SENIOR HUNTING AND FISHING LICENSES NO MORE
The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks announced Friday, October 18th, that it has stopped selling Senior Lifetime Passes for hunting and fishing. The 10-year combination of hunting and fishing licenses for…
AFTER HOURS CHAMBER EVENT
The public is invited to a Chamber After Hours. It will be held at Corner Market at 4th and Main, to help celebrate their 5th year anniversary. The event will be at…
BISON AUCTION
You can have buffalo roaming your yard, if you like…the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks is auctioning off 66 head of bison soon. Yes, i know there’s a difference between bison…
KINCAID PASTOR ARRAIGNED
A former Kincaid pastor who at one time pursued a ministry as a social media influencer before he was charged with child molestation, was arraigned yesterday in Anderson County District Court. Fifty-year…
EVERYGY TO BUILD NAT GAS PLANTS
Governor Laura Kelly joined Vvergy executives and legislative leaders yesterday to announce that the company will invest more than $2 billion in building two new 705 megawatt combined-cycle natural gas plants in…
LYNDON SUPERINTENDENT ARRESTED
USD 421 Lyndon has confirmed the recent arrest of Superintendent Brad Marcotte. According to a statement from the district Saturday afternoon, October 19th, Marcotte was arrested and booked into the Osage County…
BLANTON SENTENCED ON JESSICAS LAW
Another sentencing yesterday in Franklin County District court. Fifty-one-year-old Timothy Blanton was sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole for at least 25 years under Jessica’s Law on a…
HEY QUICK QUESTION
A new video series from the City of Ottawa has officials taking to the streets to ask citizens and visitors engaging and lighthearted questions. Recently, they talked with Harmony McCain at the…
OTTAWA NUDITY LAWS
Recently, a woman was reported to be walking around Garnett topless. Several stories of people in various staged of dress, or undress have been reported over the last several months in the…
ALVARADO SENTENCED YESTERDAY
A man originally charged with 2nd degree murder was sentenced yesterday to a lesser charge. Anthony Alvarado pled guilty to a charge of voluntary manslaughter in the death of 29-year-old Dalton Presley….
FIGHT WITH DEPUTY LEADS TO ARREST
A Franklin County Sheriff’s officer deployed a taser to subdue a man in Rantoul Friday night, October 18th. The deputy responded to an address in Rantoul to investigate a misdemeanor theft. As…
JAX ON TRAIN RIDE
Train rides and adventures are back in Baldwin City. During the Maple Leaf Festival, the new owners of the Ottawa Northern Railroad, formerly the Midland Railroad gave their inaugural rides on the…
SOLAR GRANTS
U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development Kansas Director Christy Davis says the USDA is awarding more than $650,000 in grants to help rural Kansans in seven communities build renewable energy generation systems…
LANDMARK BANK KINCAID CLOSING
Landmark Bank of Kincaid announced that they will be closing at the end of the year, bringing an end to a storied legacy of small town banking dating back 135 years. The…
KANSAS LABOR REPORT
Preliminary estimates reported by the Kansas Department of Labor and the Bureau of Labor Statistics show a seasonally adjusted unemployment rate of 3.3% in September. This is unchanged from 3.3% in August…
OU ANNOUNCES NEW PRESIDENT
Ottawa University officially has a new president. OU has announced that Dr. Bambi Burgard will serve the role as President for the Ottawa campus. Her first official day was yesterday, October 8th….
MAYO CANCER VACCINE
Could a vaccine, one day, be given to prevent breast cancer and other forms of the disease? Mayo Clinic surgeon Dr. Amy Degnim is on the team that’s evaluating a vaccine against…
WELTON WITH OLD 50 IMPROVEMENT UPDATE
Work on the Old 50 Highway Improvement Project is nearly complete. Franklin County Public Works Director Jeff Welton gave an encouraging update to the county commission: If you haven’t had the chance…
MICO ROAD PROJECTS
Miami County Commissioners are mapping out road and bridge projects that would be prioritized if voters renew a quarter-cent sales tax in the November 5th general election. Many local residents learned more…
MICO JEFFERSON HIGHWAY
Over three dozen military vehicles passed through Miami County Sunday, October 13th. These were special historic vehicles. Members of the Military Vehicle Preservation Association are traveling 2,500 miles on the historic Jefferson…