A little bit of rain fell last weekend, aiding the growth of local cotton plants in fields in Pratt County and neighboring counties. It was a lucky stroke for those who got the needed moisture, almost as lucky as the payout last month for a local farmer who sold a batch of cotton held over from last year.
Wellsville will soon be Franklin County’s go-to spot for root beer floats, as fast food chain A&W recently unveiled plans to open a new location in the tiny town. A&W Restaurants has signed a three-unit development deal with father and son team Bud and Stan Keim to open restaurants in Wellsville, Fairview, and a location yet to be determined, according to foodservice industry publication QSR.
Betty Lou Murray Barnes Barker, age 93, of Council Grove, passed away August 19, 2022, at Brookside Retirement Community in Overbrook, Kansas. She was born on a farm ten miles Northwest of Ottawa, Kansas on March 7, 1929, and was the daughter of
Gayl WinePark Shepard, 79, of Williamsburg, KS passed away Friday, August 19, 2022 at Advent Health Ottawa. He was born February 21 1943, in Horton, KS the son of WinePark Shepard and Beulah (Foley) Shepard. Gayl grew up most of his childhood in Kansas until high school when his father moved the family to New Mexico for work. He graduated from Los Alamos High School with the class of 1961. He then went on to Kansas State University graduating in 1965 with a dual major in Animal Husbandry and Agronomy.
_e Ottawa University women’s soccer team never gained any traction in the season-opening loss to MidAmerica Nazarene Wednesday in Olathe. MidAmerica’s high-powered offense rolled by Ottawa, 8-0 in head coach Candice Fabry’s debut.
Two Ottawa University female athletes were selected to preseason All-KCAC teams. Cross country runner Jamaira Ross and soccer’s Reighna Warner were on the preseason lists.
It was an historic day _ursday for the Wellsville girls golf program. It was the first time in the four years of the program, the Eagles participated in a tournament as a team.
_e University of Kansas athletics is attempting to get on top of the newest thing that impacts college athletics - name, image, and likeness. Kansas hired Tate Gillespie and Casey Seberger to serve in two newly created positions overseeing name, image, and likeness efforts for Kansas Athletics.
University of Kansas senior safety Kenny Logan Jr., is receiving a lot of preseason national attention. He was named to his third preseason watch list when he was named to the watch list for the Chuck Bednarik Award, which is presented annually to the outstanding defensive player in college football.