Rantoul News

As she travels from place to place, Nellie Davis meets people. She meets customers looking for perfumes and lotions, others searching for shoes or jewelry.

It's mysterious and scary at the same time. And Tracy Brock and her neighbors just want it to stop.

Rantoul was a part of the earliest settlement in Franklin County. Many settled in the county as they moved from Lawrence and Leavenworth and across the Missouri border into Kansas.

A Rantoul man accused of stealing thousands of dollars from the Rantoul Presbyterian Church when he was church treasurer is set to enter his plea in court next month.

It was a tree that Steve Miner says saved his house from additional damage. Trees were uprooted in Minera s home near Rantoul following Monday nighta s batch of thunderstorms and high winds.

Areas of the county still were without electricity this morning following thunderstorms and high winds Monday night.

A 35-year-old man was listed in stable condition at an Overland Park hospital Wednesday after he was hit by a car.

Dismissals a Wednesday: Gary Bowling, Ottawa; Delores Cox, Ottawa; Renee Michael, Ottawa.

A write-in campaign for Ralph Stover Jr. worked, earning him a return to the Williamsburg City Council.

Fridaya s canvass could bring changes to Tuesdaya s unofficial election results.

A Rantoul man was arrested Monday on a warrant in connection to the theft of $60,000 when he was treasurer of the Rantoul Presbyterian Church.

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.

With the exception of a few city council races, many of Tuesday's election winners will be write-ins, uncontested or will be winners who faced little opposition.

There could be disagreement between Franklin County officials and some residents about some of the county's services.

Water quality and economic development should be top priorities for the City of Ottawa, City Manager Richard Nienstedt said.

Spots remain open as Tuesdaya TMs deadline to file for city council and school board positions approaches.

With the deadline less than two weeks away, few people have filed for city and school board positions in the coming election.

As the dust from one election settles, another one is stirring. The deadline is approaching quickly for Franklin Countians interested in running for school board or city council positions.

Darla Ouellette of Rantoul said she never quits something. That attitude has led her to a near 23-year sisterhood with Wendy Murphy of Baldwin City.