Wellsville News

Some area residents decorate their yards for the Fourth of July holiday. From top: Pat and Don Morgan, 700 block of South Main Street, Ottawa; Marty and Mike McClellan, 700 block of South Main Street, Ottawa.

After several years of hard touring, Chely Wright broke through to become a chart-topping star on the contemporary country scene.

Motor Vehicle Accident 400 block South Main, 1550 hours, a vehicle driven by Curtis Clayton, 18 year old male from Ottawa struck the rear of a vehicle by Vicki Holt, a 42 yr old Ottawa woman.

Franklin County Sheriffa s Office 6/8/09 US-59 HWY / WOODSON RD 06/08/2009 12:00:00 Arrest arrested wallis, phillip on douglas county warrant and transported to dg co line and released to dg co custody.

The annual Kansas Law Enforcement Torch Run will take a longer route through Franklin County this year.

Jail for processing. Bond 1,000.00 C/S Total Activities: 40 Police Department City of Ottawa, Kansas DAILY MEDIA RELEASE May 27, 2009 Criminal Damage to Property 210 W Tecumseh , 1332 hours, a 58-year-old Quenemo KS female reported that an unknown suspect spray painted the side of the building.

Recovered Property Went to 3669 Kentucky Road and recovered a Case model post hole digger which had been stolen at Fort Riley in 2006.

Motor Vehicle Accident 5th and Cedar Street, 1010 hours, Kayla Puterbaugh 18 year old female from Ottawa ran the stop sign while traveling westbound on 5th Street at Cedar Street and struck a vehicle driven by Rebecca Pamaska 25 year old female from Ottawa.

Ottawans hungry for pancakes can get their fill Saturday and help a good cause, too.

Nine University of Kansas law students have been selected as Dean's Fellows for 2009-10. The second- and third-year students will serve as mentors for first-year students, providing them with a peer's insight into the first-year experience and helping ease their transitions into law school.

The Kansas Bureau of Investigation is investigating threatening phone messages received by the state's transportation department over the weekend.

Voter turnout was slow but steady this morning - depending on where you live. In Pomona, where two candidates are vying for mayor and five candidates are competing for just two council seats, the turnout so far this morning had been heavier than usual, Dixie Soper, election judge, said.

For Aaron and Lynette Landis, naming the holding company for their women’s apparel line Big Dream was a no-brainer.“That’s what it is to us,” said Aaron Landis.

Hotly contested races. Familiar and new faces. Write-in winners. The April 7 election will bring a number of scenarios in area city council and school board races.

A series of thefts from five Ottawa businesses led to the Friday arrest of a Kansas City man.

Damon and Tegan Feuerborn aren't shy about their faith. The parents of three young boys attend Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Paola, and they chose to have symbols of their Catholic faith prominently displayed ...

Janet Broers' family settled in the Wellsville area decades ago. And now, with the new permanent location of the Wellsville Historical Society, there is a place for people like Broers to go and view some of the ...

Court costs are not included in the figures below. The usual court cost is $106.50 for misdemeanors and $283.50 for felonies.

Eric Harris loved to drive the countryside when it was raining. A trait he inherited from his grandfather, Harris would drive the county's roads when thunderstorms rolled into the area.

Osawatomie, Paola and Wellsville fire departments responded to a house fire at 29705 Pressonville Road at 8:35 a.m. Thursday.