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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 2002
Page
6
Tonight and Tuesday forecast from Page 10 notes a partly cloudy tonight with lows in the upper 60s, followed by a mostly sunny breezy Tuesday with a 20 percent chance of thunderstorms and highs in the mid 80s. Tuesday night returns to partly cloudy skies and upper 60s lows.
Franklin County Commission moved to slash next year’s budget by 5 percent with Ed Taylor saying a worst case could match this year’s level. Don Waymire noted revenues may be worse than projected and discussed tax requests from schools and city projects. The plan includes converting Crestview nursing home into a central records center to house county and other government offices, with security upgrades and a July 1 tax sale set for the first time in a decade.
Jayhawker Days in Williamsburg doubled attendance from prior years despite the carnival’s absence. About 1,000 people attended the two day fair, with Mountain Men reenactors, a pig roast, poetry, an ice cream social, and a mud bog derby reviving activities from years past. Booster Club president Lori Hamilton praised the events and looked ahead to a bigger year.
The Ottawa school planning committee postpones its 4 p.m. June 27 meeting at Ottawa Middle School with the board to discuss revisions. Co chairmen cite need for precise cost estimates for two new elementaries, Eisenhower upgrades, and other renovations. Estimated elementary cost 7 to 10 million. overall project up to 30 million, pending board approval and final pricing.
Democrats finish filing with a competitive slate for five statewide races led by Kathleen Sebelius for governor and John Moore as lieutenant governor. Other Democrats include Chris Biggs for attorney general Jim Garner for insurance commissioner Sally Finney for treasurer and David Haley for secretary of state. The party aims to win three or four of five races despite Republican registration advantage.
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