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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 15, 2003
Page
7
The Ottawa High School Band and Jazz Band present their Spring Concert and Awards Night at 8 tonight in the Ottawa University chapel. Republican Women to meet at 9 a.m. Saturday at Poncho's, 429 S. Main St., Ottawa. The meeting is open to the public.
The Daily Report lists multiple arrests by Franklin County Sheriff and Kansas Highway Patrol. Daniel Goodwin and Mary Beth Watkins faced probation violation charges with bonds of 1500 and 2500 respectively. Jonathan Reed and Shane Keengy held on failure to appear warrants with bonds 5830.81 and 10000. Others faced licenses, driving while suspended, or municipal warrants.
Wellsville City Council plans a complete redesign of the $2.2 million sewer treatment plant after pressure from an estate and state advice. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment urged a smaller, more cost effective system and exploring lagoon filling. City officials note previous expenditures of $111,000 and expect added costs before any building. A request from Ross Construction for a July to August water booster pump at the interchange site could cost $90,000 to $100,000 for four to six weeks. The state grant deadline to meet water pollution standards extends a year.
Kansas Territorial Sesquicentennial Commission plans a traveling exhibit of the 1854 Kansas Nebraska Act. The act, a catalyst for the Bleeding Kansas period, could depart from Washington, D.C. for Kansas next year. Deanell Reece Tacha, chief judge of the 10th Circuit and commission chair, says this marks the first time the document would leave the National Archives. The exhibit would inaugurate a four year series of events.
Ottawa man Al Keefer brings his black Silkie Bantam Southern Belle and 11 eggs to Science City at Union Station for a weekend hatch show. Children mistake her for a cat or chimp, while museum visitors learn about egg development and the prospect of a chick flock emerging.
Ottawa Planning Commission approved two proposals amid public objections. A 300 by 300 foot area south of Highland Cemetery would host a second substation to connect with Kansas City Power & Light, with lines largely hidden and taller poles. A storage building for the Franklin County Historical Society at the Records Center would occupy Crestview, raising neighborhood concerns even as proponents call it beneficial for archives and genealogy storage.
Franklin County readies an 14 delinquent properties for a Saturday auction at the courthouse steps in Ottawa after a May 10 sale drew five parcels and $16,225. Some owners paid before the auction, adding $18,558, with back taxes dating to 1991. County officials state the county collects only the debt portion of bids, while owners receive any surplus. The sale aims to recover $67,500.30 in back taxes, with payment by 4:30 p.m. Friday to withdraw properties.
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