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The Ottawa Library Board of Trustees met last night, July 28th. One of the items discussed was the ongoing fundraising campaign with Swanson House, a national, full-service fundraising consulting firm out of…

The City of Ottawa is serious about rebranding the city. Part of that is a new website and a brand new logo. City Communications and Outreach Coordinator, Misty Eytcheson, says she has…

A second Democrat has announced he is seeking the office of Kansas Governor. Marty Tuley from Lawrence, has announced his candidacy. He describes himself as an educator, parent and lifelong Kansan. His…

A local bakery received a little free publicity from an unexpected source over the weekend. Bake’s Cakes, out of Ottawa, had a mention on the Kelce Brothers New Height podcast: Bakes Cakes…

The City of Ottawa is exploring a new logo. The current logo has been in use for over 20 years and the City Commission thinks it’s time to shake things up a…

The host of a streaming hunting show has been banned from hunting and fishing in Kansas for the rest of his life. A federal judge handed down the sentence after Matt Jennings,…

The Fox 4 Zip Trip Event was in Ottawa yesterday, July 25th. The rain tried to put a damper on things. The news crew with anchor Pat McGonigle and weather person, Michelle…

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…