LAS VEGAS – Before the celebratory beer could flow, Jesse Pope’s tears displayed just what it means to be named a world champion. “It’s something I’ve dreamed of since I was a little kid,” said Pope, who won his third straight National Finals Rodeo average championship and dominated the 10 days of competition in Las Vegas.
The Ottawa High School boys basketball team’s youth and inexperience means a lot of growing pains. Through the first two games, Ottawa has shown flashes of good basketball and not so good.
On December 3, 2022, Betty Wendelburg Minnick of Ottawa, Kansas passed away at the age of 94. Betty was born March 25, 1928, on the family farm north of Stafford, Kansas to Henry and Anna Wendelburg. Betty was preceded in death by her husband Jerome A. Minnick who died in 2019, her parents, brothers Edwin, Albert, and Bob Wendelburg and sisters Norma Wendelburg and Annabell Zeigler. She is survived by her daughters Ann Moore of Denver, Colorado, and Susan Arbuthnot (Bob) of Belleville, Kansas; her son John Minnick of Ottawa, Kansas; as well as seven grandchildren Margaret Moore (Travis), Quentin Moore (Karen), Jonathan Moore, Sarah Lendt (Brian), James Arbuthnot (Jen), Daniel Arbuthnot, Matthew Minnick (Lindsey) and eight great grandchildren. Married for more than 70 years, Betty and her husband Jerome lived the majority of their adult lives in Ottawa where they were active members of the community as well as the First Baptist Church. Betty enjoyed gardening, reading, Bible study, and her grandchildren and great grandchildren. She was a P.E.O. Golden Girl and a longtime volunteer at Ransom Memorial Hospital in Ottawa. Always a champion for education, Betty bequeathed her remains to KU Medical Center to support medical education and research. A memorial service will be held Friday, December 16, 2022, at 11 a.m. at the First Baptist Church, 410 S. Hickory Street, Ottawa, KS 66067, preceded by visitation in the church Parlor at 10 a.m. In lieu of flowers, please consider making a memorial contribution to the First Baptist Church of Ottawa, Hope House, 205 W. 17th Street, Ottawa, KS, or LifeCare Center, 121 E. 2nd, Ottawa, KS. Family and friends are encouraged to post their condolences and memories on Betty’s Tribute Wall at www.dengelmortuary.com
When agriculture instructor Allyson Gilmore accepted the job as FFA adviser at Ottawa High School earlier this year, she already had plans in mind to not only find ways to re-energize the program, but to mentor and support students with realworld experience. With help from good friend Shawn Turner, a former ag ed teacher himself and a longtime FFA member, Gilmore planted the seed, hoping to start a local FFA Alumni chapter. The idea had been proposed several times, Turner said, but never realized.
Foggy conditions that made visibility difficult Sunday morning may have led to a multiple-vehicle accident that killed a 21-year-old Wellsville man Sunday morning on Interstate 35, just south of West 223rd Street near Wellsville.
TOPEKA — After months of meetings, compiling data and listening to research, lawmakers say they’re ready to take another shot at legalizing medical marijuana. Sen.
Franklin County Farm Bureau and its members were recognized for their hard work and dedication to agriculture at Kansas Farm Bureau’s (KFB) 104th annual meeting, Dec. 4-5 in Manhattan. Franklin County achieved Platinum level, the highest possible, in the County Showcase (local efforts in Advocacy, Education & Service). They were also recognized for having made membership gain in both associate and voting members.
The rush is on as the hustle and bustle of the holiday season ramps up! It seems like there’s never enough hours in the days, or days in the weeks leading up to Christmas. As a parent, small business owner, community member and farmer, there’s just a lot to accomplish immediately after washing the dishes from our Thanksgiving meal.
TOPEKA – Dakota Ferguson, of Williamsburg, recently graduated from the Kansas Livestock Association Young Stockmen’s Academy. Merck Animal Health partnered with KLA to host members in their 20s for a series of four seminars throughout 2022. This class brings the total number of YSA graduates to 315.
MANHATTAN, Kan. — A popular houseplant known for its colorful flowers, the Christmas cacti (Schlumbergera bridgesii) should begin to bloom just in time for Christmas festivities.