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July is Disability Awareness Month. Disabilities affect people in many ways. Some are born with a disability and for some it comes on later in life through an accident or genetic disease….

The carbon monoxide incident that hospitalized several first responders last week in Garnett has taken the life of the original patient. Forty-five year old Chad Farrar was found unresponsive in a basement…

President Donald Trump has granted Kansas Governor, Laura Kelly’s, Federal Disaster Declaration request, according to Kelly. President Trump granted the June 17th request for a federal disaster declaration for the state, due…

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, Brooke Rollins, issued a statement yesterday, July 24th, congratulating President Donald Trump on the major trade breakthrough that gives greater access to U.S. beef producers selling to Australia….

Is the City of Rantoul thinking about expanding, nearly doubling in size, land mass wise? At the end of the Franklin County Commission Meeting yesterday, July 23rd, Commissioner Don Stottlemire said he…

The Franklin County Commission, in a very short eight minute meeting yesterday, approved the rezoning of two plots of ground and approved the final plat of a new development called Kerr Acres…

The Anderson County Sheriff’s Office has announced that one of its own, Troy Armstrong, has been selected to join the Kansas Incident Support Program, a statewide initiative supporting public safety operations during…

The Anderson County Projected 2026 Budget came in quite a bit over what the county says they can afford. To offset, commissioners want to use $622,000 from a County Reserve fund in…

The Franklin County Development Council is working with the City of Ottawa and the county to secure a grant that will make travel safer through the area. It’s called Safe Trafficways. Council…

The Ottawa City Commission meets tomorrow, July 24th, and they have another busy agenda. One of the items on the agenda is a public hearing on a Reinvesting Housing Incentive District, or…

Franklin County Sheriff, Jeff Richards, gets all kinds of questions. One he tends to get a lot of lately involved illegal immigration and his department’s relationship with Immigration and Customs Enforcement, known…

Most parents are wondering when school is starting. The West Franklin School District is getting ready for the new school year and it is coming soon. Superintendent, Mat Brenzinkofer, say teacher meetings…

The Franklin County Fair has come and gone for another year, but the memories will never fade for many. Natalie Brooks, who took home some major awards in the Dairy Goats Division…

The Franklin County United Way supports a lot of very good programs in the community, many of which involve schools and kids. One organization they help out is called Spark Wheel. You…

Shortly after 10:30 Friday night, July 18th, the Anderson County Communications Center received a 911 call reporting a patient in cardiac arrest at a residence in Garnett. Upon arrival, public safety personnel…

Franklin County has one of the most outstanding emergency medical service teams in the state. County paramedics have won 4 state awards this year from the Kansas EMS Association and EMS Director,…

The need for good sleep is well known. Not many of us get the 8 hours every night that experts call for. Sleep comes in cycles, and there are several. Michelle Lane,…

An Extreme Heat Warning goes into effect from noon today, July 19th, until 7:00 Wednesday evening, July 23rd, for Franklin, Anderson, Douglas and Osage Counties and until 7:00 Thursday evening, July 24th,…

Last night, July 18th, the Anderson County Communication Center received a 911 call reporting a patient in cardiac arrest at a home in Garnett. When first responders arrived at the scene, they…

Thursday afternoon, July 17th, an injury crash was reported on U. S. Highway 56 that resulted in the highway being closed. A Ford F-150 pickup truck was traveling westbound on Highway 56…