July 2024

Only a handful of registered Franklin County voters turned out for the March 19 presidential preference primary.In the end, President Joe Biden, the incumbent, and former Republican President Donald Trump secured their nominations for the November General Election.In Franklin County, there were 1,279 ballots cast in the primary election or about 6.89 percent of registered voters showed up to vote.

Franklin County has more than 1,020 farms with just over 355,000 acres.

Spring Clean up days for Williamsburg will be April 12 & 13.

The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office reported the following calls for service from March 19-24.March 19ArrestsAt about 10:30 a.m., Seth Landie, 43, Benton, was arrested in the 300 block of South Main Street, Ottawa, on a Franklin County District Court warrant for failing to appear in court.

TOPEKA — Several Republican lawmakers have sworn against expanding state health care coverage, arguing that they are “laser-focused” on fixing long wait times for thousands of the state’s disabled residents in need of health care first.The same lawmakers now say they will not fund more than a small fraction of state-funded waivers for disabilities services each year — an amount that represents the most amount of funding the waitlists have gotten in years, but a figure that won’t keep the lists from growing, let alone providing more Kansans relief.“Our work is not done,” said House Speaker Dan Hawkins, a Wichita Republican, in an announcement of funding.