Betty Birzer for the Ottawa Herald Sheriff Richards and Undersheriff Laswell represent the 54 unsung heroes that serve our community in the Franklin County Sheriff ’s Office. s department is on job for us 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Two Wellsville district students were transported to a local hospital Thursday morning after a district school bus was involved in an accident, Wellsville Superintendent Ryan… Login to continue reading Login…
The grandchildren of country music legends Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn will be coming to the Ottawa Memorial Auditorium for a night of nostalgia and Southern charm September 30. The elders Twitty and Lynn, each superstars in their own right, joined forces in 1971.
The University of Kansas plans a 15-year expansion of a high-technology and bioscience business park on campus to directly create 4,000 jobs through development, recruitment and retention of a generation of companies that drive economic growth in the state.
How do you save sea turtles from climate change? Maybe start by digging around in the arid badlands of western Kansas. Eighty million years ago, this dry, desolate landscape was completely covered by water, teeming with exotic forms of life.
TOPEKA — State Sen. Caryn Tyson conceded the Republican Party’s nomination for state treasurer amid a recount she sought in six counties that barely nudged the needle in an extremely close primary.
Reflector Purple Heart recipient and former U.S. Army sniper Kyle Prellberg shook his head in amazement Tuesday when considering the struggle to enact federal law extending health care to veterans exposed to emissions from open-air burn pits and other pollutants while deployed overseas.
Neosho County Community College has announced a new Diagnostic Medical Sonography Program coming this fall to the Ottawa campus. According to NCCC, the two-year program will prepare students for the workforce and allow them eligibility to take the credentialing exams for General, OB/GYN, and Vascular Sonography.
Construction is officially underway at AdventHealth Ottawa’s Gollier building at 901 S. Main Street.
The Franklin County Board of Commissioners met for their regular meeting at the Franklin County Annex on August 17. Here’s what was discussed during that time: • Commissioners approved a fourth quarter budget adjustment of $11,002.19 for the adult corrections department.