ADVENTHEATLH OTTAWA VOLUNTEERS GET AWARD
The AdventHealth Ottawa Volunteer Program was awarded the Gold Award of Excellence once again at the Joint Kansas Hospital Association and Hospital Volunteers of Kansas Awards luncheon recently. To receive this award,…
PUBLIC WATER DISTRICT 12 BURNOUT
Public Wholesale Water Supply District Number 12 has announced it has begun it’s free chlorine burnout, in order to maintain high quality water throughout the entire distribution system. This involves switching from…
OSAWATOMIE NEPOTISM POLICY CHANGE
The City of Osawatomie’s personnel policy prohibiting nepotism has been modified to allow family members of firefighters to serve on the volunteer fire department, as long as they are not immediate family…
BREWER REMEMBERS
Today marks the 23rd Anniversary of the 9-11 Attacks on the United States. September 11th, 2001, started like any other day. Most of you can probably remember exactly where you were and…
MACI RAVER COM PER
KOFO’s newest marketing executive, Maci Raver has quite a story to tell. She was able to mix college athletics with the rigors of college academics and graduate this past spring from Ottawa…
I REMEMBER
Today marks the 24th anniversary of the 9-11 Attacks on the United States. A ceremony will be held at 8am this morning at the Ottawa Fire Station. The public is encouraged to…
80’s FLASHBACK ARCADE
Pac man, Zaxxon, RoboCop, Tempest, Gauntlet, Space Invaders, Defender, Tecmo Bowl, Dig Dug, Asteroids, Donkey Kong, Mario Brothers, Millipede, Frogger. Video arcade games of the 1980 era. Remember stuffing quarters into these…
BUSH ON 911
On that fateful day 24 years ago, the United States suffered through the biggest attack on our democracy in our history. Everyone alive and everyone born since lives changed forever on that…
CARBONDALE COUPLE UP ON DRUG CHARGES
Two Osage County residents are in custody on numerous drug-related charges. According to Osage County Sheriff, Chris Wells, sheriff’s deputies executed a search warrant on Thursday, September 4th, at 12544 South Topeka…
SEARCH FOR KIRK KILLER
The search for the person who assassinated Conservative Activist Charlie Kirk continues. The FBI has released images of the suspect and video of him leaving the scene on the campus of Utah…
WEINGARTNER ON SHOW SAFETY
The Power of the Past Antique Tractor and Engine Show will be in Forest Part today September 12 through Sunday, September 14. One thing you can count on is a safe show….
TOLLING OF THE BELLS
Yesterday, at a ceremony to commemorate the 23nd Anniversary of the 9-11 Attacks on America, they held the Ceremonial Tolling of the Bells. Ottawa Fire Chief Shawn Dillon spoke about the tolling…
WORLD RECORD SUNFLOWER
Kansas is known as the Sunflower State and we have some of the most beautiful fields of sunflowers tower into the sky, some reaching 15 feet tall or more. But Kansas doesn’t…
OTTAWA A FINALIST IN MUSIC GRANT
You might remember that the Ottawa Memorial Auditorium was in the running for a huge grant that would give Ottawa up to 10 outdoor concerts over the course of the next three…
DELEGATES SELECTED
Each year, the City of Ottawa is asked to supply voting delegates to the Kansas League of Municipalities annual meeting. This year, City Clerk Melissa Reed read the qualifications: Commissioners Zach Clayton,…
POWER OF THE PAST THIS WEEKEND
One of those “can’t miss” events in Ottawa is this weekend. The 29th Annual Power of the Past Antique Engine and Tractor Show will be in Forest Park today, September 12th through…
SUSPECT IN CUSTODY IN KIRK SLAYING
New developments on the Charlie Kirk assassination. A suspect has been caught. FBI Director Kash Patel. The suspect was identified with the help of family members and his roommate. 22-year-old Tyler Robinson…
CATFISHING SCHEME REPORTED AT SCHOOLS
Yesterday, Wellsville USD 289 Officials were notified by the Paola School District of a “catfishing” scheme that targeted Paola High School students. As the matter was investigated, unsubstantiated reports about a possible…
MURDER SUSPECT TO BE ARRAIGNED
A former Shawnee MIssion woman, who avoided arrest for a year in the drug-related death of her fiancé will be arraigned in Anderson County District Court soon on a charge of first-degree…
MORE KANSAS KIDS UNINSURED
The rate of Kansas children without health insurance climbed in 2024 to its highest level in more than a decade, according to new data released by the U.S. Census Bureau, American Community…