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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1997
Page
6
Ottawa High School navigates a rebuilding season against Topeka Seaman, as both programs seek stability and improved play. Page 7 notes the challenge and plans for the squad’s upcoming schedule and development.
Friday brings warmer, mostly sunny skies with highs around 80 to 85 degrees. A south wind 5 to 15 mph shifts through the day.
Kansas Attorney General Carla Stovall announced an agreement with Sears Roebuck reducing debt collection pressure on bankruptcy discharges between 1992 and 1997. Kansans may receive up to $500,000 in refunds or forgiven debts, with about $82,000 for the AG's investigative costs. nationally, Sears forgives up to 125 million in debts and issues 125 million in refunds. The Wichita event followed a symposium on child abuse protection led by Gov Bill Graves, AG Stovall, and Chief Justice Kay McFarland. 34,026 abuse reports were filed in 1996 with 3,869 confirmed.
Three Buddhist nuns told senators they helped hatch a controversial temple fund-raiser after a White House meeting with Vice President Gore and two Democratic fund-raisers. They said temple members were reimbursed the day after donations to the Democratic Party, claimed they did not know such reimbursements were illegal, and were granted immunity as they described the April 29, 1996 event amid Gore fund-raising scrutiny.
Franklin James, 23, faced aggravated assault charges in Newport Tennessee after applying Super Glue to his wife’s genitals as discipline for an affair. A protective order was issued, but by August they reportedly lived together again and planned to move to North Carolina. Geeran Rudolfsson in Stockholm, recovering from brain surgery, pulled from his nostril a 31 inch cloth left inside during a nasal probe.
Ottawa High School teacher James Wheeler, a 16 year veteran of special education and former school counselor, was named Teacher of the Year by Wal-Mart. He earns 500 dollars for OHS from the activity fund and says daily contact with students makes a lasting impact.
Ottawa City Commission unanimously affirmed the maintenance contract with the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks, triggering KDWP to forward bids for the Richmond to Ottawa trail segment to KDOT. KDWP engineer Michael Wilson expects construction to start in October with winter work and asphalt delayed until spring, covering about 18 miles at a projected cost of $815,000. City Manager Lambers cited 1998 trail budget of $23,000 for maintenance, including some equipment, with annual maintenance estimated at $12,000 to $15,000.
Ottawa City Commission debates library reuse as OCAC and Ottawa Suzuki Strings push for a full time community center in the old Carnegie building at City Park. Friends of the Ottawa Library seek basement access but no agreement reached. a surplus storage site on 2nd Street may become available for them.
A suicide bombing at a downtown Jerusalem shopping area killed six and wounded 165 as three nail-studded bombs exploded among shoppers. Hamas claimed responsibility and warned of more attacks unless Israel frees prisoners by September 14. Security Minister Avigdor K. confirmed the fatalities.
Ottawa Public Works Director Andy Haney announced a new round of applications for the city gravel street paving program. The city will cover 75 percent of costs with 25 percent funded by benefiting property owners via a district. About $600,000 is available, letters of interest are at City Hall and accepted through October.
Jayne Franklin, secretary of the Kansas Department of Human Resources, urged Kansans to use government services. He outlined KDHR improvements, noting reduced local services, the return of itinerant help at the Franklin County courthouse on Fridays, and a computer with Internet access to aid job information at the Ottawa Library.
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