NINE VOLT
A new snack is being tested in European countries that brings back memories of your childhood, or maybe something you did last night for all I know. The snack is a tortilla…
MICO SCHOOL OVERPAID
The State of Kansas says it made a counting error on payments sent to school districts for medicaid repayments and school districts must now repay the money to the state. The issue…
UTILITY WORKERS SCARE IN CARBONDALE
Police in Carbondale say some local residents are preventing utility workers from doing their jobs, by scaring them off their properties. The Carbondale Police Department posted to social media Friday, saying that…
PILOT OVERSHOOTS RUNWAY AT VINLAND
A near disaster for a Kansas City pilot. Saturday morning, a passerby reported seeing a plane off the roadway near the Vinland Airport and in a line of trees. Upon initial investigation,…
USD 290 PUBLIC HEARINGS
The USD 290 Board of Education will meet tonight, September 1, and proceeding the meeting will be two public hearings. The Revenue Neutral hearing and the Budget hearing. Superintendent Dr. Ryan Cobbs…
VAN LEIDEN COM PER
In November, Ottawans will elect three city commissioners. One of the candidates vying for a seat on the commission is Tim Van Leiden. One of his strong feelings is that we have…
GARNETT COUNTRY MART EMBEZZLEMENT
Court documents in an embezzlement case targeting a Garnett grocery store, say the case hinged on anonymous information provided to the store’s corporate office. Former Garnett Country Mart bookkeeper 47-year-old Megan Wilson,…
STATE PARK FEES COULD GO UP
Kansas could soon see higher state park fees, and the public will get a chance to weigh in at meetings across the state this fall. The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks…
LET YOUR VOICE BE HEARD
Public hearings concerning the revenue neutral rate and budgets for the upcoming year will take place in the upcoming weeks for three entities in Franklin County. The City of Ottawa, USD 290,…
COBBS ON MEDICAID OVERPAYMENT
The miscalculation from the Kansas Department of Health and Environment and subsequent overpayment to Kansas schools is going to have an impact on USD 290. Superintendent Dr. Ryan Cobbs says that the…
NO KILL SHELTER MONTH
Governor Laura Kelly has proclaimed August as Kansas No-Kill Shelter Month, an initiative aimed at making the state no-kill this year. Kansas joins 14 other states across the country to unify and…
COW TIPPING MYTH
Cow tipping, we’ve all heard of it. You sneak up on a cow that is asleep and…tip it over. Have you done it? Always wanted to do it? Or did you just…
GREELEY SMOKEOFF
Charities and tummies alike will swell up this weekend when area BBQ teams set up in Greeley City Park for the 25th Annual Greeley Smoke Off Friday, September 5th and Saturday, September…
MOORE ON SUN SCREEN AND CANCER
We’ve seen plenty of sunshine and hot weather this summer and now as cooler temperatures arrive, this Labor Day weekend will be a chance for many families to get outdoors. It’s cooler,…
NARCAN MACHINES IN LAWRENCE
A grant that was initially meant to establish one more free narcan vending machine, will now support eight machines around Lawrence, and the first three were installed this week. Lawrence’s homeless solutions…
TAX QUESTION LANGUAGE FINALIZED
The language of the ballot question regarding the renewal of an expiring sales tax in Ottawa has been finalized. At yesterday’s City Commission meeting, August 27th, City Attorney Blaine Finch told commissioners…
PAOLA WATER LINE FUNDING
Paola city leaders are moving forward with plans to use general obligation bonds to pay for three water projects totaling just over a million dollars. The main focus… streambank erosion along Wea…
CORNSTOCK TICKET DEADLINE SUNDAY
With the 20th anniversary of the Cornstock Concert On the Hill coming next month, the Anderson County Corn Festival is reminding everyone of upcoming deadlines regarding ticket prices, vendor participation and camping….
STATE OVERPAYS SCHOOLS
A miscalculation is costing Kansas school districts a total of more than $11 million. During a state legislative budget meeting on Tuesday, August 26th, it was revealed that due to a simple…
ADVENT BACK IN THE BABY BUSINESS
The baby business is back in Ottawa. A huge announcement by AdventHealth Ottawa at the Franklin County Commission meeting this morning. After three years, the labor and delivery services at the local…