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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 2002
Page
7
An organizational expert urges readers to craft a personal mission statement to take charge of life. The Library Line column on page 12 presents guidance on clarifying goals, values, and purpose to guide daily decisions and long term plans.
A mild Saturday brings mostly sunny skies with a high near 60. Tonight will be partly cloudy with lows in the mid 30s. Sunday turns cold and cloudy with a chance of light snow and highs in the upper 30s, followed by mid 20s overnight. Weather page 12.
The parents of James Jimmie Heth recount his 1995 disappearance after he left to buy cigarettes and was later found murdered near a river bed three miles east of Ottawa. Franklin County investigators, led by Sheriff Craig Davis, link the case to drug involvement and note it remains unsolved after two decades.
Franklin County approves a bioterrorism preparedness plan as part of its emergency plan and will receive $42,000 this year. The Local Emergency Planning Committee urges ongoing updates, extra training for rural fire crews, ambulance capacity concerns, and potential future funding questions.
A Kansas study finds women are better educated and healthier than national averages but face wage gaps and low managerial representation. The Institute for Women's Policy Research assigns Kansas a C overall, with Bs in health and wellbeing and social autonomy, Cs in employment and political participation, and a D in reproductive rights.
Salvation Army volunteers begin the holiday bell ringing outside Wal-Mart in Ottawa. Florenc Hart, bell ringer coordinator for Franklin County Salvation Army, says about ten volunteers fill each 9 am to 8 pm shift, typically on Fridays and Saturdays. Countertop kettles at Dairy Queens and Casey’s stations supplement this fundraiser.
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