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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 2002
Page
7
The forecast calls for clear tonight with lows near 48. Saturday will be mostly sunny with highs in the lower 90s. Sunday appears partly sunny with highs around the low 90s and overnight lows in the 70s. For more details, see page 8.
Kansas will raise its cigarette tax from 24 to 70 cents per pack on July 1 and to 79 cents by January 1, 2003, a total rise of 55 cents. The measure aims to curb youth smoking and was justified by revenue needs and health concerns, with officials noting economic studies support price hikes.
Ottawa Planning Commission weighs converting the Crestview nursing home at 1124 W. 7th Terrace into a records storage center while rejecting changing its R-1 residential zoning to O and I. Commissioners warn spot zoning could set risky precedent as city weighs future safeguards.
Garnett school board revised the 2001-2002 budget due to unclaimed state funds from the special education department and set aside more into a contingency fund. Delays in funding could complicate finances. ratification of the North Anderson County Teachers' Association agreement may wait until July 3.
Vickie Thompson nurtured a newborn squirrel named Lucky Strike for four months. Now fully grown, Lucky visits Thompson for walnuts and often climbs into her lap. Thompson defends the decision after rescuing the hairless infant, feeding it kitten formula, and releasing it to live in a tree nest.
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