CRIME DOWN IN KANSAS
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….
RANTOUL WATER BOIL ADVISORY
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…
CITY BAND TOMORROW
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….
SCREW WORM PROGRESS OPENS PORTS SOON
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…
GRILLING GOOFS
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…
NEW PRESIDENT AT BAKER TAKES OVER
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…
CHRISTMAS IN JULY
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…
CHRISTMAS IN JULY
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…
PETS AND FIREWORKS
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…
FIREWORKS IN OZ
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…
TAR SPOT ON KANSAS CORN
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,…
FRANKLIN COUNTY COMMISSION PREVIEW
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….
SENIOR NUTRITION PROGRAM IS BACK
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…
CITY COMMISSION PREVIEW 2
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…
RURAL FIRE STATION RESEARCH IN GARNETT
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…
NEW KANSAS BLACKOUT PLATES
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…
GERRY DIDDE
A pillar and foundation of Ottawa Main Street passed away recently. Gery Didde, a lifelong Ottawa resident was part of the graduating class of 1967 at Ottawa High School. His family owned…
CITY COMMISSION PREVIEW
‘The Ottawa City Commission will meet tomorrow, July 2nd, with a full agenda. One of the items on the agenda is a presentation by Ottawa Police Chief Adam Weingartner, who will talk…
INJURY ACCIDENT ON I-35
An injury accident on I-35 yesterday morning, June 30th, sent two people to the hospital. First responders were called to I-35 southbound at mile marker 201 just before 11:00 yesterday morning, where…
DOZENS OF NEW LAWS GO INTO EFFECT TODAY
Kansas lawmakers were busy during the 2025 session of the state’s legislature, passing dozens of new laws set to take effect today. Among those is a law that provides for child support…