Cyclones renew rivalry with Baldwin
For decades, the Ottawa and Baldwin High School girls basketball games have been something to watch. In recent times, Baldwin has had the upper hand in the rivalry.
January 2023
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BRIEFS
New grocery tax rate creates issues for some retailers The state’s new reduced sales tax rate on groceries is not just causing confusion for consumers, retailers statewide, including one Ottawa business, found a few bugs in the system when the new rate went into effect earlier this month. On Jan.
Defense spurs Falcon boys
The West Franklin boys basketball team shrugged off a slow start to pick up a road win. The Falcons turned back Mission Valley, 51-40.
OHS boys display ‘will to win’
The Ottawa High School boys basketball team is not the prettiest of teams. All the squad does is battle.
West Franklin wrestling
West Franklin wrestling Rossville Invitational Girls 125 - Kate Shepherd 3-1, 3rd place Boys 138 - Damein Fischer, 1-2; 144 - Micas Bolley, 1-2; 157 - Erich Woodruff, 0-2; 175 - Andre Snow, 1-2; 190 Nicholas Pollot, 2-2; 215 - Duke Smith, 2-2. .
OHS wrestlers finish fifth in tournament
The Ottawa High School boys wrestling team placed six wrestlers in the top four en route to a fifth-place team finish in the Bonner Springs. Brock Sutton was an individual champion at 113 pounds, beating No.
West Franklin superintendent
interviews planned this week The West Franklin Board of Education has planned three special meetings this week to review superintendent applications and interview potential candidates in addition to the board’s regular January meeting. The board will meet at 5:30 p.m.
Blood transfusion doesn’t include transfer of COVID antibodies
DEAR DR. ROACH: I recently got a blood transfusion, and I’ve never had the COVID vaccine.
Grief and Love
Writing about grief is like writing about life—huge! Where does one start? It is like describing love: basically impossible. The comedian and late-night host Stephen Colbert lost his father and two older brothers in a tragic accident when he was young, and said, about grief, “It is a gift to exist, and with that gift comes suffering. If I am grateful for life, I must be grateful for all of it. I hope that grief stays with me because it is all the unexpressed love I didn’t get to tell you.”
Ask Amy: DNA testing brings new niece into the family
Dear Amy: I recently did DNA ancestry testing, hoping to locate relatives of my father, who died when I was very young. To my surprise I found out that I have a niece.