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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 2003
Page
9
A benefit auction will be held at Pomona City Park at 2 p.m. Sunday to raise medical funds for Chris Adell who was injured in a wreck and hospitalized. Items, including a horse drawing, are for sale with donations accepted at Steve's Upholstery or at the park. Proceeds pay medical expenses.
Christine Ann Knight, 34, of 921 N Cedar St, booked at 3:36 p.m. on a battery charge and awaits a judge for bond. Lonnie Jerome Harney, 18, of 135 S Main St, arrested at 5:09 p.m. for driving while suspended, released on 575 dollar bond. Tammy Lynn Gregg, 32, of 716 S Cypress St, arrested at 1:57 a.m. for driving while intoxicated, released on 375 dollar bond. John Christopher Ginger, 24, of Richmond, booked at 6:41 a.m. for driving while intoxicated and suspended, awaiting bond set by a judge.
In Hutchinson Kansas AP report Mac Frederick of Central Livestock says prices are the highest in his career. K State weekly market update shows 700 to 800 pound feeders around 103 per cwt up 20 from a year ago with 500 to 600 pound feeders at about 110 cwt. Fat cattle moving to slaughter sell around 89 to 90 cwt, up from 66 in 2002. Experts cite drought herd reductions and Canada mad cow import ban as drivers. Despite high costs, demand remains strong as protein diets rise, though barns may lose value before sale. Cattle break even around 80 per cwt under typical conditions.
Local child care providers and the sheriff's department conduct two hour presentations on child abuse, with four programs yearly. Officials described age specific Stranger Danger lessons, home safety tips, and seasonal topics such as Halloween safety and defrosting car windows. Requests average three to four per month, with scheduling typically two to three weeks ahead. Franklin County Sheriff's Department and Ottawa Police Department contact numbers are provided for scheduling.
Central Heights High School senior Zach Maier is Kansas lone semifinalist in this year National Merit Scholarship Competition. Kansas education department bought Maier's software aiding reporting of technical course performance, with plans to distribute to most Kansas high schools. Finalists to be named February 2004 with about 8,000 Merit Scholarships offered in 2004 across three categories.
Kansas Board of Regents count shows six public universities enroll 1,307 more students year over year, a 1.5 percent rise. Fort Hays State leads with 15.3 percent growth driven by online courses, while KU and Kansas State show smaller increases and Wichita State and Pittsburg State report declines.
City officials, led by City Manager Weldon Padgett, seek BG Engineering to study electrical, water and sewer rates with a report due later this year. If rates rise, electricity and sewer funds may lead, while a new storm water study funded by a federal grant could prompt a storm water utility and charges based on roof size and paved areas.
Governor Kathleen Sebelius engaged Adam Nordstrom a Topeka native and former Brownback ally to lobby in Washington for Kansas along with his firm Chambers Conlon Hartwell Nordstrom already represents the Kansas Department of Commerce and has worked on Brownback and Graves campaigns. Sebelius weighed a Washington state office or shared costs with another state before hiring Nordstrom.
Principal notes sent home details of an unknown adult following students from two Ottawa elementary schools. Garfield and Hawthorne notices describe a man in a gold car, a red hatchback, and a dog with the driver. Police were informed. families advised to report anything suspicious and to supervise children after school.
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