A narrow margin in the race for the Republican nomination for state treasurer triggered a new provision in state law requiring counties to conduct additional audits in especially close contests. As of mid-afternoon Wednesday, Steven Johnson held a slim 771-vote lead over opponent Caryn Tyson.
Local author and recent West Franklin graduate Kale Link will be visiting the Ottawa Library on August 10 at 1 pm to discuss his debut novel, Gone to the Great Dying: A Prehistoric Odyssey. Link, who will be attending Fort Hays State University in the fall to study paleontology, has been interested in dinosaurs and the prehistoric world since childhood.
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Ottawa High School was recently named a Gold Level School of Distinction by Jostens Education. While most people are familiar with Jostens because of their class rings and yearbooks, the company also founded Renaissance, a school climate-improvement program for grades K-12.
United Way of Franklin County is hoping to start a new summer tradition with its Unity Fest on August 6. The event is a way for UWFC to raise funds for one of its grants while providing Franklin Countians with information and resources for everything from childcare to food access.
U.S. Sens. Jerry Moran and Roger Marshall of Kansas split on a procedural motion leading to blockage of a bill expanding veterans’ eligibility for health care and benefits for medical conditions tied to burn pits and other toxins during military deployments.
Trustees of the Kansas Public Employees Retirement System relied on their authority to refinance the system’s unfunded liability in a bid to stabilize public employer contribution rates during a period in which investment earnings were expected to shrink.
President Joe Biden took a preliminary victory lap Thursday to celebrate Democrats striking a surprise deal on a sweeping legislative package that renewed hopes of historic action on the party’s health care, tax and climate goals.
TOPEKA — Kansas officials and congressional leaders celebrated the unveiling Wednesday of a statue of aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart in the U.S. Capitol.
The American Civil Liberties Union of Kansas has helped resolve election-related concerns in counties around the state in advance of next week’s primary. The organization runs a nonpartisan “election protection” hotline to ensure safe and accessible voting, and it will deploy trained poll observers next week.