This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 11 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1997
Page
9
Emily E. Royer, Worthy Grand Matron, will conduct the School of Instruction for District 13 at 7 p.m. Thursday in Sadona Chapter No. 194 Williamsburg with Adelphi Chapter No. 68 Melvern hosting the event and a carry-in dinner at 5:45 p.m. at the Williamsburg Community Center. Meat, rolls and drinks provided. Call Marlene Bush at 266 2710 by Monday to RSVP.
Front Page Continued describes Lezak briefing fifth and sixth graders on tornado awareness. He says most will never see a tornado, explains safety, and notes that windows should not be opened or closed as a matter of choice. Students earned a day off and waved for the camera in segments aired at 6:15, 7:15, and 8:05 AM.
The notice outlines home delivery expectations for Ottawa and surrounding areas with call-in options for missed papers. It lists carrier and mail rates, discounts for multi month plans, and directs readers to send address changes to The Ottawa Herald at 1045 Cedar in Ottawa Kansas. It also names the publisher and staff roles.
The planning commission voted 6-0 to approve the final plat of Ford's Addition a three lot subdivision on about 20 acres north of Reno Road and west of Wyoming Road A plat restriction awaits Rural Water District 6 water verification before building permits on lots one and three Planners also granted Planning Director Don Slone authority to adjust zoning designations in select cases including business needs without full PL commission review and without fees for existing businesses An example Tim Chaney Greenwood Township seeks A-2 airport related zoning for a licensed FAA private airstrip
The event features a guest speaker on Women of the Prairie and announces two area Businesses of the Year and a Woman of the Year. Niehoff says the evening honors firms promoting workplace equality with representatives from applying businesses. Public event. reservations were required earlier. Call Karen Niehoff or Barb Gibson for details.
Franklin County commissioners schedule a 7 p.m. Wednesday session in the conference building to discuss adopting CABO building codes for one and two family homes. Planning Director Don Slone recommends the code and notes permits cost 25 dollars for projects up to 100000 dollars plus 1 dollar per thousand for any excess.
Governor Bill Graves opened his re election campaign with a Salina breakfast rally drawing about 300 supporters. He urged voters not to view him as central to their lives and framed his record as a contributing, supportive leader for Kansans while planning stops in Olathe Pittsburg Wichita Liberal and Colby.
In Neosho and Crawford counties charges were filed in theft and burglary cases tied to the Crawford County Museum in Girard. Edna Leanne Norton pleaded guilty to perjury related to museum burglaries and arsons and is on probation. A tax fraud case against Deanna Sizemore remains pending in Shawnee County with two other suspects potentially charged. Items recovered include two rifles valued at 50,000 each once loaned from John J. Kloehr descendants, plus an Edison Amberola player and Civil War memorabilia.
This weekend in Kansas features Maple Leaf Festival with downtown Art Walk and a country bluegrass tent show, melodrama Oh No A UFO at 7 p.m., plus 250 craft booths, rides, parade and tours. Also at Vassar Playhouse Travis Martin and Sara Liane perform Friday, with Martin and Kim Swanson Saturday, 7:30 p.m. shows and dinner options. Call (785) 828-4384 for details.
Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan spoke at the University of Illinois Chicago on the second anniversary of the Million Man March. He urged unity across races and religions while criticizing Jews, Christians, white men, and the U.S. government, saying Christians should reexamine beliefs and denouncing exclusive claims to God. He also praised efforts by the Promise Keepers and urged blacks to observe the Holy Day of Atonement.
Mostly clear skies with low around 46 to 45 and south wind 5 to 10 mph. Sunday will be dry and mild with lows 40 to 45 and highs in the middle to upper 60s. Monday remains dry with lows near 40 and highs 60 to 65.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.