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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1996
Page
6
The Ottawa High School Cyclones qualify both boys and girls cross country teams for the Class 4A state meet. Ottawa Volleyball, along with Pomona and Waverly, also advance to state action. See pages 7 and B.
The forecast calls for morning thunderstorms with near certainty. Clouds break to windy, partly cloudy conditions in the afternoon. High near 65 degrees as southwest winds rise to 25 to 35 mph.
The Atchison County Courthouse turns 100 with little fanfare as officials consider postponing a formal celebration to next year. Built from 1896 to 1897, parts of the structure have evolved, including the fresh air and phone rooms, and janitor quarters repurposed for offices.
Kansas joins Missouri and other states with reports of altered amphibians after teenagers in the southwest found a six legged bull frog near Meade Crooked Creek, a Cimarron River tributary. Biologists cite possible links to pollution, pesticides, UV light, or a snake parasite.
The Ottawa district asks voters to approve an 11,675,000 bond to build a new middle school at 13th and Ash, retired over 20 years with an 11.5 mill levy. Officials say growth to 20 years should lower the tax per property as assessed values rise and more taxpayers share the same total levy.
The Ottawa Herald profiles write in candidates Larry Skeet and Norman Wooge for the Franklin County Commission 2nd District race. The piece outlines their backgrounds, campaign focuses, and visions for local governance ahead of Election Day on November 5.
Larry Skeet 54 of rural Lane seeks election to the 2nd District commissioner seat after retiring from the Franklin County Sheriff's Department two years ago. He was the second in the Republican primary with 499 votes, behind Tom Weigand, and cites ballot issues that may have altered the race. Leslie Reinier and Norman Wooge were also candidates in the primary with Reinier's petition flaw found before ballots were printed. Wooge runs as a write‑in.
Norman Wooge, a non politician candidate, announces a write in campaign for the 2nd District county commissioner seat. He, 56, won 230 votes in the August GOP primary, finishing fourth behind Tom Weigand and others who contest the seat.
About 100 sixth graders at Ottawa Middle School carved scary and funny faces from pumpkins to learn motor coordination and cooperation. Teachers and staff provided tools and pumpkin tops while parents view the creations during parent conferences. Students will dress in career garb and operate classroom businesses on Halloween day.
A lawyer for Timothy McVeigh accused prosecutors of prejudice by meeting with victims relatives and calling defense theories wacky. Prosecutors defended the sessions as an obligation to inform those who lost loved ones, with a second private briefing planned for tonight near the damaged federal building.
Franklin County records show 37 year old John Kevin Flohr of Olathe remained jailed in connection with the fatal shooting of Aledo Gulley Jr. at 1020 Willow in Ottawa. Ottawa police recovered a .45 caliber handgun during a Friday search warrant and prepared evidence for the Franklin County attorney to determine charges.
Jewel speaks at news conference after being cleared of suspicion in the Centennial Olympic Park blast. He denounces a "mad rush" by FBI and media that nearly ruined his life, thanking his mother and lawyers as he recalls 88 days of turmoil during the investigation.
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