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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1997
Page
6
The 3 0 Ottawa University football team earned a No 23 national ranking following its upset of Bethany this past weekend. Page 7 references the ranking and game result.
Continued warm and partly cloudy Friday with a high in the upper 80s. South wind 10 to 20 mph shifts to the west in the afternoon. Ottawa Herald.
A brief page note lists sections including Classifieds on Page 6, Comics on Pages 8 and 9, Daily Report on Page 6, Garnett/Anderson column, Opinion, Obituaries, and Sports coverage. The reference indicates layout and page numbers rather than event details or actions.
Rochellé Chronister of the Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services will address Kansas Works at the Ottawa Country Club on October 21. The program aims to move welfare recipients to work, with Neosho County Community College offering life and job skills courses that have placed all graduates in jobs. Lou Atherton notes labor tightness. Kan Work could supply new employees. Chronister brings legislative background including education, appropriations, and economic development committees.
State revenue surpassed estimate by about 64.6 million dollars in the first quarter of the fiscal year led by individual and corporate income taxes. July September collections totaled 921.8 million, with sales taxes contributing 6.5 million of the overage. Former Gov. Mike Hayden to be honored by the Kansas Natural Resource Council for conservation work at a Matfield Green dinner, alongside former Sen. Doug Walker. Ken Grotewiel notes Hayden’s impact on outdoor recreation and his current role with American Sportfishing Association. Walker to receive the Bill Ward award for environmental work and public service.
In March a 36 year old man choked on a 6 inch tropical fish he swallowed to impress friends in Bayou Vista Louisiana. In April a 12 year old boy died after climbing a high voltage tower in East Palo Alto and touching a wire in the rain. In July a 22 year old man described as smart in school died in a bungee cord accident on a Fairfax County Virginia trestle. police noted the cord length exceeded the distance to the ground.
Ottawa City Attorney Bezek Jr warned city commissioners they will not hold a standard public hearing when deciding the fate of the former Ottawa Middle School. A special 7 p.m. meeting at the Franklin County Annex and a 9:30 a.m. Oct. 15 hearing will present both sides on whether to keep the building. Bezek described the panel as fact finders with the school board bearing the burden of proof for demolition. He stressed the issue is demolition, not future real estate use, and urged use of all credible information in the decision.
Kansas Attorney General Carla Stovall urged the Legislature to back a lawsuit against Nebraska over Republican River water depletion. She said she may take the case to the U.S. Supreme Court if lawmakers support, noting negotiations since 1985 and Kansas’ past withdrawal from talks. Nebraska officials counter wells fall outside the compact while Kansas cites well usage and prior Arkansas River case similarities. The dispute affects irrigation for 100,000 acres and water supplies for Topeka, Lawrence, and Manhattan.
ARIS AP report says Trevor Rees-Jones recalled more details during a second questioning about Princess Diana's crash. He described events from leaving the Ritz to near Rue de Rivoli but cannot remember the exact crash moment. The memory gaps remain, with investigators seeking clarity on paparazzi behavior and the chase.
City commissioners approved 20 agenda items including a Homecoming parade on Main Street by Ottawa High School Student Council at 6 p.m. Wednesday. Parade requests also came from Franklin County Veterans Memorial Committee for a Veterans Day parade on November 8 at 1 30 p.m. and Ottawa Area Chamber of Commerce for a Christmas parade on December 6 at 1 p.m. Proclamations honored local businesses for $500 plus donations to the McGruff DARE camp with plaques from the Ottawa Police Department to Wal Mart Wendy s Sirloin Stockade Pizza Hut Ottawa Lions Club and Ottawa Optimist Club. Also declaring Oct 9 10 as Ottawa High School Wall of Honor Days. See STAMP page 3.
Ottawa firefighters urge immediate exits and planned escapes as National Fire Prevention Week begins. Public education, home smoke detectors on every floor and in bedrooms reduce deaths, while most fires involve matches cooking and smoking. Fire officials visit schools to teach recognition of firefighters in gear.
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