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Jun 15, 2021 to Jun 17, 2021
The Kansas State University Meat Animal Evaluation Team won National Champion honors at the 2021 Collegiate Meat Animal Evaluation Contest hosted in Manhattan, Kan. The team was recognized April 27 following the three-day competition.
The event was previously known as the Aksarben (Nebraska spelled backwards) contest. It now rotates among host institutions across the country. The competition includes live market animal carcass predictions and pricing, breeding animal evaluation and a meat judging competition. It is a capstone judging experience for students with its incorporation of so many industry-applicable concepts.
Results
The K-State team placed first in the breeding, pork, sheep and market animal divisions of the contest. The team also took second place in the meats, communications and beef divisions.
The Ottawa Herald
Arrests
• 7:19 p.m. Sunday, 305 S. Main Street, Ottawa, Colten Rowsey, 27, Ottawa, was arrested on failure to appear warrants.
• 6:20 a.m. Saturday, 2600 Interstate 35, Raymond Mutters, 59, Williamsburg, was stopped for a traffic infraction and found to have a suspended license. He was arrested and released on a notice to appear.
• 3:42 a.m. Friday, 305 S. Main St., Matthew Grammer, 24, Ottawa, was arrested on two failure to appear warrants through the Franklin County Sheriff s Office.
Accidents
• 2:44 p.m. Friday, 1600 block of Interstate 35, Pomona, Miranda Heppler, 28, Andover, was driving south on I-35 in her 2007 Toyota Camry when she left the roadway and struck a milepost sign.