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A new report by the Annie E. Casey Foundation ranked Kansas 14th nationally for children’s well-being this year. The report compiled and compared data from 2019 to 2023 on economic well-being, education,…

Harvest has started in some areas of Kansas and as the harvest progresses, it becomes very important to be aware of farm vehicles on the roadways. Captain Candace Breshear with the Kansas…

As Ottawa begins to grow, or expectations that Ottawa will begin to grow, it’s important to get housing developers to recognize the potential the city has. Franklin County Development Council Director, Paul…

The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office has issued a plea to the public to slow down on the roads as you travel. Sheriff Jeff Richards says that his deputies and the highway patrol…

The Ottawa City Commission will meet this afternoon, June 15th. After a three plus hour meeting last week, where they listened to various community partners present their requests for funding for the…

You know it’s summer when the blue green algae watches and warning start coming out. If you headed to the lake to do a little boating or swimming this weekend, be aware…

Could Ottawa be a prime location for a multi-story apartment complex? Franklin County Commissioner Iann Dickenson posed that question to Franklin County Development Director, Paul Bean, saying that if land is hard…

The heavy rains last week really brought the water level up on the Marais des Cygne River and in Ottawa, that usually means a log jam on one or both of the…

Everyone has a fear or a phobia,,,arachnophobia, fear of spiders…coulrophobia, fear of clowns…dentophobia, fear of dentists, pyrophobia, fear of fire…zuigerphobia, fear of vacuum cleaners, hmmm. Then there is para skuh vee day…

U.S. Senator Jerry Moran of Kansas co-introduced the bipartisan task force for recognizing and averting payment scams, or “TRAPS” act, which would create a task force to combat the growing issue of…

Depending on your definition of homeless, it’s estimated that there are between 75 and 200 homeless in the Ottawa area, maybe more. One thing obviously in need is more housing of all…

The Ottawa City Commission approved a contract with Sandyland Environmental to do the sludge removal at one of the ponds at the water treatment plant at 2nd and Beech. Not the prettiest…

As you are out and about this weekend, camping with the family or going on walks on trails or hiking through the wilderness and countryside, be aware that tick season is in…

Summer is here and you and the family are going to be out and about, sometimes exploring the great outdoors far from civilization. Or, at least far enough it would be tough…

Yesterday, June 12th, Lieutenant Governor and Commerce Secretary, David Toland, announced five grant recipients will share $250,000 funding through the Residential Opportunities on Main Street, known as the Rooms Program. Five projects…

For the past two decades, many Ottawans have taken their recyclables to the East Wilson Recycling Center in east Ottawa, and chatted with owner Bo Killugh. That facility has a new owner….

A great day for a walk on the trail and today’s meetup of the Friends of the Prairie Spirit Trail Walking Cub will be held on the north side of the Garnett…

A man, who some call a Pillar of the Garnett Community, passed away last week. Jimmy Cooper, died at the age of 93. After attending Tarkio College in the late 1940’s, he…

Two new members of the Wellsville Wall of Fame will be inducted soon. One of those is Class of 1916 Lucky Wingert Hostetter. He graduated from Wellsville in 1916 and attended Ottawa…

Lightfield Energy, who purchased all of Proximity Park to put in a massive data center has asked the City of Ottawa for an extension of their Due Diligence Period. Lightfield Energy representative,…