Inez M Frear
Inez M Frear, 99, of Ottawa, KS passed away peacefully December 31, 2021 at Rock Creek of Ottawa. A graveside service and inurnment will be held 2 p.m.
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Florence Lenora Lewis
Quenemo - Florence Lenora Lewis, 94, passed away on Tuesday, May 31, 2022 at the Midland Hospice House in Topeka, Kansas. She was born on April 17, 1928 on the family farm near Westphalia, Kansas, the daughter of Noah and Florence (Abbott) Borror.
Governor signs bipartisan bill establishing Kansas suicide prevention hotline
Gov. Laura Kelly signed a bill hailed by Republicans and Democrats to provide funding and regulation for a statewide 24-hour, seven-day-aweek suicide prevention hotline scheduled to be operational in mid-July.
Prairie Paws holding golf tournament fundraiser
Prairie Paws Animal Shelter is holding its first-ever golf tournament fundraiser event on June 13 at Prairie Highland Golf Club in Olathe. The tournament starts at 10, which a lunch to follow.
Kansas nurses call for action to protect health workers against workplace violence
Kansas nurses are demanding more be done to protect health workers in response to the attack Wednesday at an Oklahoma hospital and rising violence against medical staff. The shooting at Saint Francis Hospital in Tulsa resulted in four deaths and left several more injured.
Williamsburg library kicks off summer program
The Williamsburg Community Library kicks off its summer program on Monday. The program will end July 29 with a visit from Milford Nature Center. The… Login to continue reading Login…
OU baseball hungry for postseason success
The Ottawa University baseball’s record-breaking season ended with the Braves wanting more. The squad set many records, including most wins in a season.
Author Mildred Schindler Janzen visits Ottawa Library to tell her story of survival in World War Two-era Germany
Author Mildred Schindler Janzen visited the Ottawa Library on May 10 to discuss her memoir, Surviving Hitler, Evading Stalin: One Woman’s Remarkable Escape from Nazi Germany. Her story is the only one known to historians that includes three different forces in World War Two: The Nazis, Russian soldiers in the Red Army, and the Polish Army.
Whittaker: OU track heading in right direction
The Ottawa University track teams ended the season with momentum. Ottawa came home from the 2022 NAIA Outdoor Track & Field Championships in Gulf Shores, Alabama, with two NAIA All-Americans.
Cyclones receive league, all-state honors
The Ottawa High School baseball team’s fourth-place state tournament finish is being rewarded with postseason awards. Ottawa had seven players receive all-league recognition and three named to all-state teams.