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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 10, 2002
Page
7
A weather brief notes tonight with a 60 percent chance of rain or storms and lows in the mid 50s. Saturday features partly cloudy skies and a 40 percent rain chance with breezy conditions and highs in the upper 70s. Weather details appear on Page 8.
Ottawa crews begin planting 91 trees in the former U.S. 50 bridge area Tuesday. Areas around 17th street and along the Prairie Spirit Trail will feature clumps and lines of maples oaks redbuds and other species chosen for urban resilience. A volunteer group will add 36 colorata shrubs in June.
Wolf Creek nuclear power plant resumed generating electricity this morning after a brief shutdown on Wednesday caused by low water levels in a steam generator and a malfunctioning electronic circuit card. Plant manager Donna Jacobs praised the team for safe, coordinated work while technicians replaced the faulty circuit card and adjusted balance weights to reduce turbine vibration. Operators plan to ramp power to full capacity over the weekend.
Big River Construction Co. of Nebraska City bid about 950000 to place more than 55000 tons of limestone along up to five river dike sites in Ottawa. The project, financed by Capital Improvements bonds, targets five priority sections with finished work by December 15.
Kansas House advanced a budget cleanup bill amid opposition to tax increases, proposing an extra 20 per pupil in public school aid to reach 3,890 per pupil. Debate spanned 10 hours with 74-41 vote, funding via tobacco settlement funds and potential future cuts. The action aims to balance a 2003 budget hole of about 290 million while preserving staffing for the Highway Patrol and Kansas Bureau of Investigation.
Israeli forces pulled back from Bethlehem's Church of the Nativity after 39 days, with 13 Palestinians flown to Cyprus. Clergy and journalists found litter and makeshift sleeping areas inside, while two men were carried out on stretchers and 40 explosive devices were found during a church search.
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