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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1999
Page
1
A 120 year old building that housed Abilene’s only movie theater is too badly damaged to salvage and will be torn down within 30 days, co owner Cathy Strowig said. The Plaza Theatre building in downtown Abilene will be demolished over the next month due to extensive damage.
Quotations for Thursday afternoon at the Ottawa Co-op list hard wheat at 2.38, corn at 1.86, milo at 2.90, and soybeans at 4.33. Franklin County Consolidated Farm Services posted prices for wheat 2.28, corn 1.92, milo 2.78, soybeans 4.26, with small adjustments noted.
Bloomin Florist promotes Father’s Day gifts with steins and mugs available at 314 S Main. Windy Pines hosts Customer Appreciation Day June 19 with a garage sale and a craft space for vendors. Other local shops note weekend closures and events including a VFW gathering and a rock carving demonstration by George and Nancy Welling.
After 84 years on the fairgrounds the Ye Old Mill may be torn down as part of a 34.5 million modernization plan by Bullock Smith and Partners. The ride, opened in 1912, remains popular with longtime volunteers and visitors, but officials say renovations cost as much as 500 thousand in corporate support could be needed. The board plans a July meeting to discuss its fate amid nostalgia and calls to preserve a historic landmark.
Hutchinson Kansas AP The Kansas State Fair announced its grandstand schedule with Kansas and Chris LeDoux set for September 12. Tickets go on sale at 7 a.m. Saturday and are available online at Select-A-Seat as well as in person by phone mail or at outlets. The lineup also includes Britney Spears Mark Wills Montgomery Gentry The Wilkinsons South Sixty Five Kenny Chesney Oak Ridge Boys The Doobie Brothers Styx Jennifer Paige Mulberry Lane LeAnn Rimes. Rodeo acts run September 11 12 and bull riding on September 10. Auto racing on September 15 16 17 18 19 caps the fair’s final five days.
Kenneth Lord, a Marine veteran from Mulvane, received about a dozen medals, including the Purple Heart earned in 1968 at Khe Sanh, after years battling the VA to confirm his combat service and a former company commander vouched for his participation in ground combat.
A compact forecast roundup for Ottawa Kansas includes tonight’s cloudy conditions with a chance of thunderstorms and a warm, sunny pattern developing later. The report lists scattered storms across regions from east Texas to eastern Kansas and notes a sweltering day ahead in the Southwest with brief notes on dates and temperatures.
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