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Once Ottawa City Commissioners had approved the sale of Proximity Park to Lightfield Energy to build a data processing facility, along with a technology campus and a natural gas powered generation station,…

Fireworks may be a beautiful sight in the night skies and while many may enjoy ringing in the New Year with huge explosions in the sky, a Kansas State University Veterinarian say…

Governor Laura Kelly, in accordance has ordered flags throughout Kansas be flown at half-staff starting immediately to honor the passing of President Jimmy Carter. Governor Laura Kelly says “…former President Carter was…

A committee created 10 years ago to look at the unmet legal needs of rural Kansans found a crisis and are looking for solutions. The Rural Justice Initiative Committee presented its findings…

Since the City of Ottawa has proposed the sale of Proximity Park to Lightfield Energy to build a tech campus, data center and more, some are questioning the company’s need to build…

The City of Ottawa officially took over operations of the golf course recently. The course has been run by Great Life Fitness and Gold the last several years, before being sold to…

Another house fire in miami county caused extensive damage to a home north of Louisburg on the morning of Friday, December 27th, but no injuries were reported. According to Miami County Emergency…

Jimmy Carter, the 39th President of the United States, died yesterday, December 29th. He was the only former president to have lived to be 100 years old, turning 100 in October. The…

Today, January 31st, is the last day of the grocery tax in Kansas. On January 1st, the last incremental drop of the food state sales tax rate in Kansas will take effect,…

A house fire east of Osawatomie damaged a basement and took the life of a pet cat on Christmas day, but all six occupants escaped without serious injuries. The call came in…

The City of Ottawa took over the Great Life Golf Course Monday, December 30th. The City of Ottawa purchased the course from the Ottawa Country Club Group in 2023, citing the importance…

The City of Ottawa is selling all of Proximity Park, northeast of Ottawa, to Lightfield Energy. The company, known for its ties to renewable energy, is not taking this project into renewables,…

“Shop With A Cop” returned to Paola over the holiday weekend. Ten lucky students had the chance to go shopping for their family members at the Paola Walmart with help from the…

The Kansas Highway Patrol has released its Christmas Holiday activity report. The reporting period for the holiday ran from 6:00 in the evening on December 24, through midnight on December 25th ….

The sale of Proximity Park to Lightfield Energy to build a power plant and a data processing and storage facility has some residents concerned that since lightfield is associated with solar energy,…

A tragic fire in Colony Thursday night. The Colony Community Church was completely destroyed in a fire that started Thursday afternoon, December 26th. When firefighters arrived on scene they found flames shooting…

The potential sale of Proximity Park to Lightfield Energy has taken center stage since it was announced at last week’s City Commission meeting. At that meeting, company representative Billy Sorenson, who grew…

The biggest LSD manufacturer and distributor in the nations history has had his prison sentence pardoned by President Joe Biden. The largest LSD manufacturing facility ever to be found was in Wamego…

A fire damaged a home northwest of Paola late Saturday evening, December 21st, but no injuries were reported. The fire happened at 26516 Crescent Hill Road west of Hillsdale Lake. A resident…

Holiday season have you been depressed? You’re not alone and there is one reason you may not be thinking about what is causing it. Lack of sunlight and sugar. A new study…