FINCH ON CAMPING ORDINANC
The Ottawa City Commission has tabled a proposed ordinance regulating camping and storage until next week. The ordinance is aimed a keeping homeless people from camping by the dike and other public…
DEER FIREARM SEASON OPENS
Regular firearms deer season started yesterday, December 4th, for the state of Kansas. The Department of Wildlife and Parks reminds anyone hunting or assisting someone during an open firearms deer season is…
STARESINIC-DEANE ON DEPOT WOES
The Old Railroad Depot in Ottawa is well over a century old……and as you might expect, the old age shows. Depot Manager Diana Staresinic-Deane says the roof continues to cause problems. Staresinic-Deane…
MORE TECH GRANTS
Governor Laura Kelly announced Tuesday, December 3rd, that applications will open next week for a second round of the advancing digital opportunities to promote technology program, known as ADAPT. The applications will…
KHP THANKSGIVING REPORT
The Kansas Highway Patrol has released it’s Thanksgiving Holiday activity report. It appears that Kansas drivers used more designated drivers this year as there were only 13 DUI arrests compared to 18…
CAL PASTOR SUBDUES BURGLAR
A California pastor was determined to defend his house of worship and fought off a would-be burglar with his jiu-jitsu training. The incident happened on Thanksgiving at First Family Church in Antioch….
ALTERNATIVE TO EPIPEN
For those with severe life threatening allergies and anaphylaxis to a variety of things from peanuts to bee stings, for the first time in more than a hundred years, there’s now an…
COLD SHELTER INFO
The emergency cold shelter in Ottawa will be open tonight, December 4th. The shelter is open on night’s where the predicted low is 20 degrees or less. And tonight, it will dip…
OTTAWA MCDONALDS LEAD CHARITY DRIVE
When you go to McDonalds in Ottawa or the two in Emporia, you have the opportunity to donate to the Ronald McDonald House. Every year the Ronald McDonald House Charity provides over…
CHRISTMAS LIGHTS
Many people have already started decorating for the Christmas holiday. Time to break out the cheap power strips and extension cords and light up the neighborhood, right? Well, maybe not. . but,…
RICH ON WELLSVILLE CLINIC
The AdventHealth Wellsville Clinic is about to get a major remodeling. AdventHealth Ottawa Chief Operating Officer, Doug Rich, says work should get underway right away. Rich says the remodel should be completed…
WHAT 3 WORDS WINTER
With the holiday season approaching, as well as snow and cold and other winter weather bound to be upon us soon, many people will be on the road and many people will…
SHOEBOX CHRISTMAS
Garnett’s Dunkard Brethren Church has partnered with Operation Christmas Child, a project of international relief organization Samaritan’s Purse, to lend a helping hand to children in need all over the world. Project…
MORAN VISITS ALL COUNTIES
U.s. Senator Jerry Moran has announced that he met his goal of visiting all 105 counties in Kansas in 2024. Moran says that traveling to all 105 counties gave him the opportunity…
GOSS ON INFLATION
In his November Mid-America Business Conditions Index Survey of Supply Managers, Creighton University Economist Ernie Goss, says the overall economic index has fallen below growth neutral for a sixth time this year….
MICO VETS ON HONOR FLIGHT
Three Miami County Veterans participated in the 101st Kansas Honor Flight recently. They were flown from Wichita to Baltimore, then escorted to all of the war memorials in the Nation’s Capital, as…
NO CHARGES FOR MARCOTTE
A special prosecutor employed by the City of Lyndon announced yesterday that no charges will be filed against former USD 421 Superintendent Bradley Marcotte in connection with his arrest on October 18th,…
DAVIDS REPS IN OTTAWA
Two opportunities in Ottawa to meet with representatives from Representative Sharice Davids office. If you’re having issues with the federal government, if you need assistance with anything from a stalled tax refund…
FORMER KC DETECTIVE DEAD
A disgraced former Kansas police detective, about to stand trial on charges that he kidnapped and raped two women decades ago, was found dead in his home Monday morning, December 2nd.. Authorities…
WAYMIRE ON BRIGHTSPEED
A request by Brightspeed Communications for a letter of support from the Franklin County Commission for federal funding to add fiber communications to the county has so far received a cold reception….