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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 2000
Page
9
The bulletin announces weekend events at the museum with hands on activities including horseshoes and checkers, open 10 am to 4 pm Saturday and 1 to 4 pm Sunday, lemonade and coffee ice cream, admission 3 dollars adults 1 child, preschoolers free, closed Monday for Independence Day, and tiny leaving dolls making. Downtown parking update notes road work halted by rain, resume July 9 if dry.
Jason Curry, deaf since birth, heard his first sounds after a cochlear implant procedure at Trinity Lutheran Hospital. The moment followed 45 minute programming by Barbara Luikart, with Curry adjusting to the new stimuli and learning to interpret the signals. This milestone highlights ongoing research by Dr. Charles Luetje and the broader potential and challenges of cochlear implants for adults.
The Friends of the Park host a biscuit and gravy breakfast 7 10 a.m. at Southwind Shelter House with 3 adults 2 kids. A campers rummage sale 7 a.m. to noon funds playground equipment. A horseshoes tournament starts at 1 p.m. at Kansas Campground with $2 admission. Pomona Lake Ski Show at 3 p.m. in Lighthouse Bay Marina Cove, free for two hours. Fireworks at dark above Boat Ramp 1 with viewing along the main park road.
Pratt Kansas battle over science standards pits evolution emphasis against critics who fear teaching creationism or intelligent design. The June 12 vote 4-3 moves to rewrite high school biology standards, with a review required, as ACLU Kansas City warns of potential legal action and local supporters urge broader curriculum openness.
Gov. Bill Graves reported revenues near estimates for the current year and announced a $20 million federal nursing home payment as the first installment of extra Medicaid funds. Kansas expects about $120 million in additional federal funds in 2001 and nearly $100 million annually thereafter to aid elderly care, especially prescription drug assistance. Graves noted HCFA's initial hesitation and said the state would monitor Washington while hoping for steady funds.
Leon McClennon Jr. received consecutive terms totaling 257 years and four months after jurors found him guilty of 29 counts including 11 rapes. Judge Rebecca Pilshaw labeled him a danger, noting DNA tied him to multiple assaults from 1995 to 1998. Victims testified and urged lifetime imprisonment without parole.
In Granbury Texas an incorrectly marked grave led researchers to exhume the wrong remains while seeking DNA proof that J Frank Dalton was Jesse James. The marker mix up uncovered a body missing an arm, later identified as Henry Holland, not James.
The Daily Report notes thefts and burglary in Princeton between Tuesday and Thursday including a residence break in with a VCR jewelry and old coins theft valued over 500 dollars. Police report arrests Arthur D Moore 74 and Krystal L Michaelsen 16 with details and releases. An additional theft involved a 1997 Suzuki motorcycle valued at 3500 dollars and six Playstation games with other items totaling 329 dollars桁
Fire logs show no carbon monoxide found at 1612 Apple Lane after an 11 p.m. Thursday call. A 7:24 a.m. today alarm at Martin Hall on Ottawa University campus was triggered by aerosol deodorant. A medical emergency was reported at 4:148 p.m. Thursday in the 1509 block of South Cedar.
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