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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1997
Page
6
Ottawa High’s Jared Beets finishes in the top 20 at the Class 4A state golf tournament held at Custer Hills in Fort Riley. He manages a solid showing as the event award page notes his performance.
The region can expect mostly cloudy skies with a high near 67 and winds under 10 mph. A 30 percent chance of morning showers exists. otherwise, cloudy conditions prevail with mild temperatures and light breeze.
The Ottawa Street Fest becomes a sidewalk sale this year to accommodate Skunk Run Days and Chautauqua Days. Todd Wray of the Ottawa Chamber of Commerce cites crowd and preparation concerns and hopes Chautauqua Days grows into a multi day event with the festival remaining a sidewalk sale if successful. The parade will run July 4 from City Park to Forest Park with merchants along Main Street.
A terse OCR fragment lists page designations for sections such as Classifieds on page 6, Comics on pages 8-9, Daily Report on an uncertain page, society notes on page 2, weather on page 3, and other partial header cues. No identifiable events or people are described.
Franklin County commissioners reduced sheriff deputies annual scheduled hours from 2223 to 2080 to align with other employees. Deputies retain pay, raising hourly rates. example from $9 to $9.62. The change starts this pay period and won’t raise the current year’s budget unless overtime spikes. One budgeted deputy position remains unfilled this year.
Fort Riley officials weigh the base future after escaping closure two years ago as BRAC revisits options. U S Sen Pat Roberts says all three Kansas bases including Fort Riley should survive future recommendations. Roberts planned a 2 30 p m news conference at the northeast Kansas base during a three day tour of state bases.
In The Hague Clinton marks the Marshall Plan’s 50th anniversary and urges Western nations to aid Eastern Europe with capital and guidance. He says democracy’s dawn is rising, seeks a Europe where America and allies finish the Marshall mission with no one left behind.
Linda Finch lands at Oakland International Airport completing a 26,000 mile round the world flight begun March 17 from Honolulu. The Texas businesswoman praised her journey and the memory of Amelia Earhart while thanking supporters and reuniting with family.
Eight member ad hoc group led by Rep Richard Reinhardt seeks official status to study Kansas higher education governance. The plan would shift community college coordination from the state Board of Education to the Board of Regents, with local boards retained and budgets proposed locally. It would cap local property taxes at 15 mills and replace credit hour aid with state operating grants.
Herald reports a summer noon meal program at Don Woodward Center 517 E. 3rd serving all children 18 and under free Monday to Friday excluding holidays. Mid-America Nutrition lists fish patty meal Thursday and corn dog meal Friday with milk. Reservations by 8 a.m. daily at 242-0055 or at the Woodward Center for next day.
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