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A recent survey found that 86% of Americans are planning on celebrating the 4th of July this year and spending nearly $9 billion on food alone, only $2. 8 billion on fireworks,…

Kansas attorney general kris kobach is asking the U. S. Department of Education’s office for civil rights to investigate several Kansas school districts. According to a press release issued by Kobach Tuesday,…

The Ottawa City Commission in another long meeting yesterday, held discussion about community partner requests for funding for next year. One area that invoked a long discussion was the Ottawa fireworks. They…

USDA Rural Development announced the 2025 lenders of the year, to recognize the work of its top lending partners supporting rural homeownership. These lenders helped rural families and individuals buy homes across…

Recently, Chief Justice Marla Luckert signed orders appointing and re-appointing members to two committees. One of those appointees is from Carbondale. Ashley Madden, who serves as the Municipal Court Clerk in Carbondale…

Federal lawmakers from Kansas have introduced a bill that would shift control of Haskell away from the federal government to its Board of Regents. Kansas Republican Congressional Representatives Sen. Jerry Moran and…

Preliminary estimates reported by the Kansas Department of Labor and the Bureau of Labor Statistics show a seasonally adjusted unemployment rate of 3.8% in May. This is unchanged from April and an…

The City of Westphalia has establish a municipal court to put some enforcement authority behind city ordinances aimed at cleaning up city nuisances and health risks in the city. Mayor Drake Dieker…

The Franklin County Public Works Department was the recipient of five brand spankin’ new dump trucks a couple weeks ago. So, what do you do with the old trucks? They had six…

The Franklin County Commission meets this morning, June 25th, and they have a light schedule. First commissioners will hear from Community Corrections Director, Dustin Browning. He will ask the board to purchase…

School is out and it’s fun, fun, fun in the sun, sun, sun. Teacher get the summer off, kids are driving their parents crazy, but, it’s hot outside and everyone at school…

Summer is a good time to do a lot of things, but fire prevention training is important year round. The Ottawa Fire Department has several programs you may not know about that…

The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office is in need of three new vehicles. Sheriff Jeff Richards says there are issues with two of the vehicles. He talked to commissioners about getting three new…

One of the City of Ottawa’s community partners is the Elizabeth Layton Center. At a presentation last week, where commissioner head from various partners, a representative of the ELC told the commission…

Kansas Republicans are fighting to change who sits on the state’s highest court. Next year you can decide on whether that decision should be left to the people. Right now, when a…

The Kansas Department of Transportation is warning about a new scam circulating via text message. The texts falsely claim to be from KDOT and demand payment for outstanding traffic tickets. The messages…

With the heat rising outside and temperatures inside our houses keeping our air conditioners running almost constantly, there are some things you can do to help keep your house cool and not…

The Kansas State Fire Marshal wants to remind Kansans that the 2025 consumer fireworks season officially began Friday and ends on Sunday, July 7th. According to a release from the State Fire…

Anderson County Commissioners have withheld a payment of over $32,000 to the Southeast Kansas Mental Health Center as conflict and criticism of the six county regional center’s huge executive payroll continue. The…

Miami County Election volunteers will be able to use 30 new electronic polling pads to check-in voters, thanks to a $37,600 purchase approved by the Miami County Commission. Miami County Clerk, Laura…