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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 25, 2001
Page
7
Tonight will be mostly clear with a low in the upper 40s and a west wind of 5 to 10 mph. Saturday brings mostly sunny skies, a high in the mid 70s, and a northwest wind of 10 to 15 mph. For more weather details, see Page 2.
John van Keppel of Johnson County will cap a long retirement project by placing a headstone on Etta Semple's grave with an 11 a.m. Saturday ceremony at Hope Cemetery in Ottawa. Semple, a 19th century advocate for women’s rights, hospital founder, and editor of Free Thought papers, shaped local and state reform efforts amid strong opposition.
In Kansas farm country drought and cold worsened a weak winter wheat crop. Government estimates show 1 million acres abandoned and 285.6 million bushels to be harvested, down 18 percent from last year, with the national crop smallest in 23 years.
District Judge Thomas Sachse denied a motion to suppress evidence in the Harris case after ruling Elizabeth Beatty had authority to permit police to search her Ottawa home. Officers found marijuana and paraphernalia in Harris' upstairs room during a consent search related to the shooting investigation. The judge will decide later on severing drug charges from the murder and firearm counts.
Shawnee County Deputy Jaime Huske, hit while directing a traffic accident on Southwest Perks Boulevard, suffered a lacerated kidney, a broken pelvis and two broken legs. He underwent four hours of surgery and plans to marry Angela Gamblian on June 17. Michael P. Kiser, 31, of Carbondale, faces charges of leaving the scene and failing to report an accident. blood and urine samples were sent to the Kansas Bureau of Investigation.
Emporia State University professor John C. Lehman will portray Theodore Roosevelt at the Great Plains Chautauqua in Ottawa's Forest Park June 22 to 26. Lehman is the sole Kansan in the troupe, with other figures including Jane Addams and Booker T. Washington. Five evening programs, daily workshops, and children’s events are planned. Roosevelt described as an early conservationist.
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