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We see more and more Christmas lights popping up around the area as we get closer to the holiday. Evergy is concerned about people being extra cautious when they are putting lights…

The Kansas Highway Patrol is releasing its Thanksgiving Weekend Holiday Activity Report. The reporting period for the holiday ran from 6:00 in the evening on Wednesday, November 22nd through midnight on Sunday,…

The 96th National FFA Convention held recently in Minneapolis is one for the record books, having drawn over 70,000 FFA members from across the nation. Also present were FFA students from Ottawa….

The city of Wellsville is looking to a Kansas grant program to make some major improvements to its water system. Wellsville City Council member, Scott Hutchinson, says after talking with Franklin County…

Kyle Flack, convicted in 2016 of murdering four people, in rural Franklin County, filed an appeal with the Kansas Supreme Court. They heard the case January 31, 2023. Nearly two years later,…

The patriotic banners you have seen hanging from light poles through Ottawa the past several weeks, will be taken down soon. They represent veterans from all the way back to the Revolutionary…

Governor Laura Kelly announced that $28.5 million in grants were awarded to 12 entities through the Lasting Infrastructure and Network Connectivity, or LINC program. The LINC program provides strategic funding for crucial…

Garnett and Anderson County just hired a new Economic Development Director, however, she has now resigned and is making accusations toward the previous director. Sherry Harrison says she was subjected to “threatening,…

The next big street project in Osawatomie will be the reconstruction of sixth street from Lincoln to Kelly Avenues. The Osawatomie City Council has approved Killough Construction to construct the concrete streets…

Winter weather has already touched our area once this season and you know that no matter how nice it is now, more snow and ice will eventually affect us. Before it hits,…

Some old playground equipment in Wellsville are going to go on the auction block. Wellsville City Superintendent, Darian Kerr updated the City Council: Purple Wave is an auction site that sells used…

The recent winter storm gave some people some good experience….that’s the word from Franklin County Public Works Director, David Lee. Lee told the County Commission about the recent snow event: Lee says…

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,…

A reminder that the first half of your property tax payment is due next month. To be precise, on December 20th. Franklin County Treasurer, Jodi Edwards says there several ways to take…

If you are out on the south end of town, you may see a new structure tower over the landscape soon. A new water tower is being built in the north east…

‘Tis the season of holiday cheer, jingle bells, santa’s coming soon, twinkling lights, presents under the tree, and stealing things from Walmart….wait….what? So far this year, shoplifting in Ottawa is up sharply;…

After three months of intensive research and work, the Kansas Judicial System has announced plans to restore most information systems used by district courts in 104 counties, by the end of the…

Yesterday, November 29th, the Paola Fire Department held a Last Alarm Ceremony for Assistant Chief Wendell O. Phillips at the Miami County First Responders Memorial. Only recently did it come to light…

Think your voice and opinion doesn’t matter. Remember those hideous license plates that Governor Kelly rolled out last week? So many people aired their complaints and concerns about them the Governor has…

Garnett and Anderson County just hired a new Economic Development Director; however, she has now resigned and is making accusations toward the previous director and demands from the city. Sherry Harrison says…