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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1995
Page
1
The Itawa Library and Ottawa Adult Education will use an $18,252 grant to install four computer work stations, software, and a printer for literacy classes. Equipment will serve program students and volunteer tutors, mainly at night and on weekends, with word processing and keyboarding skills taught.
General Edward Hand DAR met May 13 at Virginia Wallace home for a salad luncheon as officers for 1995-96 were installed. Erin Evans received the ROTC award May 2 at KU. Oasis Club hosted a May 9 potluck with ideas for a May 31 Independence trip. A local author Diane Caryl was featured in the Silver Quill anthology. Ottawa NARFE held a May 16 dinner with a safety program. Ottawa High grad Michael D Rich earned an MBA from Duke May 14, 1995.
Ottawa officials discuss Prairie Spirit Trail inclusion with Franklin County. airport access road paving project urged by Chuck LeMaster, Glen Underwood, and Jim Bass to improve business impressions. Kansas DOT considers abandoning US-50 rights, shifting maintenance to city and county with overpass and park transfer implications.
Heavy rains disrupted farming with late corn planting and potential switch to grain sorghum on non irrigated land. Roads remained closed in northern and eastern Franklin County while flood gates on Ottawa Main Street bridge stayed shut. Evacuations occurred in Wakarusa and Dunlap as waters rose. statewide emergency declared in Missouri and floods caused deaths and power outages.
Roberta Bishop and family woke to rising flood waters northeast of Ottawa as currents blocked rescue attempts. Army Corps of Engineers finally reached the house after hours, revealing three trucks and a van submerged, plus a storage shed and other items. The family lacks flood insurance and faces extensive losses from the sudden rise.
Fragmentary weather table from 1958 era listing monthly readings and planting figures. Readable portions include numeric values and scattered year annotations but lack complete context, dates, or locations for full interpretation.
Richmond board of education heard revised drawings by Darrell Miner for a six classroom addition funded earlier this year. June Betz said more time needed to study plans, with final approval targeted at the May meeting to be reconvened June 5 for action and a bid date set for June 29. Also approved raises of 1300 dollars to district administrators for 1995-96 and hired Rhonda Church as school nurse.
All pictures left at the Ottawa Herald for paid ads or Society Page should be picked up. Close out sale. Items marked down. Jan's Creation Station at 120 Main offers personalized graduation centerpieces. Recycling hours listed. Phone numbers for community services included.
A vague report notes tank treads and a National Guard vehicle involved in a curious scene. Officers described 12.7 mm weapons and a damaged car with unclear outcomes or locations. Further details are unavailable in the fragment.
The Ottawa Herald lists detailed subscription prices for city and rural routes, motor routes, and mail deliveries across Franklin and surrounding counties. Rates vary by duration from one month to one year, all billed in advance, with separate state and out of state pricing.
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