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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1998
Page
6
A weekend downpour drenched the Franklin County area with four to six inches, slowing the corn harvest from its prior rapid pace. The forecast calls for mostly cloudy skies on Tuesday with a 30 percent chance of showers and possible thunderstorms, highs in the mid to upper 70s, and northeast wind 5 to 15 mph. More weather details are on page 2.
Storm sirens sounded twice late Sunday night and again early today in Ottawa. Officials could not confirm whether the cause was threatening weather or a malfunction. Emergency Preparedness leaders were not available for comment. A special Franklin County meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday will discuss a county road plan from the CHIP committee. Rep. Ralph Tanner, Rep. Bill Feuerborn, and Sen. Robert Tyson were invited to discuss potential state funding.
In Wichita, as Rev. David Brace faced a 14 year seven month federal sentence for money laundering via his church, his wife Tammie led a 150 strong congregation in an agreement prayer asking God to move his heart. Brace faces state fraud charges in Sedgwick County for unregistered securities, with warrants issued after he vanished on August 26. He is listed on Kansas Most Wanted.
In Wichita and rural Kansas hundreds of gas stations may shut down to avoid new EPA environmental rules. Underground tanks must be corrosion-proof, costing operators at least 10000 to install devices and about 20000 per tank to replace. KDHE estimates about 550 facilities may close, with water pollution reported in 15 towns including Salina Hays and Scott City.
Two University of Santiago de Compostela physicists cited in The New Scientist say hell at 833 degrees Fahrenheit and heaven at 450 degrees share extreme heat. Bible passages on brimstone and sevenfold sunlight frame the contrast. Meanwhile Boston Public Library workers faced trauma after a major flood inundated 50,000 tons of books, triggering grief counseling.
The AP reports in Kansas and Missouri that Clinton’s fate divides residents. Governor Mel Carnahan cautions against early visits. Sen. Sam Brownback touts resignation views, while many locals focus on football and local events. Bar patrons question impeachment amid Starr report excerpts.
Five year old Steffen Surber of Ottawa died after a late Saturday hit and run on the Nevada Terrace bridge over the Marais des Cygnes River. Suspect Charles Fleming, 21, was arrested on suspicion of involuntary manslaughter.
Government projections from Health Care Financing Administration say US health care costs will double over the next decade reaching 2.1 trillion by 2007. Rising costs follow a period of steady bills as managed care limited expenses and insurance firms face higher margins and tighter competition.
Hillsdale Lake earns the CF Industries National Watershed Award for the Hillsdale Water Quality Project. Since 1993 over $1 million and 15,000 volunteer hours reduced farm and urban runoff in the 144 square mile watershed, now facing rapid suburban growth with 300 building permits in 1996. The award ceremony is October 8 in Washington.
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