Gus Turner of Ottawa U Iron 5 Dies at 83
Gus Turner, longtime OU basketball star and member of the Iron 5, died Sept. 4 at age 83 in Williamsburg Virginia. Turner helped Ottawa win three straight Kan sas Collegiate Athletic Conference titles from 1946 to 1949 and scored 1,003 career points, ranking 19th in OU history. Surviving Iron 5 members include Bill Frear Spencer Martin Robert Musgrave and Blaine Rush.
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Williamsburg Va
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Blaine Rush
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Kansas
Corn Harvest Near Pomona Amid Good Yields
Rollin’ through Pomona area farms, Steve Nelson reports corn near Pawnee and Idaho roads exceeding expectations with about 100 bushels per acre. Mike Drumm at Ottawa Coop shovels corn at 302 N Main St as farmers face late frosts and floods but still enjoy a strong harvest.
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Pomona
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Idaho Roads
Mike Drumm
Waverly
Ottawa Coop
N. Main St
Debate over farm consolidation spans generations
EMILY BEHLMAN profiles Brian Mitchell a long time Elkhart area farmer and his father Kenneth as they navigate growth and consolidation. The piece traces the family history from the 1950s when Mitchell's grandfather settled the operation and discusses how larger farms benefit from federal farm policy while note the shift toward centralized management south of the Oklahoma Kansas line. The article signals continued discussion on farm size and policy with a pointer to further details on page 14.
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Oklahoma Kansas
Kansas rural towns struggle as farm subsidies favor distant landowners
The issue examines federal crop subsidies in Kansas and how payments often go to landowners far from where crops are grown. It highlights Wichita County as a case study of small farming communities facing limited revival funding amid ongoing policy debates.
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Roosevelt
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Wichita County
New Ottawa High School Wall of Honor inductees named
Charles Gillette Gary Hornbuckle and Gary Mavity selected for Ottawa High School Wall of Honor. Inductees announced at a banquet with about 140 attendees as former teacher Susan Geiss and Derek Chappell introduced the trio. Gillette, a 1950 graduate, co owned Peace IGA Food Centers before retiring as executive VP in 1999.
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Herald
Ottawa
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National League of Cities
Hit and run on US 59 claims two workers lives
Douglas County investigators seek public help after a Tuesday hit and run on U S 59 killed workers Tyrone T Korte 30 of Seneca and Rolland Griffith 24 of Aldo. Two Washington women Ramona Morgan 48 and Sabrina Morgan 26 face felony charges for fleeing police but not for the deaths. Authorities want to know what the suspects were doing on or before Tuesday.
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Herald
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Ramona Morgan
Sabrina Morgan
Chewelah
Wash
Kari Wempe
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