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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1997
Page
7
Marais des Cygnes Valley remains in the state basketball playoffs with a win on Wednesday. Central Heights and Anderson County exit the race as two other area teams drop out, per page 7.
In Pomona, four candidates, Vera Mae Schultz, Wesley Jamison for position 4 and Eudora M. Evans, Jeff Piersol for position 6, will debate Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the Pomona High School multipurpose room. The event is sponsored by the West Franklin teachers association. Partly cloudy, blustery and cold Friday with a high of 30 to 35 and northwest wind 20 to 30 mph, diminishing in the afternoon.
Baldwin City residents will hear four candidates for two school board seats and incumbent Chris Ogle unopposed for a third. Four city council hopefuls vie for two seats. Mayor candidates include Stan Krysztof and write-in Loren Litteer, who missed the filing deadline for the April 1 ballot, per Baldwin Chamber of Commerce.
Wellsville school board meets at 7 30 p m Wednesday to amend the 1996 97 budget after enrollment rose by 11 5 full time equivalents boosting state funds by 67000. They plan six new classrooms south of the red gym and two in the multi purpose room. Also on the agenda are hazardous waste coordinators and bids for a new van.
The Kansas Department of Transportation accepted bids to grade and landscape a 5.2 mile stretch of US-75 from south of the K-278 junction to near K-68, with The Hamms Companies winning $1,922,229 for grading, Reece Construction Co. $239,759 for a Chicken Creek bridge, and R.F.B. Construction $70,782 for landscaping. Work starts in April and paving bid later. Shears Construction at $746,206 was selected to replace guard fencing on I-35 in Coffey, Osage and Lyon counties, and bids open in Topeka for an I-35 asphalt overlay in Franklin County from Homewood to US-50.
Wellsville City Council ordered City Superintendent Darren Kerr to address ongoing water woes that forced about 20 rural families to boil tap water for months. Officials traced low chlorine levels along Douglas County Road 1061 as water travels from Lawrence. Kansas Rural Water Association and KDHE joined residents to test pigging and chlorine flushing, yet levels remain below state standard.
Readable classified snippets cover Garnett and Anderson listings on page six. Other sections referenced include daily report weather obituaries and various page indicators.
Ottawa planning commission votes 6 2 to require a traffic impact study from the Ottawa school district as part of site plan for a proposed middle school near 13th and Ash. Study costs may be shared by the district with possible city aid. findings could suggest traffic controls rather than road construction.
A Jordanian soldier opened fire on a field trip at the Island of Peace, killing seven Israeli junior high girls and wounding six others. He was subdued by Jordanian troops. initial reports differed on the position of the shooter amid rising tensions over Mideast peace talks.
Franklin County Children's Coalition hosts a four day program from March 24 to 27 with free events for families. Activities include free bowling at Heartland Lanes, free roller skating at Rollaway Skate Center, a free PG or G movie at Plaza Theatre, and a Hoop Shoot contest at Don Woodward Center. Admission is free with one adult per two children.
Army Secretary Togo West told a House subcommittee that the military justice system can fairly investigate sexual harassment claims including cases against Army investigators. He said the service inspector general would review outcomes after current probes to protect rights, while denying calls for an outside probe and stressing subpoenas and sworn testimony are available to investigators.
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