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Today…. December 30th, is National Bacon Day and I urge you all to celebrate accordingly. In this world there’s nothing better than bacon whether it’s chocolate covered bacon or bacon wrapped tater…

One year ago today, December 30th, the City of Ottawa took over the Great Life Gold Course. The city purchased the course from the Ottawa Country Club Group in 2023, citing the…

With the cold weather setting in the last couple nights and knowing that old-man winter is bound to rear his ugly head, more and more people are using their furnaces and fireplaces…

With the word last week that the Kansas City Chiefs are making the move away from Missouri and moving to Kansas, many Kansas legislators were caught off guard a bit. Fifty-ninth District…

The Kansas Grain and FeeD Association has announced the selection of the 2026 Class Of Tomorrow agribusiness leaders. One of those is an Ottawa High School Class of 2017 graduate. Congratulations to…

A man from La Cygne is in big trouble after the chase he initiated with police ended in a crash that injured 5 people Sunday night, December 28th. Law enforcement officers from…

A Louisburg teen, 19-year-old Sammie McGee is doing what she can to take some of the heaviness off Airen’s brothers and sister as they and their parents grieve Airen’s loss. Sammie started…

Detectives with the Kansas City, Kansas Police Department have announced that additional charges have been filed against 47-year-old Damon Leonard, of Pleasanton, in connection with the death of his 13-year-old neighbor, Airen…

Republican candidate for Kansas Governor, Vickie Schmidt has received and endorsement from Maggie’s list. Schmidt says Kansas has a storied history of Republican women leaders, and she is proud to carry the…

The Osawatomie City Council has concluded its meetings for the year. The next meeting will be January 8th. The agenda for the meeting has been released. At the meeting, the oath of…

The Anderson County Commission met recently and discussed several items. Road and Bridge Supervisor Ethan Licktieg told commissioners that he has viewed a demonstration of a mower-max boom mower. The equipment will…

If you pay your bills by phone, the City of Ottawa has something they would like you to try out. City of Ottawa utility customers who opt to pay their bill via…

Five people were injured, including three Ottawans, in a head on crash Saturday night, December 27th, about a half mile east of New Century Air Center on Old 56 highway near Clare…

The Kansas Legislature is scheduled to reconvene in January. 59th District Representative, Rebecca Schmoe, is on the Public Education Committee and they have a lot to go over this session. One of…

Anderson County Emergency Management Director, Sarah Burkhart, met with the commission. She presented a quote from Advantage Computers to upgrade the current desktop computers in rural fire and emergency management to be…

Franklin County officials said that renewal notices have been sent for heavy farm trucks and trailers. These notices were inadvertently mailed early by the state printer but, cannot be processed until after…

We told you last week about a Linn County man who faces charges in Bates County, Missouri for abandonment of a corpse in connection with the death of a 13-year-old boy from…

A woman who sent multiple emails to the City of Ottawa in regards to improving the intersection of 15th and Ash and got no response at all, prompting a sign in her…

So, you still have your Christmas tree up. It’s a beauty, a real fresh cut tree. Well, it was fresh when you put it up, now it’s a dry, brittle ready to…

A spree of animal and livestock-related crimes have been reported in northeast Kansas, including suspicious deaths and stolen cattle. The first incident was four head of stolen cattle reported by the Cloud…