Outside weather outlook for Tuesday warm and calm
Mostly sunny day with a high around 72 degrees and a southeast wind of 5 to 10 mph. More weather details available on page 2.
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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1998
Page
6
Mostly sunny day with a high around 72 degrees and a southeast wind of 5 to 10 mph. More weather details available on page 2.
Sterling College entered Cook Field as the KCAC's top scoring team but yielded to Ottawa University by 70 9. The page 7 note implies a lopsided defeat with Ottawa prevailing on home turf.
The Ottawa office of Social and Rehabilitation Services relocates to 23rd and Eisenhower starting Tuesday. Lawrence regional office says the move occurred over the weekend and during the Columbus Day holiday.
Williamsburg board of education meets at 7 p.m. to discuss employment, site council appointments, KASB policy review, roof repairs at Appanoose School, and West Franklin Learning Center student activities while touring Williamsburg School. Burlingame receives 15000 grant for strategic plan to guide growth.
Voters here will be asked to approve a 1 percent sales tax for 10 years to fund city improvements. funds would support water and sewer system work and replacement of seven blocks of sidewalks along Topeka Ave, with a sunset provision and sidewalk work added alongside a $316,000 state grant for Topeka Ave curb, gutter, and storm sewer work. The tax is estimated to raise $30,000 to $50,000 annually if approved.
Washington AP reports budget negotiators, led by Senate Appropriations Chairman Ted Stevens, have drafted spending levels but will not send the plan to the White House until policy issues are resolved. Congress may extend the government funding deadline for two days as talks continue, with a possible House finish on Wednesday and Senate on Thursday if issues clear.
In Appling Georgia a 70 year old fisherman sneezed his $300 false teeth into Thurmond Lake just before an April angling tournament, then retrieved them. In Calgary Alberta a 19 year old man fleeing police after a car hijack hid in tall grass but blew his cover by sneezing.
The United States and allies prepare a staged air campaign against Yugoslavia to pressure Milosevic over Kosovo abuses. An activation order from NATO is awaited in Brussels as B 52 bombers and stealth jets stand by. Civilian toll and stalled Holbrooke talks frame the tense diplomacy page.
The Franklin County Veterans Memorial Committee nears its goal as 5 000 red bricks are delivered for paving the memorial area. Bricks cost 40 each and can be dedicated to any person or group, with 1 053 already sold and about 93 000 raised. Construction expected next spring with dedication Veterans Day 1999.
Matthew Shepard, 21, a University of Wyoming student, died five days after being pistol-whipped and lashed to a fence post in a suspected hate crime near Laramie. Police cited robbery as motive. officials urged stronger hate-crime laws as Governor Geringer and President Clinton voiced concern.
About 35 Cedar Valley employees are laid off as Garnett plant shuts following failed sale talks with USA Products. A prospective buyer offered to hire workers, but price disputes ended negotiations Thursday, with shutdown announced Friday afternoon. The buyer remains interested in a future Garnett plant with different setup.
Ottawa High School progresses on a new eight lane latex track replacing the old six lane cinder surface. Tasco Paving of Pleasant Hill is building it with Aprico Lenexa applying the rubber. Completion is targeted by July 31 with weather and drainage factors causing delays. Homecoming is Friday at Ottawa High.
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