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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1997
Page
8
Wheatling proposal would raise bills for Kansas utilities
Western Resources CFO Steve Kitchen warned at Topeka that the Retail Wheeling Task Force proposal would combine KPL and KGE assets to determine stranded costs. He said the change could force KPL customers to help pay Wolf Creek plant debt and disrupt service by treating two divisions as one utility. The testimony came during a second day of public hearings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Western Resources Inc
Western Resources
KPL
Kg&e
Steve Kitchen
KGE
Wolf Creek
Kansas City Power and Light Co
Public meeting on US 50 overpass and I 35 project in Franklin County
A 7 p.m. Wednesday public meeting at the Franklin County Annex Building will discuss KDOT plans to remove the US 50 overpass as part of a redesign of the I 35 interchange with US 59 from a cloverleaf to a half diamond. Ottawa City Commission, Franklin County Commission and KDOT representatives will attend. The overpass would need widening to meet modern standards at about 4 million dollars or be removed at about 270 thousand dollars. Commissioners seek compensation for traffic impacts if removed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin County Annex
Ottawa City Commission
Franklin County Commission
Kansas Department of Transportation
KDOT
Franklin County approves ambulance center expansion contracts
The Franklin County Commission approves architect Devore and Associates and builder Loyd Builders, both of Ottawa, for a $303,511 ambulance center expansion to share costs with the city. The project will allow a city fire truck and crew to be stationed at Ransom Memorial Hospital. The county also hires Scott Hamlin as road foreman at $40,000 yearly, adds 635 N. Cleveland to the Neighborhood Revitalization District, and names Dr. David Edalati temporary coroner for the Fourth Judicial District.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin County Commission
Devore and Associates
Loyd Builders
Ottawa
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Scott Hamlin
Cleveland
David Edalati
Fourth Judicial District
Franklin
Osage
Coffey
Anderson Counties
PRIDE honors area cities at 1997 banquet in Salina
Two area communities earned cash awards of up to 500 as part of the 1997 PRIDE Community Achievement Program. Osawatomie took second in the 4,001 and up category, winning 400, while Lyndon placed third in the 501 to 1,100 group, earning 300.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salina
Kansas Department of Commerce and Housing
Kdoc&h
K-State Research and Extension
Osawatomie
Lyndon
Word of the Week Highlighted by Ottawa Schools
The Ottawa school district emphasizes a weekly word of the week during the school year. The program, supported by local employers and churches, aims to reinforce basics believed essential in a democratic society. This week's word is not shown in the fragment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Dow recovers from historic plunge in brisk rally
The Dow Jones industrial average rose 95.28 points to 7,256.43 after dipping below 7,000 earlier, while the Nasdaq gained 22.45 to 1,557.54 as traders, wary yet buoyed by partial rebound, cheered the rebound in a volatile session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EW York
Dow
New York Stock Exchange
Michael Galluchi
LaBranche & Co
Bull Page
Ottawa police mourn fallen comrade Mark Pacheco
Ottawa police and city workers cope with the death of off duty officer Mark Pacheco in a Monday morning two vehicle crash near his home. Pacheco, 41, served 12 years on the force and leaves two sons and a daughter. A memorial fund is set up for the children's education. City hall flags remain at half staff and municipal court appearances are rescheduled as staff prepare for his funeral. The law enforcement community plans mutual aid to cover duties so Ottawa officers may attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herald
Wrrer
Ottawa
Mark Pacheco
Haskell
Iowa Roads
Pacheco
Gregg Rose
Iowa Road
Charlie Bowling
Princeton
City Hall
Scott Lambers
Lambers
Rex Bowling
Osage County
Lawrence
Franklin County Sheriff's Reserve
Ron Puterbaugh
Mark
Puterbaugh
Connie Sams
Franklin County
Bowling
Rep sees North Carolina hog woes inform Kansas policy
Kansas officials led by Sen. Robert Tyson visited North Carolina to study the hog industry’s environmental impact and regulate growth. With major firms like Murphy Family Farms seeking expansion in Kansas, counties face decisions on large facilities amid local resistance and state approvals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kansas
North Carolina
Rober Tyson
Parke
Tyson
Iowa
Murphy
Hodgeman County
Garden City
Local investors stay calm as market dips amid bargains
Broker Bill Henningsen of Edward Jones says Ottawa investors buy and hold for the long term during market plunges. He attributes panicky selling to large funds, noting a similar pattern to 1987 Black Monday and an overreaction to Asian market declines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleon Rickel
Bill Henningsen
Ottawa
Edward Jones
Henningsen
Wall Street
Also Mentioned on This Page
Western
PRIDE
Blake Spurney
Rep
By Mike Shields Wetshoe
Leo Hogs
East 4Th Street
Steve Morse
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