Franklin County News

Some Ottawa utility customers may qualify for assistance with their electric bills.

Rolan Davis is 96 years old, and although he has some trouble walking, he is grateful he has all of his fingers and all of his toes.

There weren't a lot of tricks on Halloween, but vandalism plagued a handful of businesses and a couple of automotive dealerships were burglarized over the weekend.

"Mudding" probably is a fun sport, Paula Smith, Williamsburg, acknowledged. But she doesn't find much fun in the after-effects - the damage caused by people driving their trucks on minimum maintenance roads she and her husband use to access their farm property, and even damage to their property.

A 12-year-old girl reported a stranger offered her a ride home from school Thursday.

David Alderman enjoys the sense of community that comes with a small water district.

Donald W. Smith, 77, Ottawa, died Thursday, Oct. 15, 2009, at Richmond Care Center, Richmond.

POMONA a ' If at first you dona TMt succeed, try again. That may have been the motto for thieves who stole copper wiring from a Caseya TMs General Store construction site in Pomona this week.

Franklin County commissioners are taking a road trip. County commissioners decided to travel Monday to the 4300 block of Ellis Road near Rantoul, to see for themselves a small stretch of minimum-maintenance road.

Wellsville Police Chief Steve Gillespie said police still are investigating a Tuesday fire in Wellsville.

Agnes Wilper isn't a cradle member. Rather, 85-year-old Wilper was married into the church 61 years ago.

Federal stimulus money will make law enforcement officers a little more mobile in the next few months.

Pumpkins are a widely accepted symbol of autumn. These pumpkins were on display last fall at Peckhama s Pumpkin Patch, eight miles southeast of Ottawa.

Students from six Kansas high schools will be honored Wednesday, Oct. 7, by the University of Kansas Alumni Association and KU Endowment.

City officials expected to see less revenue from sales tax collections in August, but Ottawa's finance director said there could be a slight bump in the next couple of months because of back-to-school sales and the Cash for Clunkers program.

Four Ottawa residents were treated and released Saturday after their vehicle was struck by a train.

Tony Salah and his 10-year-old daughter moved to Ottawa just a couple of months ago.

The community of Lane has lost a house some believe may have been a stop along the underground railroad.

Elaine VanDeventer, left, Baldwin City, laughs with Robin Dunn, owner of Dunn's Landing, Monday during a tour of Dunn's Landing.

A Paola man was sentenced to 48 months in jail today after pleading guilty to an armed robbery last year.