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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 2002
Page
8
The Ottawa High School FFA will hold a work auction and silent auction starting at 6 p.m. Thursday in the Cyclone Room at the high school. For details, call Blake Lasley at 229-8030.
The Franklin County jail log lists Leviticus Houston 22 of 1534 S Poplar and Robert Swindell 27 of Fontana booked on writs. Others include Curtis Sand 42 Overbrook and Wayne Nichol 41 shmona. Arrests feature Lanardo Galbreath 34 Olathe on battery charges, Maria Swonger 28 Pomona on battery, Brandon Farmer 21 Eudora on warrant, Sheryl Likes 43 driving while intoxicated and no insurance, and Corey Wood 30 Wichita driving while suspended. Additional entries cover narcotics, possession, and driving offenses with bond amounts noted. The sheriff, police incidents, accident, and ambulance sections follow with various thefts, vandalism, and vehicle damage reports.
In Topeka, Kansas telemarketers must stop calling 397,697 numbers belonging to residents who signed up by Sept. 23. The no-call list, created by the legislature and effective July 1, will update quarterly. Attorney General spokesman Mark Ohlemeier said the response has been overwhelmingly successful and registration was quicker than expected.
Kansas residents can register with the No Call list via the attorney general’s site or toll free number. The private firm GovConnect handles enforcement under contract. the list won’t stop all unsolicited calls including political charity and pollster calls. Violations carry up to $10,000 penalties per incident.
The OU Women’s organization celebrates 100 years with stories of WES loans shifting to scholarships in 1989. Since inception 1,982 loans totaled over 189000 dollars, 13 scholarships totaling 7000 dollars awarded to OU female students. A reunion recalls founders and the group’s aim to provide culture and education to farm girls. Officers for 2002 2003 include Mary Lynn Gollier as president and Margy Porter as immediate past president.
Polls show Democratic incumbent Jean Carnahan and Republican challenger Jim Talent effectively tied in Missouri U.S. Senate race. CNN-USA Today Gallup puts Talent at 48 to 44. Zogby shows roughly 46 to 46 with small undecided shares. Gender and geography drive sharp splits, with Talent ahead among men and rural voters while Carnahan leads women and St Louis suburbs.
County officials report growing advance ballot requests. In 2000 about 182000 ballots, 16.7 percent, were cast. GOP and Democratic operatives mobilize volunteers, calls, and direct outreach in Johnson County and across Kansas to maximize turnout for the 3rd District and governor races.
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