The Franklin County Historical Society will be hosting the Smithsonian Institution’s traveling exhibit “Voices and Votes: Democracy in America” at the Old Depot Museum from… Login to continue reading Login…
The Ottawa and Wellsville Police Departments participated in the 2022 Kansas City Polar Plunge on March 5 at Lake Olathe Swim Beach. The annual event… Login to continue reading Login…
Top: The West Franklin girls basketball team were the 2021-22 sub-state runner-up. West Franklin was the host school this season and the Falcons advanced to the championship game with two upsets. Above: The West Franklin cheerleaders led the crowd in cheers throughout the season. Right: The West Franklin girls basketball players went through the student line as they were introduced before each game. Photos by Greg Mast/The Ottawa Herald
TOPEKA — The Kansas Senate gave the tentative green light Thursday to a massive bundle of tax credit incentives for aerospace and aviation programs, housing investments, teacher supplies and income tax while declining to provide a $250 rebate to all Kansans.
Mobile app Trucker Path has released its annual ranking of truck stops, compiled using reviews, ratings, feedback and votes from its over one million users, and a Wellsville location tops the list. The list was split into two categories, chain and independent.
If you decided to build a home in rural Franklin County in the last 20 years, chances are you worked with Larry Walrod. And judging by what his former coworkers have to say about him, it was most likely a positive interaction. Walrod served as Franklin County’s zoning and planning director from 2000 to 2021 and helped create the department, which oversees land development across the county, especially in rural agricultural areas. Walrod passed away on February 21, just eight months after retiring from his position with the county at the age of 83. Though he spent over two decades with Franklin County, his career in planning and zoning lasted over 50 years.
Students are being reunited with their families following an hourslong lockdown. The suspect, an 18-year-old male student at Olathe East, was shot and injured.
In rural places like western Kansas, the physical distance between support services and victims of domestic and sexual violence adds to the psychological and cultural barriers that might keep someone from seeking help.
If you built a home in rural Franklin County in the last 20 years, chances are you worked with Larry Walrod. And judging by what… Login to continue reading Login…
Prairie Paws Animal Shelter is hoping to give pets their “best shot” this March, which is National Pet Vaccination Month. The shelter is hosting a… Login to continue reading Login…