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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1997
Page
6
Partly sunny Friday with highs 60 to 65 and east winds 5 to 15 mph. Ottawa High athletes aim for league titles in football and cross country as Page 7 preview notes the decisive meet.
The Social Security COLA raises average retiree payments by 16 dollars to 765 monthly, and SSI benefits by 10 dollars to 494 for singles, with a couple’s maximum rising to 741. The 2.1 percent increase follows the era of low inflation, aiding fixed incomes nationwide.
Ottawa City Commission votes 4-1 to deny demolition of the old Ottawa Middle School after a second public meeting. Officials cite feasible and prudent alternatives, with interest from YMCA, Yazco, Metro Plains and others while the school district weighs bond issues, appeals, and future responsibilities under the bond plan.
In Illinois a coalition of lawyers and state legislators asked the Supreme Court to suspend executions and form a commission to study why more death row inmates have been freed as innocent than executed since the death penalty was reinstated twenty years ago. Also noted is the My Baby Dinosaur Tamagotchi from a Chinese firm with a flawed English manual.
Ottawa University’s indoor pool allows swimmers to train, take classes, or swim laps in winter after a pump failure and long repair left the OU Wellness Center pool closed last August. Swim club members resumed water time as competitive teams practice twice weekly at local residences while funding and repairs were pursued.
Ottawa Police STAR team members trained at the shooting range in a timed 25 yard run engaging targets with hand guns and using a smoke grenade for cover. A 160 pound weight knapsack symbolized a victim as two team members scaled a barricade and retrieved it then returned to start. A mock hostage rescue showed a three man team entering a room and rescuing a hostage amid hostile targets.
Ottawa city commissioners revised the tobacco ordinance allowing customers to pay at a cashier instead of store employees retrieving products. Vending machines were relaxed with state alignments. Other actions include renewing Fring Benefits Design Inc. contract for admin of employee benefits at 6.50 per month per enrolled employee, approving Village West Townhome street and utility work, and designating Oct 1925 as National Business Women's Week.
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