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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 2002
Page
8
Kathleen Sebelius Democratic gubernatorial candidate and insurance commissioner will greet the public at the City Park gazebo from 5 30 p m to 7 p m Thursday. She competes with Republican Tim Shallenburger state treasurer.
Friday admissions include Donna Miller Victoria Hartpence and Christine Nickel Ferris with Saturday and Sunday additions. Births record a son for Hartpence Brannan and a daughter for Luna. Arrests list multiple individuals on writs or charges including battery DUI driving while suspended and possession of marijuana. Several property crimes and vandalism incidents reported with bonds set or detainees held.
Moderate Republicans Sonny Rundell and Val DeFever lost GOP primaries for the Kansas State Board of Education. They launched write-in campaigns to preserve a 7-3 moderate coalition majority amid controversy over evolution education. Sustained by low turnout, the losses could lead to a 5-5 split and possible deadlocks on key issues.
Ottawa police responding to a report of a juvenile with a smoke bomb arrested Clarence Greenfield after he allegedly shoved a officer resisting arrest and hindering questioning at 918 Hamblin. He fled inside, then surrendered. bond set at 2350 dollars.
The Ottawa area reports varying enrollment changes for 2002. West Franklin sees a slight 898 full-time equivalent pupil decrease from May 30 to now. Wellsville rises about 40 students to 806, a roughly 5 percent gain. Central Heights posts about 661 students. last year’s non full-time counts aren’t available.
Raymond Deay, who owns farmland south of the battleground near Bald win, says landmark designation would limit his options for building or selling his 20.27 acre property. Nearby plots fetch about 10 000 dollars per acre for residential development. The battleground includes the Ivan Boyd Prairie Preserve owned by the county, the Robert Hall Pearson Memorial Park also county owned, and the state owned Black Jack Park with historical markers and a log cabin.
A Main Street car cruise ends with a countdown and lights on to Rocking Around the Christmas Tree drawing cheers from downtown residents and rodders. Finch says the event inspires car owners from other cities to attend next year, aiming to fill Forest Park with about 2,500 vehicles. Cleon Rickel can be reached at cleon ottewahergld.com.
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