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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 2002
Page
8
Between 15 and 20 judges are needed for a debate tournament at Ottawa High School on Saturday. Rounds run 8:00 to 9:30, 9:30 to 11, 11 to 12:30, lunch break, 1:30 to 3, and 3 to 4:30. To volunteer call 229 8020 for Angie Flax or 242 1996 for Eric Anderson.
Hospital admissions and births for Janet Henderson and others, followed by Franklin County jail arrests for John Clark, Steven Wendt, Lucas Hinderliter, Russell Cantrell, and two Ottawa youths. Reports include a cruelty incident, vandalism, multiple non injury crashes, fire calls, ambulance runs, and a road closure at 3625 Montana Road for rail crossing repairs.
The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office probes several vandalism incidents in the northeast county near Wellsville. Seven mailboxes were damaged in one time frame. Call Franklin County Crime Stoppers at 1-888-311-TIPS for information. calls are not recorded and rewards up to 1000 dollars may be paid if an arrest results.
Harris News Service reports a statewide rural Kansas symposium at Kansas State University in Manhattan to craft policy guidance for Gov elect Kathleen Sebelius. Organizers seek ideas from leaders researchers and officials with online and in person participation and will deliver results to Sebelius.
Spillers outlines goals to improve county city image and foster community. Board members voice caution on school roles in change resistance and note entrepreneurs are scarce in an economy favoring stable jobs. Weigand hopes for broad resident input resembling local economic development meetings.
The joint committee met three times in three months to study sales tax exemptions with skeptical members like Sen. David Corbin leading potential repeal efforts. Chair Corbin expects many exemptions to be debated next year, while others urge broad review including service taxation and lower rates. Sebelius backs a wide advisory review.
Kansas governor elect Sebelius announced a toll free hotline operating 1 PM to 8 PM weekdays and 9 AM to noon Saturdays to involve citizens without needing to visit Topeka or submit names. Transition leader Allegrucci said names would be public after recommendations, but Sebelius later said they may publish only for public meetings.
Reginald Carr and his brother Jonathan were condemned to death for a December 2000 spree that killed three men and a woman and left a survivor. Jurors found them guilty of capital murder plus 93 counts, with sentencing set on 85 non capital crimes. Victims' families expressed relief and sadness as verdicts were read.
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