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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…

The Kansas Corporation Commission has announced two public hearings on Evergy’s application for approval to build a 133-mile transmission line in southern Kansas. Evergy wants to install a 345 kilovolt transmission line…

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…

A man from Topeka made his wife’s obsession with collecting snowmen come to life recently. After Kathy Duncan passed away in September, her husband, Tuck, was determined for her spirit to live…

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…

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 Road….

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

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…