Storms’ Aftermath Hits Ottawa Area Crops Hard
Officials report week long storms caused heavy damage to crops in Ottawa area and Franklin County fields north and northeast of Ottawa. Corn 12 to 15 inches tall reduced to 2 to 3 inches in places while wheat likely to yield little due to hail. Two storms Monday hit southwestern county then Centropolis Ot taw a and Rantoul, with tornadoes in Missouri.
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Ottawa
Franklin County
Darren Hibdon
Franklin County Extension Ag
Centropolis
Tawa
Rantoul
Missouri
Cubs Learn Kazoo in North Lake Park Fun Day
Genni Rogers of Louisburg leads a Cub Scouts session at North Lake Park Garland for Twin Rivers Day Camp. Activities include kazoo basics, etiquette training, and archery as part of the summer fun program with local scouts.
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Genni Rogers
Louisburg
North Lake Park
Garnett
Twin Rivers
Kelven Heckman
Ottawa
Anderson
Franklin, Linn
Miami
Franklin County Vision Plan Aims To Engage Residents
Richard Jackson, Ottawa planning commissioner and former city official, proposes a countywide vision and citizen participation plan for Franklin County. The idea is part of nine projects launched in mid May by Kansas State University's REAL Rural Engagement and Action Leadership program, run by Huck Boyd Institute and funded by K State. The REAL Project helps graduates apply leadership skills locally. Participants identified issues from conservation to improving city entrances and youth entrepreneurship, and attended a May workshop at the Eisenhower Presidential Library in Abilene.
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Jodie Garcia Herald
Richard Jackson
Jackson
Ottawa
Franklin County
Kansas State University
Huck Boyd National
Tute
K-State
Center For
Ron Wilson
Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum
Abilene
Sunflower Quilt Show promises variety and new works
Sunflower Piecemakers Quilt Guild of Ottawa hosts a two day Sunflower Quilt Show at Ottawa Middle School from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. featuring Sunflower Piecemakers quilts, sewing machine vendors, demonstrations and a miniature quilt auction. Special displays include Hoffman Spring Challenge winners and MO KAN Machine Quilters Guild top quilts with Muggs McCleary from Pomona winning third place.
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Chris Campbell
Campbell
Sunflower Piecemakers Quilt Guild of
Ottawa
Ottawa Middle School
Hoffman
Pomona
Muggs McCleary
McCleary
S. Ash St
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