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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1999
Page
7
After a rough early stretch the Braves seek a homecoming spark to steady the season and climb back toward winning pace. Local report previews Page 7 sports coverage with team focus and upcoming matchup context.
The forecast calls for tonight's 30 percent shower chance with a mostly cloudy sky and a low near 40. Sunday remains cool and partly cloudy with a high around 55. Monday stays cool and dry with overnight lows in the 25 to 30 range and highs in the 50s.
Gov. Bill Graves posts a five thousand dollar reward for information on Elmahi Sliman Mohamed Zian a Sudanese national charged with first degree murder in the death of Wellsville business owner Lawrence Don Brooks Brooks body was found Sept ten in a Walden Pond trash can near 66th and Bradshaw Road autopsy shows blunt force trauma with post mortem dismemberment KBI says he may have fled the country and could have left the United States prior to capture He was last seen by family about 1 p.m. Sept three
The Community Revival Center Church sponsors a flood relief collection in Franklin Virginia. A drop-off next Saturday at Orsheln Town and Country Supply lot 2008 S Princeton asks for clean boxed clothing toys and baby products in good condition. UPS will park a trailer at Town and Country for loading.
The Central Heights Board of Education will convene at 7:30 p.m. Monday in the central office to discuss the summer driver education program, fringe benefit concerns, and to appoint a new board member. Newly elected member Chris Rossman resigned last month after relocating out of the district. The agenda includes summer projects for 2000 and 2001, special education, teacher in service, and enrollment reports.
The Old Ottawa Middle School Study Committee will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Ottawa school district office to brainstorm the future of the vacant school located at Seventh and Main. The session may discuss options and next steps for the district and community.
Ottawa University staffer Adrienne Allen kissed Bertha the five-pound South American cane toad during a homecoming week event. The Education Club raised about $70, with Allen winning the kiss. Bertha, a resident in the enrichment center, is noted for eating insects and other moving prey.
Gov. Bill Graves announced funding to end the waiting list for home based elderly services. About 351 Kansans statewide may now receive nursing, housekeeping and errand help to stay out of nursing facilities. Eleven Area Agencies on Aging will start processing within 30 days, with total new spending around 5.3 million plus 9.4 million federal funds for the year.
In Rain Valley Missouri, investigators recovered the nude body matching fifth grader Pamela Butler from a partially wooded area north of a church. FBI officials say identification awaited, while an affidavit cites a suspect’s chilling intent. The discovery follows a three day abduction in front of the victim's sister during roller skating.
Investors across the globe react to Fed Chair Greenspan warning of a possible stock bubble and a surge in wholesale inflation. The Dow Jones ends 266.90 points lower at 10019.71, the worst close since April, with energy and food prices up amid talk of another rate hike on November 16.
Mine Creek Battlefield Foundation hosts a moonlight battlefield tour on October 23, two miles south of Pleasanton near US-69 and K-52. Free tickets through local businesses, otherwise $5 at the site. Guided tours begin 6 p.m. every ten minutes, about 1 hour per group. The event recreates the aftermath of the Civil War clash that saw 2,600 Union troops defeat 7,000 Confederates on October 25, 1864, in Kansas. Visitors will see the creek and burial details as part of the living history.
Three Ottawa High School alumni teachers have returned to their old stomping grounds. Teresa Muhl teaches third grade at Garfield Elementary, Angela Bradley-Butts is a fifth-grade teacher at Hawthorne, and Kelly Louderback handles second grade at Hawthorne after teaching kindergarten last year at Shawnee Mission.
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