Ottawa as Flag Day honors the 1777 adoption of the U S flag by the Continental Congress Citizens nationwide recognize the day on Friday June 14th with ceremonies and displays
Kansas conditions hotline number 800 585 7623 and 511 service available. Information provided online at 511 ksdot dot org. The note directs travelers to use the hotline for current road conditions and updates.
Temperature highs and lows fill the table with Wednesday recording a high around 104 and a low near 42, both set in 1953 and 1903 respectively. Thursday shows missing values for highs and lows. record highs include 105 in 1953 and lows 42 in 1903. Precipitation reported at 7 a.m. Friday is none. Month to date precipitation is 0.35, monthly average 5.18. Sunrise and sunset times noted.
The Associated Press reports national temperatures in the lower 48 on Friday ranged from 25 degrees at Truckee and Bodie State Park in California to 116 degrees at Death Valley, California.
On June 7 1963 Lindell Chism and Jim Poe towed a Cedar Street home across Ottawa to 720 North Cherry Street to clear space for The Herald offices. Poe recalled guiding the truck through Main Street and the river route while Chism owned the house and repurposed it as a rental. Poe said he was fearless about crossing the river with the load.
Deb Barker director of the Franklin County Historical Society notes that house moving was once common and remains possible today. She explains that moving a house is harder now as many opt to build anew, though relocation is not impossible.
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