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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 03, 2002
Page
9
The forecast calls for partly cloudy skies tonight with lows in the upper 40s. Saturday will be partly cloudy with highs in the upper 70s and breezy winds. a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms exists later in the period.
Calvin Rosey of Princeton centers a World Day of Prayer gathering around the Buffalo Woman statue in front of Franklin County Courthouse with his daughters Robin and Kelley joining in prayers for world peace during Thursday activities.
Taylor Brothers Construction of Ottawa won the bid to build the Franklin County Visitors Information Center on K-68. The project will use a federal grant via KDOT with about 80 percent funded. construction could start late May or June and wrap by year end. Local officials praise the long effort and design echoes historic Washburn architecture.
City planning and zoning director John Merrell abruptly left the city Thursday. Weldon Padgett declined to discuss the matter, calling it personnel. Merrell led a campaign to fix dilapidated structures and helped launch the Ottawa Vision project and update the comprehensive plan. interim heads will be Tom Yahl and Gary Skiles while a replacement is sought.
The Kansas House narrowly approved a $4.4 billion fiscal 2003 budget keeping school and university funding flat and about 299 million short of forecasted revenue. The measure moves to the Senate with a possible tax increase and a plan to use 110 million from reserves, while critics say it still lacks enough funds for education amid payroll and health costs.
KIDZ Radio airs live from the Carnegie Cultural Center for the first time with Crackerjack Children's Theater directed by Medora Hoge. Four playlets including Heidi and The Mummy run 7 30 p.m. tonight and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. Tickets cost 5 adults 3 children.
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