July 2024
Wellsville Police Department
The Wellsville Police Department reported the following calls for service from Oct.
Franklin County Sheriff’s Office
The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office reported the following call for service on Oct.
Extension educators to share advice on stretching cattle forage resources
The Frontier District Extension will host a public meeting titled, Ways to Stretch Your Forage Resources for livestock producers in eastern Kansas.

Same recipe for Arrows success
The Ottawa Arrows are looking to put all the facets together in this weekend’s American Legion AAA State Tournament in Topeka.The Arrows had spurts this season of playing solid baseball, but not for a sustained period of time.Ottawa’s recipe for success will be the same as it has been all season.“We have to get runners on base, advance them and then score them,” Arrows coach Shayne Lickteig said.

Longstaff’s step in faith nets national award
Taking a step out of a person’s comfort zone is one of the hardest things to accomplish.It takes courage and faith to overcome the fears of possible failure and go for whatever the goals are.Bailley Longstaff was in that kind of predicament not too long ago.
Cleanup ongoing at train derailment site
Clean up continues as of Monday in the area of Osborne Terrace and Louisiana Terrace where a train derailment happened this past weekend.BSNF officials said it is best for the public to avoid the area as there are a large amount of heavy trucks and equipment parked on the roadside.The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office was notified of a train derailment just west of Ottawa around 12:45 a.m.

Curtis receives degree
Lauren Curtis, Ottawa, was one 2,890 degrees awarded by Missouri State University in spring 2024.Curtis graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Education, Early Childhood Education, Magna Cum Laude.Students who graduated with honors completed at least 30 credit hours with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.5.

Franklin County Fair wraps up busy week
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