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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 2003
Page
7
A new Story Time for children aged three and up starts Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the Ottawa Library activity room and runs weekly through September as a trial. Reserve a spot by calling 242-3080.
Ottawa Recreation Commission begins registrations for the After School Playground at Don Woodward Center for first through fifth graders from 3 30 to 5 pm Monday through Friday. Requires emergency contact form. call 242 1939 for info. New dancer potluck and dance set by Ottawa Promenaders at 6 30 pm Saturday in the First United Methodist Church basement. Vic Perry of Lawrence will instruct and call.
Police arrested Mark H. Scott, 45, after a two hour standoff at 711 N Sycamore St on charges of assault on an officer obstruction and delinquent conduct. Timothy Hollon, 24, was jailed on a municipal court warrant and released on bond. Kayna Smith, 24, Melvern, held on theft charges with bond set at 575. Vandalism and medical emergencies recorded on Eisenhower Road, Iowa Terrace, Ellis Road and Walnut Street. Wal-Mart shoplifting reported with items including craft and auto parts. All described incidents occurred Wednesday or Tuesday with local addresses and bonds noted. All names, ages, and addresses listed as documented.
Ottawa officials consider converting rural home addresses to city ones for future annexations. Gilges cited segments already undergoing changes including East Logan Street to I 35 and West Wilson Street to Eisenhower Road. The county plans to discuss expansion of rural addresses carrying city addresses at a noon Sept 17 joint meeting with city and school board.
Ottawa City Commission approves a broad overhaul of the fence rules affecting front and back yards in newer developments. It allows decorative fences without permits under limits and lets utility crews access easements by removing or opening fences while owners handle repairs. A six foot height limit for solid or semi solid residential wood fences and special exemptions exist. The panel also granted a use permit for Ottawa Co op to add a second domed fertilizer storage building south of the existing one, limited to storing urea fertilizer.
Eliia Thompson of Ottawa was named one of Kansas’s outstanding volunteers of the year by Interhab. For two years she opened her garage art studio to COF Training Services clients from Coffey, Osage, and Franklin counties, teaching, supplying, and dedicating time to disabled artists while COF trains and showcases their works.
Lawrence city officials assure residents water remains safe while source of cryptosporidium outbreak remains unidentified. Twenty three confirmed cases reported since August. Four public pools closed for decontamination during peak heat, as officials expect more cases and continue a lengthy investigation led by state epidemiologist Dr. Gianfranco Pezzino. Crypto causes diarrhea stomach cramps and fever and can be deadly to immunocompromised patients.
Collins offered condolences and prayers as families cope with injuries from a crash. Janet Atchison described a large, supportive network with relatives at two hospitals including Dustin Atchison in Kansas City and Candy Atchison at KU Medical Center. Her niece underwent surgery but full outcome remains uncertain due to facial and limb burns.
Davis said a continuing investigation points to a cement bridge railing rupturing the car’s gas tank as the likely cause. No other vehicle was nearby. The sheriff’s department, Kansas Highway Patrol, Ottawa Fire, Lincoln and Pomona Township fire departments, Franklin County EMS, and first responders assisted. The victims were Ottawa residents and students at Ottawa Middle and High schools.
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