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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1981
Page
1
OHS basketball review highlights key performances from recent games, noting standout players and pivotal moments. Farm news roundup across pages 8 and 9 covers local crop reports, weather implications, and agricultural events shaping the week.
Jump For Heart Jump-A-Thon drew about 125 participants led by Ottawa Heart Association and Kansas Association of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance. Ottawa Junior High School teams led with nearly 1,500 dollars, Hawthorne and Lincoln teams also pledged hundreds. Funds support heart research education and community programs.
District Court Judge Floyd H. Coffman, initially reported to miss six weeks for back surgery, returned to work after a second medical opinion. Neurosurgeon advised against surgery. Coffman undergoes daily heat and massages at Ransom Memorial Hospital through week’s end. He recalls back pain since 1947 after moving to Ottawa, with family ties in law and government.
TOPEKA Kansas residents in a school district could vote a local income tax to cut school property taxes under a bill approved by the Kansas House on Wednesday. The measure, 74-50, would allow district elections or citizen petitions and set the local tax at 10 percent of the state income tax liability in increments.
In Topeka the Kansas Senate blocked a Democratic led measure requiring a method for setting electric and gas rates by the State Corporation Commission. The coalition secured 20 votes to defeat the plan as opposition argued higher bills would follow.
City and county commissioners discussed a potential joint Ottawa Municipal Airport plan at a luncheon. They agreed to have engineers calculate county equipment needs to grade a taxiway while city would supply materials for a hard surface. potential county tax support of up to half mill was floated but faced criticism from southern district residents. A follow up meeting was set for April 8.
The Ottawa Water Plant station logged a low of 29 degrees and a high of 56 with no rainfall. The forecast calls for mostly clear conditions tonight with a low near 30, sunny and cooler Friday with highs in the mid to upper 50s, and north winds 5 to 15 mph tonight.
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