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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1996
Page
6
Prairie Spirit Rail-Trail progress draws attention as it nears Ottawa to Iola connectivity with growing use in Anderson County. Weather outlook calls for mild, partly sunny Friday with highs 70 to 75 and a light east wind.
Local contestant Ed Burrichter of 1117 S Maple is a finalist in The Great Tomato Contest by The Victory Garden Show. He appears on KMBC 980 AM at 6:20 a.m Friday with Noel Heckerson and Ellen Shenk, and on WIBU 580 AM at 8 a.m Saturday with Mike Lang. Video of Burrichter is shown at 10:30 a.m Saturday on KCPT Channel 19. Votes via postcard to Boston must be received by Sept 19. winner and spouse would fly to Boston for the show.
Ottawa police remind motorists to obey traffic laws near schools as fall classes resume. Captain Charles Bowling notes high school area congestion due to relocation of middle school students and reports of speeding and vehicles not stopping for pedestrians. He urges defensive driving and attention to child pedestrians near schools.
Archaeologists confirm traces of the original Jamestown 1607 fort on Jamestown Island after decades of belief it was erased by the James River. Project director William Kelso notes a three sided fort layout and palisade lines marking log placement. Archaeologists promise a dramatic new discovery in coming days.
Sedgwick County Counselor Stephen Plummer resigned amid allegations from three county employees that he sexually harassed them. County officials began an inquiry after the women filed a complaint and the county opened its harassment investigation under policy.
Franklin County landowners Marion Smithey and Don Hay allege the 92 000 Hay bridge at 3060 Labette Road was misengineered and too low to handle rainwater. They urge commissioners to hire a new firm while the bridge, designed by Cook Flatt and Strobel, sits in the county's replacement program.
Iraq claimed it fired three missiles at U.S. planes in the southern no fly zone as Kuwait opened airfields to American jets. The U.S. could not confirm the attack. Baghdad called Kuwait's move an act of war and warned of possible consequences while Washington pledged to protect its forces in the region.
Ottawa Fire Department restoration of the 1930 American LaFrance Old Number 8 nears completion. Since 1992 volunteers and the community have raised about $4,000 through an annual golf tournament while preserving history seen at the International Fire Rescue Conference.
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