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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1998
Page
8
An 11 year-old Ottawa girl received graphic adult material via email addressed to her, with police obtaining a computer printout as evidence. The suspect remains unidentified, and the case is filed under telephone harassment. Authorities could not confirm applicable laws.
Ottawa mayor Blaine Finch will walk from noon to about 1 p.m. Saturday in the Cypress to Olive streets area between 10th and 11th. He will meet residents to discuss city business and answer questions, limited to outdoor conversations with no door knocking, and hopes for at least one indoor winter meeting.
The Ottawa Black Awareness Committee sponsors an annual Martin Luther King Jr. essay contest for Franklin County students from elementary to high school. Essays must be 1000 words or fewer and include the student’s Social Security number. Deadline is December 22 with winners notified by January 11, 1999. Prizes include $100, $75, and $50 savings bonds for first to third places per division.
Oil from a broken pipeline traveled 25 miles along the Verdigris River and entered Oolo gah Lake with minimal environmental harm, according to officials. Crews used containment booms and vacuums to remove crude as Tulsa cut off lake water intake for a week. Nowata ceased river water use and closed schools to conserve supplies. EPA spokesman David Barry cited oil only at the river mouth.
In Oklahoma a 39 year old judge candidate Paula Sage offered a 50000 dollar reward for clues about who distributed nude photos from a 1990 party. West Virginia councilwoman Marlane Carr, 68, was accused by two officers of sexual harassment after she flashed them. Carr blamed retaliation for her public critique of police work.
In a midmorning incident a gunman wounded one person and barricaded himself in a three story Penn Towers building. Police said the attacker, possibly an ARO collection agency employee, held a semiautomatic handgun and was negotiating via SWAT teams and officers.
The House inquiry expands past Clinton Lewinsky ties as Starr and Kendall clash in a 12 hour hearing. Republicans push subpoenas for Clinton aides and Willey, Jones, and related figures while Clinton remains briefed from Asia. The panel votes to subpoena key witnesses and continues in closed sessions.
Ottawa police charged 18 year old Jeremy Franklin Juett after a $2,000 damage incident at Haley Park fountain. He was arrested at 730 Main Street Wellsville and held on felony criminal damage charges awaiting formal filing. Crime Stoppers tips aided the investigation and city officials plan stronger fountain reinforcement.
Former Senate Watergate Counsel Sam Cash abruptly quit as Kenneth Starrs ethics adviser protesting the independent counsels plan to testify before the House Judiciary Committee. He said the move violated the independent counsel statute and intruded on impeachment powers, and Starr expressed regret but respect for his adviser.
The IRS announced extensions and relief for residents in multiple flood disaster counties Butler Chase Coffey Cowley Douglas Franklin Lyon Neosho Sedgwick Sumner Wilson. Filing deadlines move to December 34 for various federal taxes covering Oct 30 1998 to Dec 31 1908. Casualty loss can be claimed on 1997 returns, IRS help at 1-800-829-1040, hours 7 am to 1 am Monday through Saturday.
RMH revenue slumped across several months with inpatient income falling from January levels of about 1.6 million to under 900 thousand in September and around 1 million in October. Hospital officials blamed fluctuating patient activity and cautious budgeting while exploring cost controls and staffing adjustments as the RMU board reviews the financial statement.
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