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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1997
Page
6
Ottawa University rebounds from a loss to move to 5-1 this season with a comfortable victory over Tabor College. The win reinforces Ottawa’s early momentum and improves their standing. Page 7.
The forecast calls for a cool Tuesday with a high near 45 to 50 degrees and a north wind of 10 to 20 mph. Skies may become partly cloudy as the day progresses.
A special Ottawa Board of Education meeting is set for 7 tonight at the board office at Fourth and Walnut. The single agenda item is to convene in a closed executive session for privileged attorney consultation. Superintendent Harvey Ludwick states no action will follow the session.
In Columbus and Galena, Cherokee County Sheriff Pat Collins defends his record as voters reelect him despite accusations of misusing public funds. A Galena resident offered support as Collins has long resided in his home since 1953. In Olathe, Leawood man Michael Abrams, twice convicted of molesting children, is returned to custody after a judge denied motions to overturn a jury verdict that labeled him a sexual predator and ordered placement at Larned facility under the 1994 Kansas law.
Kansas officials say up to 1.7 million dollars from Realty Title Co escrow and trust accounts may be missing. The defunct agency is under Kansas Insurance Department scrutiny with FBI involvement. Commissioner Kathleen Sebelius notes possible criminal activity behind the bankruptcy.
University of Minnesota launches a three year 390000 odor emissions rating program to regulate 35000 animal feedlots. Sniffer panels will judge odor types and strength replacing officials. Already 35 staff test nearly 200 manure components to formalize the state stink test.
The Midland Railway will rehabilitate track from Baldwin to Nowhere and extend to Norwood, funded mainly by federal aid. The seven mile roundtrip will run weekends with passengers, doubling the length of the ride and improving speed. The line, dating to 1867, connects Leavenworth to Baldwin via Ottawa and Lawrence, with operations since 1987 by volunteers.
Shirley Foster of Independence Missouri and her granddaughter Keleigh Crouthers of Overland Park tour a Midland Railway locomotive in Baldwin before a morning ride. They chose the excursion over the Maple Leaf parade as crafters along Baldwin streets add color to the festival.
State labor officials expect Kansas unemployment to keep dropping through the rest of the year as seasonal trends shape the figures. September's rate was 4.4 percent, down from August's 3.7, with Franklin County at 3.6 and Anderson County at 4.3. Government notes holiday hiring and student returns as the main drivers of the trend.
Two men, Douglas Carter and Thomas Garrison, practiced takeoffs and landings in a twin engine Piper Seminole at Ottawa Municipal Airport. They forgot to deploy landing gear, causing a 600 to 700 yard skid but no injuries. FAA investigations and runway clearance followed. plane sustained damage to propellers flaps and belly skin.
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