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A status conference will be held tomorrow, November 21st, for Christopher Hassel. He is charged with 1st degree murder and aggravated burglary. Forty-eight year-old Christopher Hassell was charged in late October of…

The Ottawa City Commission will meet this morning, November 20th, and have a rather full agenda. One item to be discussed is approval of an ordinance allowing licensing and regulation of massage…

Sextortion is generally defined as when a young person is convinced to send a nude photo to an unknown criminal who poses as a friend…….and then demands they pay hundreds of dollars…

Osawatomie city officials say they are in the “home stretch” when it comes to their Pave The Way Project. Friday, November 15th, there were intermittent closures on 6th Street between Lincoln and…

Governor Laura Kelly proclaimed November 18–24 as Use Antibiotics Wisely Week in Kansas. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment is asking health care providers and Kansans to use antibiotics wisely to…

Something a lot of people were worried might not happen this year, happened yesterday. There is now new farm bill legislation in both houses of congress. The house version of a new…

Some people may have received a letter from the City of Ottawa regarding a lead pipe survey. If you have not filled out the survey, city officials urge you to do so…

The preliminary hearing for an accused murderer in Franklin County was held recently. Jason Marnell is charged in the death of his one year old son. Prosecutors say he was responsible for…

The Ottawa City Commission will meet tomorrow and they have a full agenda. First, they will be recognizing a number of city employees for their faithful and continuous service to the city….

There might be more young people caught up in what is called sextortion than you realize. Sextortion is generally defined as convincing a victim to send a nude photo of themselves, then…

One of the most fascinating stories in American history is one that very few even know about. From 1854 to 1929, the Orphan Train brought hundreds of thousands of abandoned and orphaned…

Preliminary estimates reported by the Kansas Department of Labor and the Bureau of Labor Statistics show a seasonally adjusted unemployment rate of 3.4% in October. This is an increase from 3.3% in…

If you’re like me, you like the little pop up things on turkeys to tell you they are done, but, don’t you kind of wish they had a little warning sound when…

Last week, the Garnett Community Foundation joined in celebrating the increasingly important role that community foundations play in fostering collaboration among local partners to deliver innovative and lasting solutions that will help…

Beware of phone scammers in Ottawa. Some utility customers are reporting a bogus phone call from a scammer claiming to be from Evergy who is threatening to shut off service to their…

A very important person in the Miami County Adult Education System was honored recently. Karen Ulanski-Swank, Director of the Paola Adult Education Center was honored by Southeast Kansas Works. They presented her…

As cold weather approaches, many people are going to need help with their winter energy bills. The Kansas Department for Children and Families says Kansans needing assistance with those bills can begin…

Have you seen an UFO.? Something in the sky you questioned? Ever had a “close encounter of the third kind?” Well, you are not alone. More than 700 UFO reports were made…

Have you ever wondered how Kansas came to be known as the wheat state? Well, early agriculture in the state was not always successful. Settlers began increasing in numbers when Kansas was…

Property owners hoping to renovate and revitalize residences and commercial properties in Colony will soon be able to take advantage of a specific tax rebate program to ease the financial burden of…