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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1997
Page
8
Cherry Street Wesleyan Church received the Eagle Award from the Kansas District for the 1996 97 church year after increasing attendance from 70 to 92, aiding Kansas Church Builders, and expanding ministry classes including DivorceCare while boosting community visibility. Also notes ESU sorority and fraternity pledges and local students in military service and scholarships.
Ottawa planning commissioners backed changes to the comprehensive plan to rezone parts of Main Street. The 6-0 vote would allow ophthalmologist Ken Frank to build a new office at 14th and Main while preserving residential blocks and restricting nearby commercial development. An exception on Beech Street subdivision was approved 6-1 for Ken Morton with 30 feet frontage. All actions require city commission approval.
Tara Dawn Holland will serenade her successor at the 77th Miss America Pageant in Atlantic City. The Overland Park, Kansas native, Miss Kansas 1997, will crown Miss America 1998 and perform the traditional farewell song There She Is Miss America. Holland plans a singing career and literacy advocacy while noting she will miss sleep after a grueling 20,000 mile national tour.
Gary Bell, 53, was sentenced by Sedgwick County District Court Judge Tom Malone to life in prison for second degree murder in the February shooting death of Paul Madden, 36, outside a Cheney convenience store. Bell will be eligible for parole after 15 years. He cited regret before the ruling.
Ottawa Herald informs readers of home delivery targets and contact numbers for missed papers. It lists carrier and mail subscription prices across Ottawa and surrounding areas, discounts for multi month plans, and office addresses for subscription and postmaster details.
Mostly clear conditions with a low around 57. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Friday night and Saturday bring a chance of thunderstorms with lows near 57 and highs near 82. Sunday and Monday turn dry with lows around 60 and highs in the mid 80s.
Franklin County commissioners authorize about 21400 from a 911 equipment fund to upgrade Ottawa Fire Department radios. The change shifts OFD to the Franklin County Ambulance frequency, easing dispatch center load and improving sound and range on UHF. Lett Electronics of Topeka will supply the gear.
Support pours into Bethel College in Newton Kansas after $1.2 million embezzled. Former controller Michael Lichtenberger, 50, is jailed on $500,000 bond. A donor gave nearly $100,000 and the college reports over 100 letters and calls of moral support.
Garrett, 53, serving 20 years to life for rape, sodomy, and assault, had a prior conviction for Franklin County assaults. A later Allen County jury reduced a first degree murder charge to lesser murder. Parole comments invited at City Hall Kansas City Kan, London State Office Topeka, and Finney Building Wichita, or by letter to Topeka.
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