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This week is Fire Prevention and Safety Week and many organization are getting the word out about how to be safe and prevent fires. Frontier Extension District Agent Chelsey Richmond says there…

The annual Life Chain Rally was held this weekend, October 4th, across the Nation, including here in Ottawa. A very large crowd gathered in front the Franklin County Courthouse, people of all…

Last month, Ottawa Area Chamber of Commerce Director, Ryland Miller, told KOFO they were hoping to secure a couple of huge grants. One of those grants came through. Kansas Treasurer, Steven Johnson,…

One last reminder that it’s a busy time for farmers in Kansas, with harvest underway and hay season in full swing. The Kansas Highway Patrol would like to remind motorists to use…

This is National Fire Safety Week, October 6th,. This years theme is “Charge Into Fire Safety: Lithium Ion Batteries in Your Home” Lithium ion battery fires are on the rise. Last year,…

Recently, Ottawa University hosted a health career panel focused on students from Ottawa University and Neosho County Community College that want to get into the health field. OU Campus President Dr. Bambi…

Franklin County Economic Development Committee Director, Paul Bean, gave an update to City Commissioners regarding a couple of grants. The first is a Safe Pathways Grant that they have already been approved…

How about some good news! This week’s Donuts for Do-Gooders goes to the entire ObGyn and birthing crew at AdventHealth Ottawa. After a two year hiatus, having babies in Ottawa is back….

The Franklin County Transfer Station is always trying to make improvements. They had a door installed earlier this year that had been needed for quite some time. Now, they are looking at…

The man held in Anderson County Jail since assault charges were filed against him almost a year ago, avoided a trial on an attempted rape charge last week, when a plea deal…

An accident in Miami County left one person severely injured and another deceased. Yesterday morning, October 2nd, emergency crews responded to an injury accident in the area of 231st Street and Waverly…

An accident yesterday, October 2nd, in Anderson County sent a man to the hospital via air ambulance. About 9:45, a 911 call came in reporting that a vehicle had fallen on someone….

All kinds of accidents are caused by animals entering the roadway and drivers either hitting them, or swerving to avoid hitting them. This was the case in Douglas County yesterday, October 2nd,…

A man who lives across the street from the Ottawa Golf Course and says he and his family have suffered damage to cars, broken windows on their home and other damage from…

Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach and KBI Director Tony Mattivi announced KBI agents began a statewide enforcement operation, along with law enforcement partners, to search Kansas smoke shops and CBD dispensaries to…

All the state regent schools in Kansas, minus one, saw an increase in enrollment this school year, with Emporia State University posting the largest increase at 5.8%, and increase of 263 students….

Franklin County Emergency Management has been selected to receive a Hazard Mitigation Grant. County Emergency Management Director, Tom Winter, would like to use the money to upgrade the warning sirens from analog…

The City of Ottawa has sent out a flyer outlining what the one cent sales tax, that has been in effect since 2005, has helped pay for. Things like offsetting property tax…

Garnett Mayor Mark Locke posted a letter on social media to the citizens of Garnett concerning the proposed sales tax. In the letter, he says there has been a lot of talk…

Last week, Kansas Attorney General Chris Kobach sued Governor Kelly’s Administration over their decision not to release information about state SNAP recipients to the Federal Government as directed. He says it violated…