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The franklin County Commission met this morning Wednesday, September 10th for their regular meeting and will meet again tonight for the Revenue Neutral Hearing and Budget Hearing. Items this morning include consideration…

Anderson County Commissioners are trying to decide which vintage county road bridge to “trade” to the Kansas State Historic Preservation Office, since a bridge near Scipio, which is eligible for the National…

The Ottawa City Commission met this afternoon, Wednesday September 10th. At last week’s meeting they heard from the public at the Revenue Neutral Hearing and Budget Hearing, about how increases in property…

A Mound City man was killed in a terrible accident in Allen County Tuesday afternoon, September 9th. The Kansas Highway Patrol reports that a Chevy Malibu driven by 29-year-old Morgan Wakefield, of…

Twenty-four years ago tomorrow, September 11, our nation was attacked, and it changed the way we do things in this nation, forever. Nearly three thousand innocent lives were taken that day, including…

The kansas State Fair is underway in Hutchinson and there are several 4-H ers from the area that are competing, or have competed in various competitions. Those include the poultry show, the…

One of Ottawa’s major events of the year is coming up this weekend as the 30th annual Power of the Past Tractor and Engine Show will grace Forest Park. Organizer David Reeves…

The Anderson County Flywheelers are gearing up for this year’s gas engine and tractor show to be held Friday and Saturday, October 3-4 in Garnett’s Lake Garnett Park. The show will feature…

The Franklin County Commission will meet tomorrow evening. The purpose of the meeting is to hold the revenue neutral hearing and budget hearing. County Administrator Derek Brown says the budget sits at…

Along with housing, another thing that Franklin County is in desperate need of is child care. One of Ottawa’s child care facilities closed recently, but Franklin County Development Council Director, Paul Bean,…

In his August Mid-America Business Conditions Index Survey of supply managers, Creighton University Economics Professor, Ernie Goss, says the upcoming employment report could shed more light on interest rates. Will they go…

Remember the story I ran earlier in the week about the origins of the Brewer and Shipley song “One Toke Over the Line”? Most stories around the song have it written in…

The Anderson County USD 365 Board of Education officially approved the 2025-2026 school budget at their meeting last week in what they describe as reflecting the continued investment in quality education, facility…

After 34 years of public service, with the last three for the city of Ottawa, City Manager Brian Silcott is stepping away from the position. He made the announcement at the end…

The Franklin County Commission has granted new life to the property once occupied by Stuckey’s and the Buck U Distillery. A special use permit was granted to use the property as a…

Osawatomie State Hospital has announced they are tearing down two historic buildings on the hospital’s campus. The Carmichael and Rush buildings are on the south side of campus. The two buildings played…

September is Life Insurance Awareness Month, and Kansas Insurance Commissioner, Vicki Schmidt, announced over $26 million recovered for Kansans in 2024 through the Life Insurance Policy Locator. The program is a great…

The USD 290 School Board passed their new budget at last night’s meeting. Superintendent, Dr. Ryan Cobbs, told the board that declining enrollment is leading to less and less funds available for…

A Paola-based company is using artificial intelligence (AI) to transform how electrical grid infrastructure operates, with the potential to make the U.S. more energy self-sufficient and create thousands of local jobs. You…

President Donald Trump announced that he is granting Kansas millions of dollars in disaster aid following severe weather damage. Trump made the announcement last week on Truth Social, stating that he is…