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The U. S. Marine Corps Reserves Toys For Tots Program is now accepting donations of new, unwrapped toys for kids in need this Christmas season. The offices of the Anderson County Review…

The Franklin County Commission has suspended the special use permit for the Great Plains Rifle Range west of Ottawa, citing safety concerns from numerous people who live down range from the facility….

Kansas Chief Justice, Marla Luckert, had a minor car accident, which is believed to have been caused by a stroke. According to an announcement from the Kansas Supreme Court Wednesday, October 17th,…

The election in November features many races in Miami County. One of those is for the Osawatomie City Council Ward 2 Seat. Incumbent Kevin Chastain is being challenged by Brandon Willey. Chasteen…

As ottawa gets ready to remove many dead and dying trees, the larger limbs and the stumps are usually cut into firewood and sold to the public, but what happens to the…

The Prairie View USD 362 Board of Education, in a special meeting Monday, October 13th, voted unanimously to terminate all contracts with Buffalo head football coach and weight room instructor, Jason Spradling…

Recently, the Kansas Highway Patrol partnered with Operation Lifesaver, Amtrak police and hundreds of local, state, federal and railroad law enforcement departments for “s”See Tracks? Think Train” week. KHP participated in “Operation…

One of the major issues facing Ottawa is the condition of the streets. Some are good, some are not too bad, some are horrible. So, how do we fix them? Ottawa City…

The City of Ottawa has received an Inflation Reduction Act Grant, known as an IRA Grant to help take down dead trees and replace them with new ones. Greg Morrow with the…

The Miami County Sheriff’s Department responded to a motorcycle accident yesterday morning, October 15th. Just after 8:00 a crash was reported on northbound 69 Highway at 223rd street. Once on scene first…

A gun range just west of Ottawa on K-68 has been shut down by the Franklin County Commissioners, although it may be temporary. In the three hour debate and discussion, numerous people…

It’s that time of the year…pumpkin growing contests. A car manufacturing engineer from California became champion this week of an annual pumpkin-weighing contest in northern California where his massive gourd upset the…

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Several years ago during the covid pandemic, cases of domestic violence increased dramatically as people were isolated in their home more and that trend toward violence…

The Ottawa City Commission recognized October as Domestic Violence Awareness month. There is a domestic violence incident every 23 seconds in the United States and law enforcement says there are many more…

Monday, October 13th,the Republican-led legislative coordinating council approved $460,000 of taxpayer dollars to fund a special legislative session focused on redistricting the state of Kansas and addressing the gender marker ruling. The…

The Franklin County Commission has approved the purchase of a new spray truck for the county transfer station. County Solid Waste Director, Peg Pearson describes the current situation: Commissioners approved the request….

With this being burning season, a lot of people want to get out and burn off the fields and pastures but, the wind in Kansas doesn’t always cooperate. So, when is it…

One of the Franklin County EMS crews is stationed in Wellsville, with two other crews on duty in Ottawa. Occasionally both ambulances in Ottawa are called out of Ottawa on emergency calls….

The Franklin County Commission will meet this morning. One major item on the agenda, the commission will consider revoking the special use permit for the Great Plains Precision Rifle Range on K-68…

The Ottawa City Commission will meet this morning and one item on the agenda is an Ottawa tree inventory report and grant announcement that will be made. City Manager Brian Silcott: Other…