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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 2000
Page
10
Tonight will be very cool and clear with a low in the lower 40s and a light northwest wind becoming southwest after midnight. Thursday looks mild and sunny with a high in the lower 70s. For more weather details, see page 2.
Laura Potter reports a 1987 Ford Thunderbird owned by James Tilton of Garnett sparked a grass fire along Kentucky Road. Franklin County sheriff and seven fire departments battled the blaze, which stretched about a mile by half a mile, threatening five houses but destroying only one outbuilding. Firefighting included road graders and water tankers. rain may ease, but additional fires possible. The car reignited at a Ottawa shop after initial suppression.
Ransom Memorial Hospital aims to regain certification for mammography by the second week of October. Administrator Larry Felix reports no recent patient danger from mammograms, notes two technical film problems being fixed, and outlines a zero-defects policy. The board approved a Performance Improvement Plan to streamline patient care.
Amparo Ybarra aged 74 died in a fire at 612 S Locust at 1 22 am Police Chief Jeff Herrman said officers were unable to enter the home due to heavy smoke The fire was confined to the upstairs bedroom with signs of death noted by Assistant Fire Chief Rick Oglesby The state fire marshal will investigate the cause including a possible smoking in bed A smoke detector was found on the first floor Damages are estimated at 15000 Juanita Ybarra survived and is staying with a daughter Funeral mass for Amparo Ybarra is set for 10 30 am Friday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Ottawa Mayor Richard Jackson unveiled the City of Ottawa Pledge at a city commission meeting as part of National Undoing Racism Day. He hopes signing it prompts people to commit to dignity and respect, aiming for hundreds of signatures and broader dialogue on racism.
Luz Mendiola, born Maria de la Luz Ramos in Zacatecas, left 25 years ago for Garden City and Salina in Kansas. Her family and many Zacatecans now form part of Kansas' growing Latino population, shaping a landscape where Spanish grows louder and bilingual hiring widens.
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