Weather returns sunny skies to Franklin County season
The Sixties WEATHER season promises sunny skies for Franklin County with publication on Page 7. Forecast highlights bright conditions and warmer temperatures ahead as residents prepare for outdoor activities.
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Local Ottawa Vapers See Roles in Regulation Debate
Ottawa residents discuss switching to vaping as a street level shift in nicotine use. Elizabeth Conaway reports cutting nicotine from 24 to 11 milligrams and plans to reach zero while shop owners Alex Noor and the E-Vape Shop highlight devices and starter kits. Health officials note limited data on effectiveness and potential risks though AMA backs regulating e cig devices like drug delivery systems. Public health leader Midge Ransom cites caution and ongoing questions about long term impact.
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Siblings die in three vehicle I-70 crash near WaKeeney
Ottawa teen John Bubba Smith 17 and Baldwin City student Alexis Woolsoncroft 12 died at the scene after Smith lost control of a 2009 Pontiac on I-70 east of Ogallah. A girlfriend passenger Alejandra Gutierrez-Pino 17 was hospitalized. Driver Dennis Bowers 49 and Kevin Werner 54 were injured. All wore seat belts per Kansas Highway Patrol.
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Quadruple homicide fuels costly budget for trial
Franklin County faces a costly court case over a rural Ottawa quadruple homicide. County Attorney Stephen Hunting says the trial could add about 100000 to expenditures, based on county counselor Lisa Johnson’s estimates. Prosecutors seek the death penalty for Kyle T. Flack, 28, with a fall 2015 trial date in Ottawa.
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