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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 2000
Page
7
The Veterans Parade Committee will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Ottawa Library to plan next year’s event on November 10. Volunteers are invited to help. some participants from this year have already re-entered.
The Ottawa Planning Commission will hold a noon Thursday work session at the city building to discuss updating the city comprehensive plan and coordinating a joint meeting with the Ottawa Area Chamber of Commerce, Franklin County economic groups, and the county planning board.
Pratt School Board adopted a third revision of high school biology standards written with input from supporters of intelligent design. The 4-2 vote followed debates over evolution in Kansas and changes to print materials and student projects. Lu Bitter said the revision reflects conservative agendas seeking to oppose evolutionary theory.
Butch Mauer of Lyndon crafted fiberglass Easter Island statues and set seven replicas on a bare hillside along U S 56 from Burlingame to Osage City. Osage County resident Bill Sperry supported the project, noting the hill’s view of the highway and the public interest.
In a front page continuation, district leaders discuss state mandated testing across grade levels, limited by ACT and SAT rules for college bound students. Ottawa High reports strengths in writing but weak math in financially aided and new students, prompting calls for curriculum alignment and shared methods.
Admissions include Maxine Collins and Violet Baker in Ottawa on November 21 and Monday. Dismissals list LaVerne Yates Roberta Sheppard and son all of Ottawa. Arrests include Elena Cruz Hernandez on a Franklin County warrant, released on bond. Police report note several juveniles and young adults charged with alcohol use and weapons offenses in Ottawa.
Police log details vandalism on S Princeton with a $25 loss and multiple crash injuries. Warren Milton, 77, rear-ended on N Main. Alan Johnson, 27, declined EMS. Roy Spencer, 79, hit a Whit ed vehicle and crashed near 15th. Judith Sprouse, 52, backed into Mortenson. Megan McBeavety, 15, overturned on Ellis Terrace. Shannon Johnson, 18, involved in a non injury incident.
Police logs show several incidents: a southbound driver lost control at Main and caused damage to a parked 1986 Ford pickup. a red light running collision at 15th and Main with both occupants wearing seat belts and no injuries. a rear-end collision at Cedar and 7th with injuries none. a deer collision on Marshall Road with no injury. Fire call for stove gas leak. Ambulance calls for medical emergencies in several blocks.
A series of medical emergencies and sick calls are reported across several blocks and streets from Thursday through Monday. Locations include I-35 Old Hwy 50, U S 59, S Main, S Willow, K-68, Wellsville, E 17th Terrace, Oregon Road, N Main, N King, W 1Sth Pomona, S Princeton, Cherry, and N Davis Ave with times ranging from 1:35 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Sunday and into early Monday.
Western Resources Inc seeks annual rate increases totaling 151 million dollars through its KPL and KGE subsidiaries to fund new natural gas powered generators. KPL would raise residential rates about 19.5 percent while KGE would see about a 10 percent rise. The move follows a plan to split KPL and KGE from Western’s unregulated units in conjunction with a possible sale to PNM of Albuquerque. The Kansas Corporation Commission has six months to decide.
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