Tourism boosts Franklin County as Old Depot hosts first family night
The Old Depot Museum kicked off its first family night drawing a small crowd and featuring weaving and caning demonstrations. Franklin County aims to grow tourism via architec ture tours museums and antique shops while leveraging nearby Lawrence and Kansas City. Growth hinges on creative marketing, hotel partnerships, and new events like the Sampler Festival to attract snowbirds and other visitors.
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Old Depot Museum
Franklin
Ottawa
Kansas
Franklin County
Lawrence
Kansas City
U.S.59
Wisconsin
Iowa
Illinois
Minnesota
Convention and Tourism Bureau
CTB
Old Depot
Carnegie Cultural Center
Chamber of Commerce
Kansas to pay $250000 to exonerated physician Naramore
The Kansas state plans a $250,000 payout to L. Stan Naramore, the physician once tried and imprisoned for murder, then exonerated by the Court of Appeals. He spent nearly two years jailed, lost his medical license, and faced statewide stigma after actions in resuscitation and painkiller cases. The paper urges prosecutors and the Kansas Bureau of Investigation to apologize.
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Kansas
L. Stan Naramore
Kansas Bureau of Investigation
Kansas Court of Appeals
Naramore
Chris Willt
St. Francis
Ruth Leach
Leah
Hays Daily News
Museum visit Leaves Chesterfield Family Praising Ottawa Depot
Mike Schmidt of Chesterfield Missouri and family toured Old Depot Museum in Ottawa Kansas during a Christmas visit. They praised the upstairs schoolroom general store and ironwork, donated to support the museum, and urged Franklin County residents to protect the local treasure.
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Wichita
Old Depot
St. Louis
Chesterfield Historical Commission
Faust
West St. Louis County
Chris
Lis
Ottawa
Franklin County
Mike Schmidt
Chesterfield
Bernard the Bavarian farmer and the rise of corporate farming
A narrative contrasts Bernard a German hops grower with Budweiser ties and a farmer’s life amid European subsidies with the United States shift toward corporate agriculture. It argues policy favors big agribusiness, cites Roberts and Glickman, critiques the 1996 Freedom to Farm Act, and portrays a growing Kansas Independent Family Farm Coalition seeking antitrust enforcement and rural renewal.
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Bernard
Haltertopped
Lederhosen
Germany
European
U.S
United States
Agriculture
Dan Glickman
Pat Roberts
Kansas
Cargill
Minnesota
ConAgra
Omaha
DuPont
Wilmington
Roberts
House
Glickman
America
Jefferson
Kansas Independent Family Farm Coalition
Stan Clark
R-Oakley
Bruce Larkin
D-Baileyville
Kansas Sampler Festival comes to Ottawa in 2001
Ottawa won the bid to host the Kansas Sampler Festival in 2001 after a state wide selection process. The event showcases Kansas towns with booths, stage acts, displays, and food, promoting rural culture and tourism. The festival originated at the Penner Farm in Inman and grew into a state premier celebration.
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Ottawa
Kansas
Mil Penner
Inman
Penner
Pratt
Forest Park
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