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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1997
Page
8
The Ottawa girls cross country team posted a perfect score of 15, signaling strong momentum toward defending their state title. Weather was cool as the squad dominated the meet, with Page 18 containing further details.
Tonight mostly clear with low 40s to mid 40s and a south wind 5 to 10 mph. Saturday will be warmer with partly cloudy skies and a high near 70s to mid 70s, south wind picking up to 10 to 20 mph.
Ottawa works to repair a leaking hydraulic elevator at City Hall and the Ottawa Library with bids under review. The system will be unavailable for six to eight weeks. Library staff will assist patrons unable to use stairs and arrange material delivery to the first floor.
The Kansas Department on Aging secretary Thelma Hunter Gordon visits Ottawa Senior Center Ottawa Retirement Village and Burlington Health Care Center this afternoon as part of a listening tour on long term health care. She plans further visits next Friday to Arkhaven Garnett Colony nutrition site and Home Health providers as the tour continues across Kansas through October.
In Olathe Kansas the backup radar system at the Kansas City Air Route Traffic Control Center failed twice since Saturday leaving controllers with limited or no radar data for up to 15 minutes. NA TCA union rep John Tune said failures occurred during critical times while the primary system was down for repairs. FAA official Anne Eldridge said a software modification released this week should fix the intermittent problem.
At a NOW meeting in Utah, Elizabeth Joseph and Ellen George praised multi wife arrangements as an option for feminists, despite NOW previously denouncing it as slavery. Joseph lives with her husband, six co wives, and 20 children. A separate UN based study ranks the United States 27th in social conditions among 160 nations, with Bulgaria cited as worse overall but handling basic needs better.
Ottawa Business and Professional Women plans two events during National Business Women's Week October 19 to 25. A free luncheon 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday at the Courthouse Square dining room Third and Main will honor working women, with BPW members providing dishes. Recognition Night Tuesday at Faith Lutheran Church will feature Steve Jansen, director of the Watkins Community Museum in Lawrence.
Franklin County and Ottawa officials oppose removing the US-50 bridge citing local impact and high costs. KDOT argues the structure fails modern height and width standards and seeks a diamond interchange redesign at I-35 and US-59. A public meeting is set for 7 p.m. October 29 at the Franklin County Annex conference room.
Franklin County Planning Commission votes 6 0 to back a revision of subdivision regulations allowing one lot split per parcel without full platting. Zoned areas base split size on zoning, unzoned areas set at five acres min. Planning Director Don Slone says it clarifies plat needs and aids transfer to family home sites, with a Nov 3 county commission vote and potential Nov 6 effective date. Slone notes Craig Cheney's resignation and proposes Juanita Peckham to replace him. public hearings planned at 7.
A Cherryvale man named John L Sizemore, 28, pleads no contest to arson, burglary, and theft in multiple Kansas museum break ins from 1995 to 1996. He faces about ten years minimum sentence with forthcoming pleas in Elk Howard and Miami counties for additional crimes tied to the Benson Museum and John Brown Cabin.
Channel 4 meteorologist Gary Lezak, with Windy the dog, visited Ottawa High School to talk weather and jobs. Windy performed paw shakes and spoke, while Lezak shared experiences from growing up in California to chasing storms.
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