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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 2014
Page
1
Wellsville pulls a decisive victory to clinch third place at the tournament, earning a crucial win as coverage continues on Page 5.
Kansas Day honors focus on Bleeding Kansas and Franklin County violence before the Civil War. Historians note Appanoose Massacre of 1856 where 22 Missouri Bushwackers were killed by Danites, a pivotal but debated prewar clash. Local reenactors discuss sources and the massacre’s contested details.
Durbin notes mass killings rose with the war start in 1861 and over 600,000 died by its end. He cites a ratio of two disease deaths for every battle fatality and points out tactics lagged behind weaponry. He discusses reenactment lessons and references a WAR page 2.
Wellsville appoints Sgt John Blair as interim police chief as the city searches for a new chief after Steve Gillespie leaves for a Kansas Bureau of Investigation post in Overland Park. Blair, a 4 year Wellsville veteran and former Johnson County sergeant, expresses interest but council and mayor will decide.
Andy Haney 62 plans mid March retirement after nearly 25 years as city public works director. He led snow removal street repairs airport upgrades and downtown beautification and will work with community leaders to select a successor. Haney will spend time with his mother in southern Alabama before finalizing the internal review and advertising the poste.
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