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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 24, 2005
Page
7
The Ottawa Herald invites non commercial public events two days or more in advance by fax email or mail. Items should be sent to 104 S Cedar St Ottawa KS 66067 or via clean ottawaherald.com and no phone calls.
Garnett City Commission schedules a 5:15 p.m. hearing at City Hall to authorize up to 50 million dollars in industrial revenue bonds for East Kansas Agri-Energy ethanol plant. A power contract with Grand River Dam Authority and a seniors wellness clinic at Ransom Memorial Hospital are also listed with times and locations.
The Ottawa Library Board of Trustees will meet at 5 15 p m Wednesday in the library conference room at 105 S Hickory St. Jeanine Haggard and Debbie Larcom will be sworn in as new trustees. The board will discuss the 2006 budget and a memorandum of understanding about the building shared with the city.
A schedule of local meetings and events includes Bedtime Story Time at Ottawa Library 1065 S Hickory St at 7 p.m. Franklin County Commission at 8:30 a.m. at the Franklin County Courthouse 315 S Main St. Seniors’ wellness clinic 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at Ransom Memorial Hospital conference rooms with Medicare update. Ottawa Library Brown Bag Books noon to 1 p.m. Ottawa Personnel Association noon to 1 p.m. Ottawa Recreation Kan Sauil low vision group 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. at Ottawa Retirement Village. Farmer’s Market 4 p.m. at Orscheln East Lot 2008 S Princeton St. Ottawa Library Board 5:15 p.m. Ottawa Library Conference Room. Franklin County Cancer Foundation board time uncertain. Wellsville City Council 7 p.m. at Wellsville City Hall.
Admissions Monday include Whitney Fritts at Ottawa. Dismissals Monday include Aurelia Johnson of Ottawa. Births report a daughter for Whitney Fritts and Riley Cummings in Ottawa. Arrests include Shawn Murdock, 41, for domestic battery and Kyle J. Silvey, 17, for driving while suspended. Vandalism on East A Street in Pomona. Theft reports involve Ottawa University billing three phone bills. Gas purchase at Gas N Shop and vehicle incidents on Main Street and East Fliat Street. A sheriff’s vehicle was damaged in a collision on U.S. 58 near Colwich.
Ottawa police join the Kansas Memorial Day Click It or Ticket drive through June 5 to aggressively enforce seat belt laws. Officers will issue safety belt citations for moving violations by unbelted drivers or passengers and target child restraints under the act. Police Chief Dennis Butler cites preventable crash deaths and notes state data on Memorial Day weekend injuries. A Kansas DOT grant supports local efforts.
An 85 degree Wellsville graduation day prompted an apparent heatstroke that sent 72-year-old Barbara Melton to Olathe Medical Center. Fire officials treated her on site, with the CDC advising precautions for at risk groups and Mayo Clinic tips on recognizing and cooling from heat exposure.
The eighth annual summer lunch program starts May 31 at Don Woodward Community Center in Ottawa for children age 1 to 18 in the Ottawa school district. Meals run weekdays noon to 12:30 p.m. through Aug 12 excluding July 4, with USDA nutrition guidelines and a prize system for attendees.
Michael A. Sluka, 22, of Ottawa, crossed the center line on Douglas County Road 1029 south of Lecompton early Monday and hit Betty J. Irvin, 50, causing her death at the scene. Sluka was hospitalized then released after treatment at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.
Prices rose sharply to a March peak of 57.27 a barrel then eased to around 47 as refinery maintenance and crude supply increased. Among surveyed stations, San Francisco posted the high average regular at 2.51 a gallon while Jackson, Mississippi offered 1.04. Waymire expresses interest in cutting gasoline use and exploring ethanol blends. The Associated Press contributed to this report.
The board directs an immediate search for a Lincoln School replacement principal and for Garfield Elementary expansion. It will consider options for remaining schools later, with a retreat possibly set to discuss choices. Superintendent Collins says the board instructed him to begin the search and hopes a qualified candidate is found despite the difficulty.
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