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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 05, 2000
Page
8
Andy Anderson will host a breakfast for former ag students from 7 to 8:30 a.m. Wednesday at Lucille's Cafe in Williamsburg. Anderson taught ag courses in Franklin County for 46 years, 44 in Williamsburg, retiring in 1984. All former students invited.
Village Child Care received a $3,000 grant from the AT&T Family Care Development Fund to buy three computers a printer and age appropriate software for children. Judith Kinn submitted the proposal to AT&T for consideration.
A rural Ottawa family awoke to a garage fire at 2029 Rock Creek Road. Firefighters from Harrison Lincoln and Ohio Townships battled the flames for about three hours, with preliminary evidence pointing to an electrical issue. No injuries occurred though two dogs were saved and the house suffered no damage. Insurance may cover most of the estimated seventy thousand dollars in losses.
Ottawa Board of Education plans a 6:30 p.m. meeting at Ottawa Middle School to discuss demolition specs for the old Std and Main building and the implications of a pending historic designation. The district earmarks 250000 for demolition and may proceed if the Friends of Historic Buildings withdraw their nomination application.
Heritage Tractor owner Ken Wagner says the four-wheelers were stolen and later recovered after a Baldwin High School student tipped off School Resource Officer Mike Gammage. District Attorney Christine Tonkovich declined to comment. The investigation, handled by Baldwin Police with Douglas County Sheriff cooperation, involves officials suspended from Palmyra Township Fire Department amid unrelated arson and fire-suspect links.
The Kansas Association of Public Employees will dismiss its petition challenging state alcohol sting practices once Governor Bill Graves signs a bill amending liquor laws. The measure, approved in the final hours of the session, grants authorities including prosecutors and the ABC control over underage buyers. The bill also allows community colleges to serve alcohol on campuses and sets township residency thresholds for liquor stores after a vote.
Admissions include Ethel McCurdy from Williamsburg and Tammy Goodspeed from Ottawa. A daughter was born to Tammy and Josh Goodspeed in Ottawa. The Sheriff reports several arrests including Charles Lamm of Lawrence, Christopher Biesemeyer of Princeton, and Matthew Hammes of Ottawa, with charges ranging from warrants to underage possession. Incidents cover alleged sexual assault involving a 3-year-old in Pomona, a 13-year-old in need of care at Shady Hollow, thesis theft at Ottawa Middle School, burglaries and vandalism in Ottawa, and multiple non-injury and ambulance responses across the area.
Ottawa area chamber hosts a coffee with city commissioners at Peoples National Bank at Fifth and Main at 10 a.m. Saturday. Four commissioners will take questions from the prepared list and the floor. The event, part of ongoing legislative coffees, may repeat through summer and could include Franklin County officials and Ottawa School Board members. refreshments are by the Farm Bureau Women.
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