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USD 365 Anderson County is looking for a new superintendent. After 15 years at the helm, Don Blome has announced his resignation. Blome came to Anderson County from his superintendent’s post in…

The Ottawa High School FFA Chapter recently attended the National FFA Convention in Indianapolis. They got to do and see a huge variety of things related to the AG industry in the…

It’s been a pretty good year for the Franklin County Entrepreneurship Program through the Franklin County Development Council. They support local businesses and new start up businesses. Development Council Director Paul Bean….

If your high school senior is planning to attend some type of training or education after graduation, there is an important meeting tonight you may want to attends. Ottawa High School Principal…

The Ottawa City Commission is expected to give official and final approval to contributing almost half a million dollars for the expansion of Legacy Square. City Manager Brian Silcott reviewed the new…

When it comes to schools keeping in touch with parents, there are a number of ways to do that. Ottawa High School Principal Kelly Whittaker says texting seems to be popular right…

Louisburg is one of the 25 finalists for the Petsafe Unleashed Contest that offers a $50,000 grant to the winning community to build a dog park. You can help Louisburg win the…

With Thanksgiving a little over a week away, many people are starting to buy food for the family meal. The cost of a typical Thanksgiving feast will be less expensive this year….

The Franklin County Development Council held their annual meeting recently and a new president was selected. FCDC Executive Director Paul Bean Bean says they will be pushing hard for a company to…

The 2023 Election has been canvassed and a number of races settled. Franklin County Clerk Janet Paddock discussed the outcome foe the town of Lane. In the Ottawa City Commission race, Zach…

Friday night, November 10, another earthquake in the Bennington, Kansas area. This one stronger than the week before. The U.S. Geological Survey called Friday evening’s quake significant, as it registered 4.0 on…

If you need to stay overnight in Wellsville, there might someday be just what you need. Franklin County Development Council Director Pau; Bean says a hotel may be in the future. In…

Ottawa Fire Captain Dustin Donovan spends quite a bit of time networking and meeting with other firefighters across the country to gain knowledge of their techniques and how to better keep Ottawa…

The City of Garnett is warning residents of a telephone scam brought to their attention by the City of Wamego. A business was contacted via phone and the person identified themselves as…

Described as a security incident in early October, the Kansas Court System software failure forced the Kansas Court System to go back to doing all their filing by hand, on paper. This…

The Ottawa City Commission will hold their weekly study session today. One item on the agenda has to do with the purchase of two lots to connect Legacy Square to downtown ottawa….

The annual Ottawa Veterans Day Parade was a huge success Saturday morning, November 11, in downtown Ottawa. Before the parade a ceremony was held at the Franklin County Veterans Memorial at 4th…

State Health Officials are warning local poultry farmers of a recent increase in bird flu cases nationwide. Officials with the Kansas Department of Agriculture say the fall season is bringing with it…

As colder weather sets in, many may be worried about being able to keep up with their gas bills this winter. No worries. The cold weather rule designed to help Kansans who…

An accident occurred in the 1800 block of Marshall Road in Ottawa, yesterday afternoon, November 10th, at 2:52. According to the Franklin County Sheriff’s office, 17 year old Zachary Carrow of Ottawa,…