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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1999
Page
8
In Greeley a fundraiser aims to raise 15000 to save the 1856 Gerth Cabin built by Valentine Gerth. Events start at 8 am with a garage and food sale, followed by a pig roast, barbecue, and an auction, with moving the cabin planned for June 10 and a June 15 donation deadline.
The state plans renovation projects to add space for 100 inmates at Lansing Correctional Facility as inmate numbers reach a record 8,429. Corrections Secretary Charles Simmons notes no multimillion dollar builds yet but considers a 200-bed housing unit. Parole revocations are cited as a factor in rising returns to prison. Rep. Phil Kline criticizes needless revocations, urging system relief.
Elizabeth Coblentz shares a May day of family meals and outdoor life on her Indiana Old Order Amish farm. The update covers a grandchildren filled yard, a backyard picnic table, and a walk to the woods, plus a recipe for homemade meatloaf and sauce. Birthday plans for Susan and garden seed time mark the day.
In Troy, a 7-year-old girl named Jessika D. Christopher died after swinging a baseball bat too far and striking her head during softball practice. She wasn’t wearing a helmet and resumed practice after the injury, later becoming unresponsive at home and dying at a hospital despite efforts to revive her. She died Wednesday following the Tuesday incident, with the Doniphan County Sheriff’s Office confirming the details.
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