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Kansas lawmakers are considering a new proposal this month that could send alcoholic deliveries straight to your front door. Representatives of Walmart, requested the introduction of Senate Bill 56. If approved in…

The Ottawa City Commission reviewed a list of vacant residential land in the city at a recent meeting. Neighborhood and Community Services Director Lucas Neece gave some details: Neece says various factors…

Some fish are harder to catch than others in Kansas but a few species are considered truly unusual to come across by the public or anglers casting lines at their favorite fishing…

The Franklin County Cancer Foundation was founded in 1998 to help cancer patients and their families get through the hardship that cancer imposes on them. The foundation has raised nearly $2 million…

Applications are now being accepted for Kansas families to receive grocery benefits this summer. The Kansas Department for Children and Families says the application period for Sun Bucks this summer, opened Monday,…

Today is Kansas Day and today we will highlight some famous people in Kansas history from Anderson County. First, Arthur Capper born in Garnett in 1865, started working for the Garnett Journal…

Kansas Day is today and for Miami County, particularly Osawatomie, we remember John Brown, the famous abolitionist, who grew to be a legend in the Civil War era. After the sacking of…

Rodents, mice, rats, whatever, they are gross, and plentiful in our area, and, they get in our homes more often than we think. Rodents invade an estimated 18.2 million U. S. homes…

Exciting news for the City of Ottawa and all golfers in the area. The city has received their brand new fleet of golf carts for the Ottawa Golf Course, and they are…

Kansas Insurance Commissioner, Vicki Schmidt, announced the Kansas Department of Insurance recovered $45,047.10 for Franklin County residents in 2024. Last year more than $11.8 million was recovered for policyholders statewide. The department’s…

Today is Kansas day! Kansas became the 34th state admitted to the union on January 29th, 1861, on the eve of the American Civil War. The state has produced some pretty amazing…

Today, January 29th, is Kansas Day, Kansas became the 34th state admitted to the Union on January 29, 1861, on the eve of the American Civil War. Kansas has produced a lot…

The Ottawa City Commission will meet tomorrow after taking a week off to attend the Local Government Day in Topeka last week. One item on the agenda is a proclamation recognizing February…

**Highschool Basketball**Boys BB:Ottawa 61 Osage City 29Girls BB:Osage City 57 Ottawa 39

The 1st Infantry Division from Fort Riley will deploy approximately 200 soldiers to the southern border to protect and defend the territorial integrity of the United States, as directed by the president….

Researchers at Kansas State University say the number of cases of an allergic reaction to red meat tied to tick bites is increasing across the state, and many don’t even know what…

An Ottawa firefighter has been accepted into a prestigious program. Captain Dustin Donovan will enter the National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program. City of Ottawa officials say this is a testament…

State public health officials are calling an ongoing tuberculosis outbreak in northeast Kansas “unprecedented.” The Kansas Department of Health and Environment reports 67 active cases of tuberculosis and 79 infections in the…

The City of Ottawa purchased the former Ottawa Country Club Golf Course last year and are working hard to get the course in good playing condition. They have hired experienced professionals to…

Yesterday, January 27th, was the 40 year anniversary of the “End of Watch” for Deanna Rose. She was the Overland Park officer who was killed in the line of duty, January 27th,…