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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1999
Page
7
OHS Girls Cross Country Finish Second in Big 6A Meet
The OHS girls cross country team placed second among top 6A schools from both sides of the state line in a meet featuring strong rivals. Page 7 note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OHS
Ottawa and Garnett school boards hold regional meeting and budget action
Ottawa Board of Education hosts Kansas Association of School Boards regional meeting at Ottawa Middle School from 4 to 7 30 p m with registration at 3 30 p m The event covers student incentive programs intergenerational efforts and a district boundaries study by Education Commissioner Andy Tompkins Special sessions include boards presidents and superintendents councils and the GRN Garnett Anderson County Board of Education meets at 7 30 p m in the junior senior high music room to review audits enrollments summer reports and elementary school computer purchases It may add baseball and softball to the high school activities calendar and vote on joining the Kansas Education Coalition and appoint a curriculum council rep
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa Board of Education
Kansas Association of School Boards
Ottawa Middle School
Andy Tompkins
Kansas
KASB
Fund drive to aid Ottawa man continues after death
A memorial fund for Russ Browning 39 continues to collect donations to cover medical expenses after his death at Olathe Medical Center. Browning an Ottawa native and barber shop worker died from complications of colitis after multiple surgeries. Donations are accepted at Peoples National Bank branches for the benefit of Margie Hinderliter and the Browning family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russ Browning
Browning
Olathe Medical Center
Ryan Lynch
Ottawa
Rex
Lynch
Salu
Peoples National Bank
Peoples Bank
Margie Hinderliter
State Revenues Leave Kansas Finances Flat
AP reports Kansas revenue collections in September added $695,000 to the general fund, keeping finances flat. Through July 1 to Sept 30, the state took in about $946 million, with unexpected income under 1 percent of estimates, while the prior fiscal year ended June 30 left $73.4 million short in the general fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kansas
Age a factor for rural counties in Kansas
In Lincoln County age shapes policy as seniors like 92 year old Pinnick stay home with weekly three hour health care and family aid. Rural counties Smith Lincoln Republic Elk Decatur Cloud and Osborne rank among the nation’s oldest while aging raises costs and tax base concerns. Government eyes senior programs and trimmed Medicare while home health care saves Medicaid money and delays nursing home care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carol Crapper
Harris News Service Incoln
Alberta
Pinnick
Lincoln County
Kansas
Smith, Lincoln
Republic, Elk
Decatur, Cloud
Osborne
Laura McClure
D-Osborne
Sunflower
Sandra Moran
Department of Aging
Eva
Moran
MCI WorldCom To Buy Sprint In Record Deal
MCI WorldCom Inc. announced a 115 billion acquisition of Sprint Corp. creating the WorldCom entity and giving control of about 30 percent of U.S. long distance. The boards approved the deal as BellSouth walked away after offering 100 billion in cash and stock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MCI WorldCom
Sprint
EW York
MCI WorldCom Inc
Sprint Corp
WorldCom
U.S
At&t Corp
BellSouth Corp
Exxon Corp
Mobil Corp
Sprint Pcs
Bernard J. Ebbers
BellSouth
Man Rescued From Grain Bin In Ohio Township
Gary Rea 45 of John Brown Road was trapped waist deep in soybeans at R L Roseberry farm on Kingman Road and freed after about an hour by Ohio Township firefighters and Franklin County deputies with KCPL aid. An ambulance stood by, Rea refused treatment, and workers built a barrier before rescuers dug him free.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamsburg
R. L. Roseberry
Kingman Road
Ohio Township
Franklin County
Gary Rea
John Brown
KCPL
Craig Davis
Rea
Davis
Tim Woods
Francis Dassing
Rick
Nuclear accident at Wolsung plant leaks heavy water
EOUL South Korea AP radioactive water leaked during repairs at the Wolsung nuclear plant 190 miles southeast of Seoul. About 12 gallons of heavy water spilled exposing at least 22 Korea Electric Power Corp workers to very low radiation levels. none injured and sent home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eoul
South Korea
Electric Company
Wolsung
Seoul
Science and Technology Ministry
Korea Electric Power Corp
County weighs using grant funds for juvenile services position
Franklin County commissioners reviewed a plan by Court Administrator John Stillman to fund an extra staffer for the Fourth Judicial District Juvenile Services. They preferred reserving Juvenile Justice Authority funds for preventive services and earlier discussed options to expand capacity through existing programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin Qells
Fourth Judicial District Juvenile Services Department
Juvenile Justice Authority
Tom Weigand
Ethel Wallace
Thct
John Stillman
Fourth Judicial District
Anderson, Coffey
Franklin
Osage Counties
Franklin County
Wallace
Stillman
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First Christian Church
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Bill Graves
Ottawa High School
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Jessica Sylvester
Michael Nation
Rachel Goetz
Adam Brooks
Buck Bradley
Kristen Sells
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