GOSS ON HIRING
In his August Mid-America Business Conditions Index Survey of supply managers, Creighton University Economics Professor, Ernie Goss, Phd, says that hiring for August was up, but below growth neutral: He adds that…
KANSAS PREPARED MONTH
It may still feel like summer, but Kansas officials want residents to start thinking about winter. Friday, August 29th, Governor Laura Kelley signed a proclamation declaring September as Kansas Preparedness Month. The…
CAMPING IN AISLE 8
Your local Walmart store has everything you need for almost any situation, and yes, that includes camping supplies. The Lawrence police and fire department were called to the Walmart store the other…
CITY OF OTTAWA PASSES REVENUE NEUTRAL BUDGET
After some passionate and sometimes heated discussion from the public at their meeting last night, the Ottawa City Commission voted to keep the mill levy at the revenue neutral rate of 44.112,…
KHP LABOR DAY REPORT
The Kansas Highway Patrol has released their report from the Labor Day weekend holiday activity. They report assisting 643 motorists over the holiday reporting period that ran from Friday evening until midnight…
FRANKLIN COUNTY COMMISSION
The Franklin County Commission met this morning with a variety of topics on the agenda. The revenue neutral hearing and budget hearing are not on the agenda this week. Those will be…
CHIP SEAL ON DELAYED START TOMORROW
Remember that chip and seal project the city of Ottawa was going to start last week. Well, hold on just a minute….or two. City officials say that there has been a delay…
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…