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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1997
Page
7
Seaman Apprentice Peter A. Hutchison son of Lester and Margie Hutchison Princeton recently graduated from Great Lakes Naval Air Force Station Chicago Ill He is now stationed at the Naval School of Health Sciences in San Diego Calif Hutchison graduated Central Heights High School in 1991 and attended Fort Hays State University for three years.
Franklin County briefs cover COF budget for 1998 totaling about 3.3 million with allocations for case management, support, residential and vocational services and administration. COF serves developmentally disabled residents in Coffey Osage and Franklin counties from Ottawa HQ, expanding services to all ages due to state hospital downsizing. Treasurer Juanita Zeek presents 1998 budget requests including 145,851 for the treasurer’s office and 111,700 for the motor vehicle tag office, reflecting staff changes and new state requirements.
Franklin County Commission will share about 30 000 of study costs with Ransom Memorial Hospital to assess the feasibility of a county nursing home to replace Crestview. RMC will complete the study by end of July, examining operating projections costs financing options and potential management.
Severe thunderstorms disrupted operations at Kansas City airport with widespread delays. Departures roughly between 4 30 and 6 p m faced cancellations or reroutes while earlier flights were delayed. A Kansas City air traffic center in Olathe reported a two minute communications outage that halted contact with aircraft and caused ground delays.
Public Works Administrator Ray DeJulio reported to county commissioners that about 14.75 miles of chip and seal work will be completed on county roads this summer, using roughly 2,675 tons of chips. Roads include Montana and Labette between 15th Street and US-59, Stafford Terrace to Wellsville, Eisenhower Road, Labette between Eisenhower and Idaho, and segments of 100 Colorado to 400, Osborne Terrace to 3250, and Nebraska Terrace to 3400, with work also planned in rural incorporated cities Wellsville, Pomona and Princeton.
Front Page analysis estimates that if municipal electric utilities lose revenue to deregulated competition, cities would face a 25,780 mill property tax rise to offset losses. Ottawa and Chanute officials warn of higher rates and cherry-picking, while preparing for market changes and possible new services like fiber optic Internet.
OMS comments highlight lack of shared vision in Ottawa as officials debate saving historic middle school versus funding needs. Ludwick defends love of old buildings while noting economic realities and state headcount funding. Wasser contrasts with Courthouse Square project, criticizing board attitude amid possible renovation by MetroPlains.
Partly cloudy with a low in the mid 60s and southeast winds under 10 mph. Saturday through Monday will be very warm with little or no rain. Lows range from the upper 50s to low 70s and highs reach the upper 80s to 90s. High confidence in warm trend through the period.
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