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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1981
Page
9
The Ottawa University Braves travel for a long road trip to face Tarkio on Saturday in a key football matchup. Also, OU hosts Benedictine in an NAIA district soccer showdown as part of a Page 4 feature. Local northside elementary school marks its 100th anniversary in Inside Highlights.
Ottawa files a friendly lawsuit against Mark Beshears to obtain a judge's interpretation of when the countywide intangibles tax expires. The city seeks to tax 1980 and 1981 earnings, while the state argues the limit dates are 1979 and 1980, affecting budgets for 1983 and beyond.
Washington reports unemployment rose to 8 percent in October, the highest in six years, with over 8.5 million Americans out of work. The Bureau notes a larger labor force and projections of a longer recession into 1992, while black unemployment climbs to 16.7 percent.
A westbound Santa Fe train derailed just south of Pomona causing three locomotives and three cars to leave the tracks. The incident blocked a main road for about eight hours and disrupted several schedules, with the south tracks back in service by 9 p.m. Authorities pursue the cause under investigation as emergent crews work to clear the scene. The 30-car train, hauling piggyback trailers from Chicago to Albuquerque via Emporia and Denver, was moved to Kansas City for repairs.
The Ottawa Board of Education will meet Monday at 7 30 PM at its office to discuss resignations and personnel reassignments under Title I. It will consider buying two musical instruments, a one year unpaid teaching leave to work abroad, bonding limits for staff, OMS program changes, and a work session on superintendent evaluation while an executive session will address real property issues.
Franklin County officials argue state law requires countywide sales tax receipts go to the county general fund, not road and bridge needs. Report details five Kansas counties using shared revenue to cut local property taxes, with Geary, Johnson, Wyandotte, Reno, and Seward cited for various allocations and histories of intangibles tax repeal. The piece notes Franklin County’s obstacle in directing sales tax to roads without state legislative action, amid broader county practices and city shares.
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