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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 2000
Page
7
Partly cloudy tonight with a low around 40 and winds from the south. Wednesday turns mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of late afternoon showers or thunderstorms and a high near 60 to 65. See page 2 for more weather and page references for classifieds comics sports and obituaries.
Wellsville native Chely Wright, center, and John Taylor of the Kansas Music Education Association listen as Wellsville High School Principal Randall Renaud discusses Wright's school days during Monday festivities. Wright, now a country star, donated a public address system, choir robes, guitars and $1000 to Wellsville’s drama department through her Reading, Writing & Rhythm Foundation and then gave a brief concert. Police provided security as students watched from classrooms.
Ottawa Board of Education creates Together LAST to study maintenance needs at five elementary buildings. The group aims to include site council reps, a contractor, community members, parents, and the public to address accessibility and potential bond implications. Calls for 30 members, research on attendance centers, neighborhoods, and possible temporary spaces.
Franklin County officials discuss a quarter-cent sales tax to fund a countywide recreational facility, potentially located outside Ottawa. Chair Weigand says a ballot measure would require legislative approval after joint talks with Ottawa leaders and the school board. The idea follows earlier proposals for a wastewater plant and repurposing Ottawa Middle School.
Ottawa officer Matthew Honas, 26, pleaded no contest to a first time DUI connected to a Nov. 30 crash. He received 30 days jail suspended, six months probation, and 100 hours community service after resignation. Driving privileges suspended 30 days starting Feb. 21.
Douglas Arthur Carr Jr., a 40 year old Garnett man, faces seven felonies for a Feb 2 chase in south Ottawa. His attorney, Robert Kuchar, says Carr will use a mental defense, citing bipolar disorder and noncompliance with medication. Carr is jailed on a $50,000 bond after pleading not guilty.
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