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Former Lyndon Superintendent Bradley Marcotte and the USD 421 Lyndon Board of Education have reached a separation agreement. The parties knowingly and voluntarily agreed to the terms in the separation and release…

A new year and a new amenity for the City of Ottawa. Ottawa officially took over operations of the golf course on December 30th. City Manager Brian Silcott says it’s going to…

The City of Ottawa has announced the promotion of Scott Snethen to the position of Director of Utilities. Snethen has been a key member of the City of Ottawa’s leadership team since…

The Ottawa Area Chamber of Commerce Annual Award and Banquet will be held on Thursday, January 16th. At the event, five awards will be given out. One of those is the Smile…

The 2025 Kansas Legislative Session begins this afternoon and lawmakers have a huge variety of hot topics they will be tackling this session. Kansas 59th District Representative Rebecca Schmoe says the number…

Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach has led a coalition of 19 state attorneys general in a letter to the incoming Trump administration asking the president-elect to secure the border and to stop…

The Miami County Republic has listed the” My Father’s House” groundbreaking on a tiny home village as the number one story of last year in Miami County. One year ago, My Father’s…

Anderson County Commissioners approved a bid of $2.51 per gallon for off-road diesel, saving quite a bit of money. The largest volume of fuel used by the road department for its maintenance…

Kansas health officials are monitoring a spike in whooping cough cases around the state this year, marking one of the biggest increases in case numbers in nearly a decade. The Kansas Department…

The Ottawa Area Chamber of Commerce Annual Award and Banquet is coming up in a few weeks. At the event, five awards will be given out. One of those is the Horizon…

One of the top 10 stories from Miami County last year was the completion of the Osawatomie solar array. A ribbon cutting October 29th for a new solar array in Osawatomie’s northland…

Quick, name a product that thousands of Kansans cross the border into Missouri to buy. You guessed it…marijuana. While thousands of patients cross the border with medical cards in hand, countless more…

Long time Franklin County 3rd District Commissioner Roy Dunn attended his last meeting on the commission on Monday, January 6th. He decided it was time to retire and did not run for…

The 2025 Kansas Legislative Session begins Monday morning, January 13th and lawmakers have a huge variety of hot topics they will be tackling this session. Kansas 59th District Representative Rebecca Schmoe says…

The Ottawa Cold Weather Emergency Shelter will be open again tonight at First Baptist Church. There will be a free meal starting at 5:00 this afternoon, and anyone needing a meal, regardless…

Last week, the Osage County Sheriff’s office responded to several burglary and theft reports near Osage City and one near Overbrook. These incidents prompted an immediate response by deputies and investigators who…

Looking for a good place to make a donation to start the new year? Legacy Square, at First and Walnut in Downtown Ottawa was born out of a community vision and has…

When the City of Ottawa announced the sale of Proximity Park to Lightfield Energy recently to build a technology campus, data storage facility and more, several commissioners reflected on the decisions made…

When you learn to bake from the age of two, by the time you are 12, you either love it, or you don’t. Piper lowe of princeton loves to bake. So much…

The heads of Anderson County Emergency Service departments say the local area fared pretty well through the recent winter storm and praised area motorists for staying home and off the roads as…