City honors retiring power plant operator
A city ceremony Wednesday honored a retiring power plant operator, recognizing decades of service. Details appear on Page 8.
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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1999
Page
6
Weather Outlook Friday With Spot Thunderstorm Chance
Friday brings partly sunny skies with a 30 percent chance of thunderstorms. High near 75 with south winds 10 to 20 mph. For more weather information, see page 2.
Ottawa students press for city skateboard park plan
Area Scott Harrison representing Ottawa High School skateboarders spoke at a public hearing on the 2000 city budget. He and peers urged converting old Forest Park tennis courts into a skate park as part of a light agenda. The meeting also condemned four blighted houses, giving owners 60 days to repair or face city action charged to property taxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott Harrison
Ottawa
Harrison
Commission
Forest Park
Don Fischer
S. Poplar
S. Willow
N. Mulberry
N. Cedar
Harvest halted as rains stop Kansas wheat fields
Anxious farmers in southern Kansas cut as much as possible before more rains halted harvesting. Eldon Lawless, Kansas WheatCommissioner from Wellington, noted Jagger variety ready to cut while 2137 moisture remained high. Sumner County reports cheat grass issues. Anthony Farmers Co op moved 200000 bushels with test weights 59-60 lb and moisture around 13 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita
Kansas
Eldon Lawless
Wellington
Jagger
Sumner County
Anthony Farmers Co-op
Harper County
Kansas Association of Wheat Growers
Shawnee Sheriff Meneley recall petition falls short
Critics led by Jan Price failed to reach required signatures for a recall election. About 15,200 signatures were gathered, far below the nearly 29,700 needed, or 40 percent of votes in the 1996 sheriff election when Meneley was re elected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Shawnee County
Dave Meneley
Jan Price
Kansas
Meneley
Greenspan signals pre emptive Fed rate hike move
Federal Reserve Chair Alan Greenspan told Congress inflation remains in check for now but urged pre emptive action to safeguard growth. Economists disagree on how many rate hikes the Fed might pursue, with analysts saying the move signals readiness to raise short term rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Federal Reserve
Alan Greenspan
Congress
Fed
David Jones
Aubrey G. Lanston & Co
New York
Recruitment Office for Bombers Reported in Jakarta
The Asian Wall Street Journal notes a Muslim group in Jakarta plans a formal recruiting and registration office for death by own action bombers with brochures and training promises. Authorities traced 600 applicants in two days. In New Mexico, David Parker Ray allegedly prepared an orientation tape for captives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asian Wall Street Journal
Jakarta
Indonesia
David Parker Ray
Elephant Butte
N.M
Ray
County ends lease at annex and eyes switch move
Franklin County Commission decided not to renew the county annex lease and will relocate departments. Budget plans estimated 100000 to 150000 for moving a high tech switch, with Lucent quoting 47000 plus 46000 to connect the courthouse network. Discussion included buying the annex building for a possible offset.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin County Commission
County Annex
Don Waymire
Waymire
Kevin Jones
Jones
Lucent Technologies
Fuller
Commission
School's lease for old city hall discussed
School officials believe the city will allow continued use of the old city hall for at least another year while a new central office is considered. The lease would charge about 1000 dollars monthly to cover district expenses, matching prior arrangements when space was provided since 1996. City leaders caution the space is contingent on municipal court needs and county building status, keeping options open.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Itowa School Board
Harvey Ludwick
Ludwick
Scott Lambers
Lambers
Kosovo peacekeepers split row persists between U S and Russia
In Helsinki the United States and Russia failed to resolve who would command Russian peacekeepers in Kosovo under NATO. Washington rejects a separate sector for Moscow, warning it would partition Kosovo and hinder free movement for ethnic Albanians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elsinki
Finland
United States
Russia
Kosovo
NATO
U.S
Moscow
Pristina
Madeleine Albright
Martti Ahtisaari
William Cohen
Igor Sergeyev
Albright
Russ
Ian
Igor Ivanov
Pentagon
Kenneth Bacon
Bacon
Ences
Ottawa Seeks Main Street designation in Kansas
Chamber officials led by Shawn Kelsey urge the Kansas Department of Commerce and Housing to name Ottawa the 20th Main Street city. The bid includes a slide show, Suzuki Strings performances, poetry, and a city-backed $60,000 fund to support downtown redevelopment and future operations. Ottawa aims to gain state marketing aid and a dedicated downtown board if selected, with a July 1 decision expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamber
Shawn Kelsey
Charles Scoville
Kansas Department of Commerce and Housing
Topeka
State Committee
Ottawa
Kelsey
Suzuki Strings
Rachel Blade
Gail Norris
Main Street
Chamber
Chamber of Commerce
Kansas
Chanute
Independence
Fort Scott
Emporia
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Leon Burley
Joyce Harvey
Whitney Amber
Cadice Silvey
Baldwin City Theatre
Baldwin
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By Andrew Snyder
Herald
Andrew
Snyder Herald Staff
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