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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 01, 2001
Page
7
Michigan Valley Community Church hosts a pancake breakfast Saturday from 6 30 to 10 30 a m with pancakes sausage bacon eggs and beverages. A free will donation funds the ongoing church construction project. The event supports the local project and offers a community meal.
Daily Report corrections correct the misspelling of Renee D Carver. Hospital notes list admissions for Ottawa residents Karra Foster Patricia Allen Laurie Winzen Lyndon and others with a birth announced for Laurie and Brian Winzen ried Lyndon. Police notes record multiple arrests in Franklin County including Ronald W Kennedy Jr Jeffery Wayne Meyers a 17 year old Ottawa runaway and Christina A Kirkland plus Angela L Olivas with various charges and bonds. Vehicle thefts tires and vandalism are noted along with two non injury accidents in Princeton area.
William Rhodrick Wolfe, 34, of Richmond, was bound over for trial on two counts of aggravated battery, two counts of criminal threats, one count of aggravated assault, and one count of aggravated intimidation of a witness. The alleged victim, Wendy Wolfe, testified she wished charges dropped, and was declared a hostile witness.
Leonard Glenn Courter, 37, was arrested Sunday on charges alleging he led a 13 year old child in three separate incidents between December and February and committed three counts of aggravated indecent liberties with the same minor. He is released on a $10,000 bond and has a first court appearance May 23 at 10 am.
John Boyd Martin, nationally known Ottawan and portrait artist, displays paintings at the Carnegie Cultural Center in Ottawa through May 31 for the Ottawa Community Arts Council. His work hangs in over 60 U.S. cities and includes portraits of Arnold Palmer Bob Cousy and Joe DiMaggio. A public reception is scheduled 2 4 p.m. Sunday at the Carnegie.
Kansas lawmakers press toward impasse on budget while weighing early motor fuels tax boosts and use of tobacco settlement funds. Graves seeks $18.4 million fuel tax shift and $16 million tobacco funds. Goossen urges extra tax collection and other steps to close a $ budget gap. House negotiators resist broad tax hikes, want to preserve children’s programs and education reforms, eyeing HB 2183/SB 363 as conference outcomes.
Franklin County officials move to clean an illegal dumping site near Rantoul Peoria with KDHE and KDOT input. The site contains mobile homes wrecked vehicles and no sanitation facilities. The state can fund up to 10000 with the county paying at least 25 percent in cash or in kind.
Kansas City police search for a three to six year old girl found headless and nude in a wooded area. A small brown crescent birthmark on the shoulder is the only clue, with authorities unsure about abuse. fingerprints and age estimates are inconclusive. officials contact day cares and schools and review missing-persons reports nationwide as they investigate the mysterious death.
Former Shawnee County Sheriff Dave Meneley pleaded guilty to one count of criminal deprivation of property and two counts of personal use of campaign funds as jury selection neared. He received 12 months supervised probation, with a six month county jail sentence suspended, and must pay court costs and restitution to be set later.
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