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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1998
Page
9
Ottawa's Legion team without a high school program won its 20th game, defeating Chase County 14 to 3. Weather outlook: hot and humid with a 95 degree high, breezy south wind 15 to 25 mph. details on pages 1B and 2A.
The Ottawa Board of Education will meet at 7 p.m. Monday at the board office at Fourth and Walnut. Items include renewal of the Neighborhood Revitalization Program and the district audit contract with Agler and Gaddert for 1997 98, test selection committee recommendations, food management contract renewal, and resignations and personnel employment. An executive session will discuss non elected personnel matters.
Gov. Bill Graves outlined a plan to phase out property taxes on automobiles and other motor vehicles over four years. The plan would cut the average city and county mill levy from 100.4 by 25 mills annually and end the tax in 2003, replacing lost revenue with 1999 levy-based funding caps.
Murphy Family Farms wins state wastewater permits to build two large hog raising lagoons in Lane and Hodgeman counties. Debate over environmental impact and economic development in a year of new state hog farm standards. Residents protest pungent odor and fear for family farms.
Washington AP Nine hundred Republicans face a rebellion as leaders remove about 4 billion dollars from 1999 spending bills after GOP moderates and conservatives warned the extra funding to help federal agencies computerize for the year 2000 would breach budget limits. A separate bill will house the Y2K readiness funds while lawmakers hunt further cuts to cover costs. Rep. Mark Neumann of Wisconsin led the faction praising the move as a stand for smaller government.
In Shandong province three men who spent almost a year tunneling into a mountain seeking an ancient Han Dynasty tomb were killed by noxious gases. The bizarre incident ends their attempt to loot a historic tomb and serves as a grim cautionary tale within the weird news column.
The new Civil War drama Ride with the Devil, a 35 million production, shoots near Paola and across Kansas and Missouri. Director Ang Lee emphasizes location inspiration, noting Midwestern terrain shapes the film’s rough yet lush atmosphere and authentic setting.
Franklin County clerk's office received recall petitions seeking removal of Cal Lantis Marlin Kimball and board president Sam Sheldon. The filing cites misappropriation of bond funds related to the Ottawa Middle School project plus alleged violations of the Kansas Open Records Act and improper executive sessions. The petitions allege incompetence and misconduct during negotiations and urge preservation of the building.
Jurors in the Koch trial delivered a verdict finding the plaintiffs were not cheated in the 1983 stock sale. The case hinged on fiduciary duties and alleged violations of federal securities and state fraud laws amid complex accounting and contract questions.
Kansas Department of Environmental Quality and Franklin County health officials announce a mercury collection for households. The county will provide a drop site and the state will pick up and dispose of the toxic metal. Bob Thompson, county waste program coordinator, notes prior removal at Ottawa Middle School and urges residents to bring thermometers and other devices containing mercury by the July deadline.
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