Oo Heights undefeated in regular season finale
Central Heights finished the regular season with an undefeated mark and will open the playoffs next Tuesday at CH. Page 1B.
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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1996
Page
1
Central Heights finished the regular season with an undefeated mark and will open the playoffs next Tuesday at CH. Page 1B.
A mild and sunny day is expected with a high near 50 degrees. Light northwest winds of 5 to 15 mph will accompany the pleasant conditions.
Bob Dole starts a four day national drive with former presidents Gerald Ford and George Bush at a Capitol University rally in Columbus. Ford criticizes the Clinton administration as badly mismanaged and recalls Ohio margin in 1976. Bush backs Dole as a man of honor and vows widespread outreach at truck stops and diners.
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Panicked residents flee Goma as Zairian and Rwandan troops clash in streets and Tutsi rebels fight for the airport. Families abandon homes along Lake Kivu while looters plunder the city. U N workers call refugees to safety as 200,000 Hutu flee toward Bukavu and toward the daybreak shelling.
Voters in Ottawa will choose on November 5 whether to approve an $11,675,000 bond to finance a new middle school at 13th and SH. The school board states improved maintenance and facilities are priorities, citing past upgrades like Hawthorne roof and gym moisture fixes. Sam Sheldon emphasizes academic achievement and facility care.
About 150 Hawthorne Elementary students and adult supervisors led a Halloween parade toward Sunflower Plaza, sponsored by Heart by Heart which promotes youth and senior service learning. On the Ottawa University QU campus, daycare children joined a second annual trick or treating event with Chris Huske handing out candy and a tour through buildings and the student union.
Franklin County plans new sanitation codes by year end to guide commercial and residential construction in rural areas. Health officials say updates are needed to align with KDHE guidelines, improve septic system inspections, and add criteria for evaluating installers and soil studies. County leaders discuss changes at recent meetings as growth accelerates.
The Ottawa Herald profiles Donna Mietchen, the Democratic candidate for Franklin County clerk, outlining her background and the issues shaping the race ahead of Election Day November 5.
Democrat Donna Mietchen, appointed in 1995 to finish Laura Sutton's term, seeks re election. In two years she helped develop election management software to ensure National Voter Registration Act compliance and computerized county boards including minutes.
Secretary Ron Thornburgh predicted a record 1.2 million Kansans will vote in the general election, about 83.5 percent of 1.44 million registered. He said senatorial, congressional, legislative, and hot local races could drive turnout more than the presidential race between Dole and Clinton, despite high interest.
City workers mobilize after last week's autumn snowfall to clear fallen limbs. The wood chipper, bought with a Lake Region grant and donated to the county, speeds the task, with two Ottawa Public Works staff leading the effort in a multi jurisdiction cleanup.
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