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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 2001
Page
9
Classifieds and Pages Mentioned in Daily Publication
A brief note listing sections in a newspaper, including Classifieds on page 6, Comics on pages 8 and 9, Daily Report on page 6, Opinion on page 3, Obituaries on page 4, Society and Sports sections, with various page references and ellipses.
City Candidates Debate Form of Government
City hopefuls discuss issues in a forum led by EZRA SYKES. Candidates outline goals for local governance and student affairs as residents seek clearer leadership and community plans.
Ottawa candidates discuss housing wages and business pulls
City Commission hopefuls meet at the Franklin County Annex for a forum on April election. Incumbents Richard Jackson and Rocky Fleer-Husted join newcomers Mike Detwiler and Deborah Henningsen. Debates cover term limits and city government structure with mixed views on a manager model and calls for change. The event streams on cable Channel 20 at 7 p.m. tonight and Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Craft
City Commission
Ottawa
Franklin County
Open Commission
Richard Jackson
Rocky Fleer- Husted
Mike Detwiler
Deborah Hen
Board of Education
Ottawa board candidates back all day kindergarten forum discussion
Ottawa Board of Education candidates voiced support for all day kindergarten and debated the future of elementary schools and the old middle school at a Franklin County Annex forum. Six candidates addressed options for Fifth and Main, preservation vs demolition, neighborhood schools versus attendance centers, and busing, with all endorsing a tax increase for education and most favoring careful, measured action on district facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ron Bishop
Ken Woods
USD 290
Caran Rugg
Bill Allegre
Teresia Templeton
Marge Stevens
Jeanette Lowry
Franklin County Annex
Ottawa Board of Education
Franklin County
Geoff Hanson
Caren Rugg
Marjorie Stevens
Hanson
Fifth and Main
Pioneer Group
Cohen-Esrey
Allegre
Rugg
Ottawa
Templeton
Stevens
Lowry
State House of Representatives
Senate
Ezra Sykes
Esykes
Ottawaherald
Voters decide funding method for Ottawa sewer plant
Ottawans will vote on a 1/10th-cent sales tax plus monthly sewer bill increases to fund a KDHE backed $7.5 million sewage treatment plant with a 2003 start and 2005 operation. A no vote raises monthly bills 40 to 45 percent. Local officials frame the choice as a tax-bill balance amid prior controversy and law changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herald News
Ottawans
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Blaine Finch
Ottawa
Finch
KDHE
Franklin
Dodson threatens suit over Franklin County zoning decision
Franklin County commissioners will study legal options after the Planning Commission denied Dodson International Inc. a rezoning to A-2 industrial and recommended A-2 agriculture with a special use permit. Dodson, an airplane sales and salvage firm at 2155 Vermont Road near Rantoul, warned of a commercial suit if the ruling stands. The issue involves a 98 acre tract and possible ex post facto concerns. Dowell to respond later. the resolution will be presented April 9 at 10:30 a.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darrin Peschkr
Franklin County
Dodson International Inc
John Dowell
Robert Dodson Jr
County Planning Commission
Planning Commission
Dodson
Vermont Road
Rantoul
Lloyd McClure
McClure
Raymond Carey
Planning Board
Darrin Peschka
Ottawaherald.com
Hayden pleads not guilty in murder case
Joseph Andrew Hayden 17 and Raymond Fuller 24 face first degree murder attempted first degree murder and aggravated burglary charges for the Nov 1 2000 assault on Vivian Johnson 86 and Howard Johnson 85 at 2881 Nevada Terrace. Vivian died 18 days later. Judge James Smith limited evidence return and appointed co counsel. Pretrial dates set for May 29 and July 9 for Hayden and April 24 and June 26 for Fuller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura Potter
Herald
Joseph Andrew Hayden
Hayden
Raymond Fuller
Vivian Johnson
Howard Johnson
Nevada Terrace
James Smith
Kansas
John Bork
Franklin County
Byron Cerrillo
Johnson County Public Defender’s Office
Fuller
Brian Hastert
Cerrillo
Michael McCulloch
Ottawaherald.com
Injured Ottawa Police officer back on duty
Ottawa Police Sgt. Dan Mietchen returns to full duty after months of recovery from a fall during a disturbance incident on October 1. He suffered a broken and dislocated left elbow while restraining Farren Knapp, who faced multiple charges and later pled guilty to battery against a law enforcement officer and was sentenced to 12 months in jail. Mietchen described a slight permanent disability but said he is ready to serve the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura Potter
Herald
Ottawa
Dan Mietchen
Mietchen
Farren Knapp
E. 23Rd St
Jeff Herrman
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Olathe Medical Center
Ransom Memorial
Herrman
Knapp
Tery
Ottawaherald
Also Mentioned on This Page
City
By Ezra Sykes
OMS
County
Robert Kuchar
Smith
Johnson
Kuchar
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