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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 2001
Page
6
Police investigate a burglary at 141 E. 23rd where two new Neon cars were stolen from the east side of the dealership in the early hours. Franklin County Crime Stoppers offers up to a $1,000 reward for information. calls are toll free and not recorded.
A Kansas veterans representative will be in Ottawa at 1 p.m. Tuesday and Dec 13 at City Hall Library to assist veterans and dependents with free services with no appointment. Osawatomie receives a 341,775 Urgent Need grant to reconstruct overpass abutments, the only crossing over railroad tracks. Ottawa Municipal Auditorium Board Authority meetings are canceled. a Jan 8 informal fund-raiser discussion and a Jan 22 regular meeting are scheduled. Santa letters accepted Dec 1–15 via lobby mailbox or North Pole address.
Assistant Ottawa Fire Chief Rick Oglesby says a faulty floor furnace overheated and spread into the wall. The home at 633 S. Poplar sustained about 6000 dollars in damage, with minor smoke damage. fire began around 12 45 p.m. and was contained to one wall section. Thomas Gill, home at the time, called the fire department and was not injured.
A group seeks to turn the World War II POW camp north of Concordia into Kansas first POW memorial. The Concordia Preservation Society wants a visitors center, artifacts, archives, and to recover remains from Fort Riley while preserving officer’s club and motor pool buildings and restoring the main gate guard post.
A federal jury sentenced Keith D. Nelson to death for kidnapping and murdering 10-year-old Pamela Butler near Grain Valley, Missouri, after pleading guilty to the kidnapping. The case drew one of the area’s largest manhunts and prompted appeals over venue and media coverage.
Admissions include Chester Seeley Pomona Donald Sinclair Ottawa Dismissals Laurie Neighbors Jennifer Geiler Edith Dean and son Dwight Haworth Eugene Marks Pomona Births a daughter 6 lbs 5 oz to Lori and Larry Stewart Ottawa Wednesday Arrests Denny Lynn Cooper Lawrence protective order violation Bond $1000 Vandalism mailbox damage Prince ton Police news Kelly Spero Osawatomie assault Bond 150 Bulmer James Bulmer 16 Ottawa charged battery Juvenile detention center Burglary theft criminal damage to property two youths 1016 S Hickory Thefts cell phone theft Cedar fence damage Lincoln Bond 75 Driving while suspended Oscar Ramirez 37 Osawatomie Main Street Bond unknown Other agencies Jose Dejesus Jave 34 driving while suspended no insurance Bond 250 Fire calls House fire S Poplar Smoke scare Main Street Unknown burning substance Locust Ambulance Medical emergency Ash Midwest area
In Topeka AP: Republicans face an unintended 126th House district, surpassing the constitutional 125-seat limit and delaying a formal proposal. Lawmakers expect a revised map within two weeks as talks continue. Johnson County and Wichita area gain seats while NW, SE Kansas and Wyandotte lose.
Sen Kay OConnor and husband sue for invasion of privacy over a videotape showing a woman at their Olathe door discussing a recall petition. The suit names Barbara Fossati, Olathe North High School, the district, and unknown plaintiffs, seeking damages and a restraining order.
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