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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 2001
Page
7
Pomona schools announce a patriotic rally in the gym at 8:20 a.m. Friday with Grace Episcopal Church deacon John Heckert as speaker. Elementary students prepared posters and essay contests are part of the event, which will feature prize giveaways.
Lynn Stevens, former Haysville superintendent, pleads no contest to charging thousands of dollars in personal expenses to a district credit card. Prosecutors seek probation, restitution, and community service with sentencing set for December 12. Stevens admitted charging up to $16,000 monthly for car washes, hotels, flights, and conferences, while an audit found thousands in undocumented personal costs.
The Herald reports Ottawa Police Chief Jeff Hi a says 27 year old avid Lee McGee of Kansas City Kansas was arrested Friday at 300 N Main for possession of mafia and drug paraphernalia and methamphetamine with intent to distribute. He remains jailed in Franklin County on $250,000 bond with authorities citing flight risk. Police say officers seized several items at the scene and blocked McGee’s escape.
Ottawa officials plan a work session to discuss a truck parking ban for vehicles over 26 000 pounds parked on public property, streets or lots for more than two hours, with exemptions for delivery and private property. The City Commission will also consider condemning several structures and other zoning and policy changes at the 7 p.m. regular meeting.
Gov Bill Graves urged Republicans to back candidates who support public education in an Oct 25 letter to Kansas Citizens for Excellence in Education. Several lawmakers accused the move of aiming to intimidate incumbents while others argued funding priorities should focus on public safety and jobs. Brown defended the effort as a challenge to conservatives to step up for education.
Lawyers for Robert Courtney seek to drop some counts claiming prosecutors fail to prove harm to cancer patients and ask for the trial to be moved out of Missouri. They contest tampering charges as unconstitutional and vague while seeking detention review and noting extensive local media coverage.
The article details a dispute over the identity of a POW photo linked to Christian and Runyan. Navy officials identified Butler as Runyan while disputing Lockhart. Families press for answers, hire an independent examiner, and the ashes of Christian were scattered at sea after cremation.
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