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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 16, 2003
Page
7
Cyclone athletes shine at the Huron League track meet. Weather outlook notes 70 percent storm chance tonight with storms possible, lows near 55. Saturday expected cloudy with a 30 percent rain chance and highs around 73. NE winds 10 to 20 mph tonight shifting to 16 to 20 mph Saturday.
After 30 years sharing with Ottawa Police at 720 W. Second St the Ottawa Fire Department regains the former fire station. The police moved to a new center. remodeling adds a training room and interview space while offices cluster on the first floor to improve operations.
Ottawa planners call upgrading Eisenhower Road top CIP priority due to rising traffic from new housing and detours from I-35 and Old 50. They note required cross‑agency cooperation and potential signals after several accidents, with Main Street rebuild also high priority.
Louise Stauffer reports the 2003 Leadership Class of Ottawa Area Chamber of Commerce, backed by Twinkies, eBay and local businesses, raised ten thousand dollars and donated books to Franklin County public elementary schools. The initiative, led by Dean Ohmart of Ransom Memorial Hospital, targeted five county schools and received a gift of one thousand dollars per school from Walmart Distribution Center, with additional funds planned for private schools.
The Ottawa Community Arts Council sponsors a variety of children art classes led by local educator Kevin Honeycutt. Highlights include Lights Camera Action with a July 21 25 film camp, plus ocean depths and dinosaur adventures. Additional classes run June 9 onward at Carnegie and other sites with tuition from 25 to 50 dollars and supplies.
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