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With final passage of the Budget Reconciliation Bill, Kansas Corn Growers Association President, J.D. Hanna, noted several beneficial provisions in the bill which have been advocated for by the Kansas and National…

One of the men at the center of the Anderson County Commission’s irritation with salaries at the South East Kansas Mental Health Center, addressed the board last week. CEO Nathan Fawson was…

Ottawa is fortunate to have such an amazing facility in Hope House. Hope House in Ottawa is a place where people of any walk of life can go if they need a…

The “Treasures In Ottawa” event, held at Legacy Square on May 17th, was a rousing success. Ottawa Area Chamber of Commerce Director, Ryland Miller, told county commissioners that there were 68 vendors,…

Kansans are less likely to be a victim of crime today than any time in the last 20 years. According to Attorney General Kris Kobach, his law and order approach is working….

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment has issued a water boil advisory for the city of Rantoul.  The advisory was issued early this morning due to a water line break resulting…

Coming off a week where they had their highest attendance of the summer, the Ottawa City Band with two concerts this week, the first was Tuesday night! The second coming up tomorrow….

U.S. AG Secretary Brooke Rollins says the effort to eliminate the screw worm population is working and at-risk ports along the southern border are going to be reopened for cattle, bison and…

A three day Fourth of July weekend coming up and lots of grills will be fired up and unfortunately, lots of people will be getting sick because of a number of grilling…

Back in late March, Baker University announced they had found their new president. Yesterday was the first day on the job for Dr. Jody Fournier, as he become the 31st leader of…

The cold air nipping at your nose, jingle bells ringing, Christmas time is so much fun…wait a minute, Christmas in July? Well, kinda. The Ottawa Northern Railroad has registration for ticket on…

The cold air nipping at your nose, jingle bells ringing, Christmas time is so much fun… … wait a minute, Christmas in July? Well, kinda. The Ottawa Northern Railroad has registration for…

Fireworks may be a beautiful site in the night skies, and while a lot of people will be ringing in the celebration of the birth of America with huge explosions in the…

It’s officially fireworks season! And the city of Osawatomie wants you to please keep a few things in mind while you plan your family’s Independence Day Celebrations: –> Lighting of fireworks is…

Farmers in three counties in Kansas have reported a disease that affects corn called tar spot. The fungal disease has spread from Mexico to several midwestern states including Kansas, particularly in Doniphan,…

The Franklin County Commission will meet this morning, July 2, and the agenda is fairly light. Commissioners will hear an update from the Frontier District Extension Office from District Director Rebecca McFarland….

The Kansas Department of Health and has announced that the Kansas Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program will officially begin on July 14th. The program provides eligible seniors with coupons to purchase fresh produce…

The Ottawa City Commission will meet tomorrow with a full agenda. One of the items on the agenda is a budget recap from Finance Director Melanie Landis. City Manager Brian Silcott. Other…

Anderson County Rural Fire Director Cruz Gillespie got approval from county commissioners to renew research into a rural fire station project in Garnett which was put on the shelf in 2020, after…

The new black out style license plate available to Kansas drivers is expected to be a big seller, but, it’s going to cost you. There is a one time plate fee of…