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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 17, 2000
Page
9
The Ottawa Board of Education will hold a 6:30 p.m. work session at the district office to wrap up the school year. Ottawa High School seniors can sign to receive health records by May 25, now stored digitally, including immunizations and vision tests.
Charles William Lamm of Lawrence pleaded no contest to a felony count of perjury for false testimony in the April 1999 trial of Dustin Thomas Markus. He faces two to three years in prison and will be sentenced June 19. prosecutors tied fingerprints to Lamm in related burglary and auto theft cases.
Franklin County's first sex predator trial is scheduled to begin July 26. Floyd Randolph Mondragon, 44, faces indefinite confinement if a verdict finds him likely to commit sexually violent acts. The case follows Mondragon's 1998 aggravated battery conviction against a 10 year old and a prior Colorado sexual assault conviction. The judge set pretrial deadlines for witness lists and exhibits by July 10, with psychiatric evaluations underway. Mondragon remains jailed at Franklin County jail.
A 20-year-old Ottawa man, Russell Hartpence, was ordered to a competency hearing in Franklin County District Court after failing to understand his rights and attempting to plead no contest to aggravated indecent solicitation of a child. His attorney said Hartpence cannot read or write well and struggles with legal terms. The arraignment is rescheduled for June 19, with Hartpence free on $10,000 bond.
The Kansas City Board of Public Utilities failed to move the suit from Franklin County District Court to Wyandotte County. Ottawa, part of the Kansas Municipal Energy Association, argues BPA pricing after Nearman Creek plant shutdown last year raised electric costs. EMEA members Baldwin and Garnett joined Ottawa in the case. pretrial hearings are scheduled.
A school board member criticizes the evolution debate and the watered down standards that may limit future college opportunities. She warns against falling behind in a global society and notes plans for interim studies on connecting libraries and expanding virtual classrooms, especially in rural districts. Additional talks include enrollment declines and boosting technology in schools.
In Lawrence, prosecutors drop involuntary manslaughter charges against Joseph Beier after a judge rules he did not receive a speedy trial. Beier, 22, of Topeka, was linked to the 1998 deer hunting death of Misty Taylor. DA Christine Tonkovich appeals to reinstate all charges.
State environmental officials recommend closing the DeSoto facility after months of complaints about lax policies. KDHE fines Kansas Waste Water Inc. a total of 176,750 dollars for failing to meet standards and for not conducting mandated toxicity tests. The Sunflower Army Ammunition Plant site discharges industrial wastewater into the Kansas River, affecting northeast Kansas communities.
Admissions include Leta Gance Ottawa and Donald Jones Lyndon with births to Carey and Brian Lantis Ottawa. Dismissals Geneva Bruner and Clara Kern Rantoul. Sheriff arrests include L. Spriggs Kaew Ltd on five counts of worthless checks. Melvin Watkins jailed on suspended license and no insurance. Porter and Leach arrested after marijuana found. additional incidents include forgery, runaway, and vehicle collisions with local hospital treatment.
Wichita AP report says the River Festival Row the River event was canceled after health officials warned sections of the Arkansas and Little Arkansas rivers were polluted for human contact. Tests found possible bacterial indicators. officials plan daily water testing and further investigations.
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