PAWPAW SEASON IS HERE
September is the peak month for the largest native fruit in the United States, and many people haven’t even heard of them, let alone tasted it’s goodness. It’s paw paw season. Paw…
FAMILY REONE OF PROPERTY
More and more people are splitting their land to allow family members to build a house on their property. That means going through the process of having the rezone approved, first by…
CHILD SAFETY SEAT COM PER
National Child Passenger Safety Awareness Week starts September 15th. The importance of having your child strapped in correctly is crucial. Traffic crashes are the second leading cause of death for children under…
RAILS TO TRAILS SPECIAL CEREMONY
Recently, the Flint Hills State Park Trail was voted into the Rails To Trails Conversancy Hall of Fame. This recognition will have a direct impact on Kansas communities along the trail, in…
HUGHS ON GOLF COURSE
Ottawa citizens filled the room at Wednesday’s Ottawa City Commission meeting. Many spoke out against the way the commission has spent tax money coming in to them. There were many complaints about…
COLYER CALLS FOR BORDERS JOB
Former Kansas governor and candidate for Governor, Jeff Colyer, says he is deeply concerned about the hiring of Derron Borders at Kansas State University as the schools Civil Rights and Title 9…
STREET LIGHT PROJECT
You might be wondering what all the flags and markings are along the curbs and sidewalks on South Main Street between 13th and 15th. The City of Ottawa is getting ready to…
STREET LIGHTS TO BE FIXED
You might be wondering what all the flags and markings are along the curbs and sidewalks on South Main Street between 13th and 15th. The City of Ottawa is getting ready to…
CRASH ON K68 INJURES AUBURN MAN
A man was taken to the hospital after he was injured in a rear-end collision Wednesday afternoon, September 3rd, west of Ottawa, that looked much worse than it turned out to be….
MARKLY ON PROP UPS
I don’t have to tell you that people are not happy with the skyrocketing property tax rates in Franklin County and actually, all across Kansas. Citizens of Ottawa showed up in force…
CAR SEAT INSPECTION OFD
One of the many services that the Ottawa Fire Department provides, is child safety seat inspections. Ottawa Fire Department Risk Reduction Coordinator, Captain Mike Wilson, says they will even do installs under…
MICO NATIVE TO RUN FOR SENATE
A Miami County native has announced he is running for the United States Senate. Michael Soetaert , a Spring Hill native who currently lives in Wellington has filed to run for U.S….
LANDIS ON SPENDING
The new Ottawa City Budget calls for a $72 million in authoritative spending. Seems like a lot, and it is, but not all of it will be spent. What if there were…
GOSS ON HIRING
In his August Mid-America Business Conditions Index Survey of supply managers, Creighton University Economics Professor, Ernie Goss, Phd, says that hiring for August was up, but below growth neutral: He adds that…
KANSAS PREPARED MONTH
It may still feel like summer, but Kansas officials want residents to start thinking about winter. Friday, August 29th, Governor Laura Kelley signed a proclamation declaring September as Kansas Preparedness Month. The…
CAMPING IN AISLE 8
Your local Walmart store has everything you need for almost any situation, and yes, that includes camping supplies. The Lawrence police and fire department were called to the Walmart store the other…
CITY OF OTTAWA PASSES REVENUE NEUTRAL BUDGET
After some passionate and sometimes heated discussion from the public at their meeting last night, the Ottawa City Commission voted to keep the mill levy at the revenue neutral rate of 44.112,…
KHP LABOR DAY REPORT
The Kansas Highway Patrol has released their report from the Labor Day weekend holiday activity. They report assisting 643 motorists over the holiday reporting period that ran from Friday evening until midnight…
FRANKLIN COUNTY COMMISSION
The Franklin County Commission met this morning with a variety of topics on the agenda. The revenue neutral hearing and budget hearing are not on the agenda this week. Those will be…
CHIP SEAL ON DELAYED START TOMORROW
Remember that chip and seal project the city of Ottawa was going to start last week. Well, hold on just a minute….or two. City officials say that there has been a delay…