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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 2002
Page
7
The Hays VFW Auxiliary collected 1,279 Christmas cards for veterans hospitals in Topeka Fort Dodge Wichita and Leavenworth. Tonight features cold mostly cloudy skies with light snow possible lows near 20. Tuesday remains very cold with snow chances and highs around 28. Tuesday night partly cloudy. Weather details on Page 12.
Democrats hold top prize at the Statehouse but budget gaps loom. Kansas faces a 2003 shortfall of 310 million, rising past 1 billion in 2004 with projected revenues and costs. Gov-elect Kathleen Sebelius must navigate a GOP-dominated Legislature and a presidential election year that could turn into a referendum on her budget choices.
In memory of Shep Collins, 182 bikers rode Ottawa Main Street to Forest Park collecting new toys for low income children. Franklin County Independent Bikers partnered with ECKAN for distribution, with an auction aiding purchases. event organizer Alan Crane noted donations exceeded last year amid plans to present gifts at the Christmas parade.
A Kansas Attorney General report shows domestic violence incidents in Franklin County and Ottawa rising since 1996 while arrest rates stay steady around 73 to 79 percent, with 2001 totaling 207 incidents. Laura Stocker of Women's Transitional Care Services says women remain in danger. Sheriff Craig Davis notes cyclical patterns in arrests.
Ottawa City Commission will consider two condemned houses at 1248 Lincoln and 737 Tremont during a 3 p.m. work session at city hall. Owners argued repairs were underway. memos outline efforts to compel maintenance and cite nuisance issues, with tax and permit details for both properties.
Robert Marsh, governor's architectural rep on the Kansas State Historic Sites Board of Review, travels 10000 miles to photograph barns across Kansas for a new book Barns of Kansas A Pictorial History. He notes diverse beauty, local craft, and shifts in agriculture, urging readers to explore nearby landscapes before they vanish.
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