Williamsburg News

If there is one person in Ottawa who has a living, breathing account of the citya s history for the past 50 years, it could be 95-year-old Glenn Underwood.

Libraries are an equalizer, Jenny Milliken says. "Everyone is afforded the opportunity to use library services, so one's economic status is not part of the equation," Milliken, director of Williamsburg Community Library, said.

Police are investigating a break-in and theft of meat, beer and other items from a popular Williamsburg restaurant 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.

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

The U.S. Department of Labor has filed suit in Brooklyn federal court against Grace Food Distribution Inc., 77-81 N. 1st Street, and company president Ben Kwong C. Chiu, alleging willful violations of the recordkeeping provisions of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act .

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

A photo essay of what it's like to go apple picking in Williamsburg, Kansas . [ Kansas City With The Russian Accent ] The challenge with S'mores pie is not to eat the whole thing, once you've finished making it.

The National Weather Service has issued a flash flood warning for Franklin County.

Breakfast will be the most important meal of the day for more than just nutrition Saturday in Williamsburg.

Loss estimated at $1,000. See Document 305 S MAIN ST 08/27/2009 10:06:25 Arrest 32 YOA Nathan Sabata from Quenemo, KS was arrest on FRCO warrant 07CR429.

Lightning started a fire that destroyed the Williamsburg home of a new West Franklin teacher and her husband, officials said.

DAILY MEDIA RELEASE August 21, 2009 Motor Vehicle Accident 1100 South Ash, 0735 hours, Amy Miller 17 year old female from Ottawa pulled out from a private drive and struck a vehicle driven by Danny Watkins 31 year old male from Ottawa.

Lightning started a fire that destroyed the Williamsburg home of a new West Franklin teacher and her husband, officials said.

Maybe it was the brain freeze that hit me after my second sip of an ice-cold apple cider slushie, but I forgot to ask Mike Gerhardt -- who owns the Pome on the Range Orchards & Winery in Williamsburg, Kansas -- if "Pome" is a play on pomme , the French word for apple.

Births a Monday: A girl, 8 pounds, 3 ounces, to Malyssa Foltz, Ottawa; twin girls, 4 pounds, 13 ounces, and 4 pounds, 5 ounces, to Candice and Christopher Huffman, Ottawa.

Betty Shaffer's job lets her meet people from all over the world. From Australia and New Zealand to Germany, England and faraway states, all kinds of people stop by the RV park and campground she and her husband own at 2161 Idaho Road near Homewood.

June 24, 2009 Motor Vehicle Accident 100 block East 5th, 1600 hours, a vehicle driven by Joel Fredrickson 56-year-old Ottawa Kansas male hit a bicycle ridden by a Nathan McGowin 14-year-old Williamsburg male.

Alan Radcliffe first heard about the storm on a weather radio. Radcliffe, Franklin County emergency management director, said a report from the National Weather Service Saturday evening warned him of an approaching threat to Franklin County.

Guy & Mae's Tavern won't have to wonder any longer. The popular Williamsburg eating establishment was named one of the "8 Wonders of Kansas Cuisine" Friday by the Kansas Sampler Foundation.