Weather forecast for tonight and Saturday
Tonight clear with patchy fog and temperatures in the low 20s. A light northeast wind continues. Saturday remains mostly sunny with a high in the middle forties. For more weather details see Page 2.
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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 2001
Page
7
Tonight clear with patchy fog and temperatures in the low 20s. A light northeast wind continues. Saturday remains mostly sunny with a high in the middle forties. For more weather details see Page 2.
One of the snowiest winters continues as rain turns to snow overnight. Snow covers tree limbs along a creek west of U.S.59 about a mile north of the county line. Warmup is forecast for the weekend.
AP reports Johnson County population reached 451,086 on April 1 2000, a 27.1 percent rise since 1990, trailing Sedgwick by only 1 783 residents. Sedgwick sits at 452,869 as Wichita area growth slows. Five Johnson County cities rank among the state’s 15 largest, with Overland Park moving to No 2 behind Wichita.
Franklin County Children’s Coalition launches Spring Fling 2001 from Monday to Thursday with $1 games at Sunflower Lanes Plaza Theatre and The Rink plus a Saturday Health and Safety Fair at Ransom Memorial Hospital. Activities include ambulance fire truck and helicopter displays, screenings, and age-appropriate interactives to engage both children and parents without preregistration.
The traveling exhibit Amelia Earhart Taking Flight in Kansas debuts at the Old Depot Museum in Atchison. It features Earhart photos with her first plane a Kin ner Canary replicas of local papers and a Lockheed Electra, plus a PBS video. The Kansas Historical Society produced it for the Kansas Interpretive Traveling Exhibits Service and it runs through April 4.
Harald L. Simmons seventh president of the National Baptist Laymen Movement will speak at the Mayor's Prayer Luncheon at Ottawa University Student Union. He is a retired Kansas City police officer and DARE founder, active in church and outreach work. The event, with a $6.50 lunch, continues Ottawa's annual pre Easter gathering.
A weekly calendar lists Monday skating at The Rink and a 7 p.m. PG-13 movie at Plaza Theatre, Tuesday and Thursday bowling at Sunflower Lanes, Wednesday repeats skating and a 7 p.m. movie, and Saturday Health and Safety Fair at Ransom Memorial Hospital with all activities priced at $1 except the free fair.
In Franklin County the notice lists Ezra Sykes with contact details at esykes ottawaherald.com for official correspondence and inquiries related to the matter.
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