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The Annual Ottawa Christmas Parade and tree lighting ceremony will take place Saturday evening, November 29th, in Downtown Ottawa. Ottawa Main Street Director Sarah Stauffer says there are other activities planned that…

Some exciting news for a local author. Ottawa High School graduate and author Chelan David, who wrote the book “Stories From the Phog” a book about KU basketball and Allen Fieldhouse, has…

A huge error at the Linn County Clerk’s office nearly cost the Prairie View School District millions of dollars. Superintendent Chris Johnson was doing a quick check of the abstract for the…

Nearly 82 million Americans are expected to travel this Thanksgiving – a new record. There’s good news for those driving to their destinations: prices at the pump have fallen in the past…

A report of a stolen car in Paola has led to the arrest of a man. Paola police report that about 9:40 yesterday morning, November 24th, they received a report of a…

We all love to watch the Macys Thanksgiving Day Parade that takes place in New York. All kinds of elaborately decorated floats, marching bands, entertainment, and the big attraction…the giant helium filled…

A lot of people are needing help this holiday season and the Ottawa Police Foundation and Ottawa Police Department are partnering to support the Blue Santa Program to provide Christmas gifts to…

A Garnett man has filed an application for a special use permit with Anderson County to authorize his cryptocurrency mining facility, located on northwest Missouri Road, along the county’s zoning parameters. Milton…

Last year, the Ottawa Library held a Festival of Wreaths. Local residents were asked to make Christmas Wreaths to be on display at the library, then auctioned off. The event was so…

As Thanksgiving approaches and more and more people will be spending time in the kitchen cooking, it’s important to note that the number one reason for house fires is cooking fires with…

The Ottawa City Commission heard a report from the general manager of the City Golf Course, Rob Mylnar this week. He reports that he is encouraged by the number of sales at…

A big day coming up in early December for all of Franklin County. The time capsule which had been concealed in the cornerstone of the Franklin County Courthouse, which was recently retrieved,…

Here are some Thanksgiving facts that everyone should know. First, did you know that the average person spends $235 over the five day Thanksgiving holiday period? Also, the average American male would…

A search warrant executed in rural Miami County has netted a substantial amount of marijuana and stolen property. Tuesday, November 18th, just before 1:00 in the afternoon, the Miami County Sheriff’s Office…

Mentioning Missouri and Kansas in the same sentence often leads to conversations of rivalry or feud. But, a new partnership between the two states hopes to transform how voter registration records are…

The City of Ottawa is coming up with a plan to fix the streets in town, starting with those deemed “high priority”. At $14 million, or more, for just those streets, how…

Garnett’s Dunkard Brethren Church, is once again partnering with Operation Christmas Child this year on a project that sends Christmas gifts and the words of the gospel to children in need worldwide….

This past July, Ottawa was privileged to be featured on the Fox 4 Zip Trip. The morning news crew was in town doing the newscast live from Ottawa, and encouraging people to…

If you saw a police and fire escort of about 150 motorcycles through Downtown Ottawa Saturday, November 22nd, and wondered what was going on, it was the 39th Annual Toys For Kids…

Ottawa University has a lot of good things going for itself. One of those things is a very diverse student population. It seems they recruit new students from all around the world,…