Ottawa High School senior Brooklyn Hadl, a twosport standout, lifts weights above her head as she works on specific muscles this summer. The OHS summer weights and conditioning had approximately 180 athletes participating four days a week. Photo by Greg Mast/The Ottawa Herald
As a clinical professor at my state’s medical school, I frequently have medical students seeing patients with me in clinic. While the majority of patients are happy to allow student involvement, some decline. This makes me wonder what misconceptions lead patients to be averse to trainees participating at their clinic visits or hospital bedsides. In my experience, the presence of learners has a positive influence on our work in the clinic and hospital.
The Ottawa Public Library is offering a free mid-afternoon meal to all children 18 and under weekdays throughout the summer from 3 to 3:30 pm. Youth Services Manager Cyndi Brewer says the library has been serving meals to kids since 2015, when they noticed students who came to study or do home work were getting hungry after school.
Several local students received degrees this spring from Fort Hays University. Here are the recent graduates: OTTAWA Brent Austin Hornbuckle, Bachelor of Science in Agriculture; Trey Anthony Rich, Bachelor of Business Administration; Avery Lauren Welton, Bachelor of Science.
Franklin County natives were among the nearly 700 students graduating from Emporia State University in May 2022. Graduates from this area include: Whitney Artman, Ottawa, with a Bachelor of Arts in English with minors in Art and Art History; Bailee Bones, Ottawa, Magna Cum Laude with a B.S.
Congratulations to Robin for being one of this week’s “unsung heroes” and recipient for Donuts for Do-Gooders! Robin has worked in the County Appraiser’s office for 24 years. She was nominated anonymously, and the person who nominated her says she goes out of her way to help others and always goes above and beyond for our community. Robin has been married to her husband, Bill, since 1985 and they have one daughter and two grandsons. Keep up the good work, Robin!
TOPEKA — The first public poll for the Kansas constitutional amendment on abortion shows a close race and exposes other ideological divides over reproductive rights. Kansans will decide in the Aug.
Dear Editor, It’s really no surprise that the Vote No side has been stealing Value Them Both Signs out of our yards all over town. Their campaign, funded primarily by out of state groups and large corporations, is based on a lie.
Dear Amy: Some time ago I gave my good friend “Cheryl” some very expensive designer clothes I thought she would like, but they were too big for her. With my permission she showed them to a couple of other people I know, one of whom took the clothing, apparently with delight.
Lyndon - Connie Sue Beatty, 65, passed away on Thursday, July 14, 2022 at her home in Lyndon, Kansas. She was born on May 23, 1957 in Ottawa, Kansas, the daughter of Gordon and Mary (Bucklew) James.