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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 2002
Page
7
A calm weather forecast notes very mild conditions tonight with increasing cloudiness. Lows rise into the upper 40s as a warm, windy Saturday brings partly sunny skies and highs in the lower 70s, followed by a mild Saturday night and lingering clouds with upper 40s lows. Weather page 12.
Westar Energy chairman and CEO David Wittig was placed on administrative leave after he and former Capital City Bank president Clinton Weidner were indicted by a federal grand jury on charges tied to a 1.5 million loan. Weidner also left the bank amid related real estate plans. The NYSE suspended Westar trading as shares fell to 8.52, down 21 percent.
ACT Ottawa stages a 2:30 p.m. USO tribute at Forest Park for Veterans Day with impersonators of Bob Hope and the Andrews Sisters plus Colonna Abbott and Costello Langford and Carmen Miranda. The 20 plus member troupe performs songs jokes and vaudeville with proceeds aiding Disabled American Veterans. If weather fails the venue shifts to Elliott Hall.
A three-member state education team recommended full accreditation for Ottawa Middle School after evaluating OMS profiles, test scores, and performance assessments. The readers cited improved district collaboration and strong progress toward Quality Performance Accreditation standards, noting better grade-level monitoring and ongoing discussions among schools.
Herald staff writer notes area high school students heard Bob Portenier describe the consequences of his past crimes and prison time. The Family, Career and Community Leaders of America district meeting drew over 300 students from seven area high schools as Portenier spoke on crime prevention and life decisions.
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