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The Kansas Department of Transportation is committed to keeping the highways cleared when ice and snow impact the state, but staffing shortages continue to affect the agency, with not enough snowplow operators…

Cornstock Concert on the Hill went very well this past September, with a red dirt theme that seemed to make everyone happy. The concert next year will be September 28th at Lake…

Ariel Jankord is the new principal at Lincoln Elementary in Ottawa, and she is deeply involved in all aspects of students lives at her school. During a school tour for the Ottawa…

You may feel like you are racing the clock to find the perfect gift for that special someone for Christmas and at the same time, feeling charitable and want to help those…

The Ottawa Library staff recently had an all day training, and they learned some interesting things. Library director Terri Chartier says the staff took note of a service designed to encourage young…

Some houses nearly 100 years old are on the current list of properties under the neighborhood revitalization program. Ottawa neighborhood services director Lucas Neece told the city commission about some projects. The…

When the new year rolls around, one of your new year’s resolutions will have to be getting used to a new Ottawa City Commission meeting schedule. City Attorney Blaine Finch says soon…

The construction of a new lift station in Ottawa is coming along much slower that anticipated. After some lengthy delays getting all the equipment, it has finally all been delivered, and electrician…

A group in Ottawa led by Angie Malik is attempting to raise money to install a Safe Haven Baby Box at the Ottawa Fire Department. It provides a way for a mother,…

Preliminary estimates reported by the Kansas Department of Labor and the Bureau of Labor Statistics show a seasonally adjusted unemployment rate of 2.9% in October. This is an increase from 2.8% in…

Watch out for deer! That’s a warning for motorists from the Kansas department of transportation, AAA Kansas, the Kansas Turnpike Authority and the Highway Patrol. Highway Patrol captain Candice Breshears says if…

The Anderson County Hospital’s Residential Living Center has a new director. Samantha Young takes over as director of nursing at the facility. Samantha has served as the residential living center’s assistant director…

The Ottawa Middle School is full of great kids that do great things on a daily basis. On grop of students goes above and beyond to help out and promote the school….

The Ottawa School District has once again come through with a clean audit, certified public accountant Harold Mayes reviewed the audit during the Ottawa School Board meeting. Mayes complimented the staff for…

In September 2022, governor Kelly created the office of registered apprenticeship in the Kansas Department of Commerce to promote the creation of apprenticeships as a tool for the state’s workforce development. This…

A debate of sorts broke out at the Ottawa City Commission study session over how fast the neighborhood revitalization program should be moving. Ottawa mayor Eric Crowley and commissioner Sara Caylor exchanged…

With the first snow of the winter season, you expect some accidents. Fortunately, the county only saw three. One of those sent a Berryton woman to the hospital. Sunday morning, at the…

The holiday season is fast approaching and that means that a West Virginia 63 foot Norway Spruce named “wa-thom-tech-wee” which means bright star in the Shawnee Tribal Nations will make it’s way…

There’s a good news and bad news story about the Old Depot Museum in Ottawa. Franklin County Historical Society executive director Diana Staresinic-Deane gave an update on the status of repairs at…

Have you seen the new Kansas license plate? Kansas drivers will soon see a new standard license plate, featuring seven digits and a yellow, black and dark blue color scheme. The Kansas…