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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 2003
Page
8
The Ottawa Herald announces a daily Bulletin Board for non commercial public events. Submissions should be sent at least two days in advance by fax email mail or in person to The Ottawa Herald in Ottawa Kansas. No phone calls please.
Pomona postmaster Doug Combs will be sworn in at 2 p.m. Friday at the Pomona Post Office. The public is invited. No hamburger feed Friday at the Eagles Lodge. Don Tevis will discuss powered parachutes at 9 a.m. Saturday at Ottawa Municipal Airport for the Prairie Flyers Experimental Aircraft Association. Ronald A. Averyt will speak at 7 p.m. Saturday in Melvern on cowboy wit and wisdom. The Franklin County Farm Bureau will host a Chamber coffee at 8 a.m. Friday at 210 W. Tecumseh St to introduce new beef agents Kim Tucker and Kelly Neufeld and discuss Farm/City activities.
Ottawa Library trustees meet at 5 15 p m in the library conference room Ottawa Recreation Commission holds a 6 30 p m meeting at city hall wellsville planning commission gathers at 7 p m city hall La Leche League Breastfeeding Support Group 7 p m at Ransom Memorial Hospital conference room details available 242 7104 or 242 1182 wellsville joint recreation commission meets at 7 p m 320 Pendleton Drive Baldwin Bird Club 7 30 p m at Baldwin Grade School Eastern Star Union Chapter 15 7 30 p m Masonic Hall 422 S Main St PATH exercise group 9 to 10 a m Don Woodward Community Center Midland Hospice luncheon 11 30 a m 635 S Main St Kiwanis 12 p m Radish Patch Franklin County Planning Commission 7 30 p m Franklin County Annex Ottawa University Theatre Production Alls Well That Ends Well 8 p m Ottawa University
The Daily Report notes multiple incidents including car stereo theft on South Main Street, lumber theft on West Fifth Street, and a 1985 GMC truck at West 13th Street. Purses recovered with missing wallet and keys, windshield vandalism on South Poplar Street, a two-vehicle collision near Main and Fifth, and a deer strike on Shawnee Road. Ambulance calls list sick person and medical emergency cases.
Pomona will replace about 80 percent of its water lines starting at north reservoirs after final Rural Development approval. Cronister & Company will work to limit water loss to a few hours. yards and streets will be torn up during replacement of mostly 70 to 100 year old cast iron lines. The city finances include a rural development loan of 650000 and a $1.3 to 1.5 million project cost, supported by Rural Development and a Community Development Block Grant.
Ottawa police report a rise in thefts from cars over the past two weeks with at least six incidents. Thieves target stereos CDs loose change purses and wallets, especially in shopping areas as gifts and packages rise. Police urge locking doors keeping items out of sight and storing purchases in trunks. tips line 242 2561 or Crime Stoppers at 1 888 311 TIPS for rewards up to 1000.
The East Central Kansas Economic Opportunity Corp held its annual dinner at Ottawa High School with about 200 attendees. Dean Neider won the Raymond Lindsey Volunteer Award and Ginger Hobbs received Staff Person of the Year as multiple Franklin County volunteers and staff were honored for service to low income residents.
Officers canvassed Garnett neighborhoods and questioned convenience store workers to locate a suspect before the fires were cleared. Police say the arsonists targeted unoccupied schoolhouses near town, underestimating the damage. Detective Yates commended law enforcement, businesses, and witnesses for quick cooperation. Vickie Moss.
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