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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 2001
Page
6
Ottawa AA team Rocketball dominated in three innings, closing out a rapid Summer Blowout game. The event highlighted youth league action with strong pitching and timely hitting on the league’s page.
In the mid 80s today with southeast winds 10 to 20 mph. Tonight mostly clear with lows in the mid 60s. Sunday partly cloudy reaching upper 80s, and Sunday night with lows in the upper 60s. Monday remains partly cloudy with highs from 85 to 95. See page 2 for more.
Raymond Eugene Fuller 24 of Gardner faces first degree murder charges after his attorney withdrew four days before trial. The case involves the killings of Vivian Johnson 85 and the attempted murder of Howard Johnson 86 at their Nevada Terrace home. A new attorney must be found as Judge James J. Smith moves to set a potential new trial date.
Kansas seniors who qualify could receive a one-time cash benefit to help pay for prescription drugs. The program uses $1.2 million appropriated by the 2001 Legislature and could help as many as 900 seniors, with up to 10,000 eligible. Officials note it is a temporary measure and funding is uncertain long term.
Andrew Carnegie recalled earning 1.20 for real work, a story shared during Ottawa Great Plains Chautauqua tent shows. Jeffrey E. Smith, portraying Carnegie, drew a 60-person crowd in City Park and linked wealth to civic progress and library gifts across America.
Kansas districts largely abandoned corporal punishment amid lawsuits and legal risk. Hays moved away 15 years ago under Superintendent Kaufman, while Parsons and Zwolle debates reflect broader national tensions. Officials say only a few districts persist, amid state and federal scrutiny and ethics concerns.
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