For Kansans wanting to visit friends and family this holiday season, filling up their gas tanks will be one of the most expensive price tags in decades. The national average price of gasoline recently rose to $3.42 a gallon, up from $2.11 a year ago, according to AAA.
Early in the morning of Dec. 5, former Kansas senator and political icon Bob Dole passed away at age 98. Amidst the outpouring of articles and tributes to Dole that followed, a quote from a resident of Dole’s hometown of Russell, Kansas, stood out: “He was one of a kind — unfortunately.”
Inside the bustling New York Common Pantry, people hustle to assemble bags of carrots, apples, potatoes and other items. Outside the food pantry, others haul deliveries or hand out produce to people lined around the block of the Manhattan-based charity.
Franklin County Farm Bureau Association was recognized for achieving excellence during the Kansas Farm Bureau’s (KFB) 103rd annual meeting in Manhattan this past week. Representing Franklin County at the meeting were board members Aaron Dunbar, Beth Zillinger, Allen Campbell, Karl Eisele, Brooke Stinson, and county coordinator Lisa Rivers.
WASHINGTON – The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits plunged last week to the lowest level in 52 years, more evidence that the U.S. job market is recovering from last year’s coronavirus recession.
The Ottawa University men’s basketball team is looking to finish its pre-holiday schedule with a bang. The Braves snapped a four-game losing streak with an 82-77 victory over Friends University Wednesday in Wichita.
Ottawa University volleyball player Ayona Tharps was the first Lady Brave to be named an NAIA All-American three times. Tharps has been named NAIA third team All-American.
Two Ottawa University football players will have one last go around together. Seniors Colby Johnson and Jacob Seniors Colby Johnson and Jacob Garcia will play for the West squad in the NAIA Senior Football Classic, Friday, in Durham, North Carolina.
The prep postseason basketball assignments for the lower classes are set by the KSHSAA. West Franklin will be the host of a 3A sub-state.