SKIDMORE & RINEY ON 15TH AND MAIN
Sometime in the next few years, the city of Ottawa will be replacing a number of traffic signals. During the regular Ottawa City Commission meeting, Mayor Mike Skidmore had a question for…
STORM DAMAGE ESTIMATES COMING
The Kansas Division of EMergency Management has submitted a request to FEMA to conduct Joint Public Assistance Program Preliminary Damage Assessments in eight Kansas counties. Personnel from Emergency Management and FEMA will…
PERRY ON BLESSING BOX
AdventHealth Ottawa is going to add their version of a Blessing Box. Chief Financial Officer, Shawn Perry says it will be strictly a hospital project: Perry also says he still hopes to…
ANCO MUSEUM
If you really want to see how patriotic Garnett and Anderson County are, you need to visit the Anderson County Historical Society Museum. Along the front stairs are the service flags, standing…
OZ PRINCIPAL TURNOVER
There will be new faces in leadership roles at every school within Osawatomie USD 367 next school year. Superintendent Greg Clark says that Swenson Early Childhood Education Center, Trojan Elementary, Osawatomie Middle…
CITY COMMISSION PREVIEW
The Ottawa City Commission will meet this afternoon with several items on the agenda. First they will review an annual report from Ottawa University on the Kansas Independent College Finance Authority Revenue…
SEX CHARGES AGAINST KINCAID MAN
A repeat sex offender, fraudulently claiming to be a pastor who operated a non-profit ministry for prison inmates, will be in Anderson County Court June 25th for a preliminary hearing on charges…
THAT’S A LOT OF CLAMS
There’s nothing better than going to the beach with the kids and collecting seashells. So much fun, unless you happen to be collecting whole clams that are a protected species. A woman…
OZ TRAFFIC
In case you haven’t noticed, the city of Osawatomie is now allowing modified traffic on 6th Street between Brown Avenue and the Southwest Levee. Traffic is now permitted all the way through…
A NOT SO FUNNY BYNNY
People often think of bunnies as cute little creatures, featured in Easter celebrations and county fairs; but, what if one jumped up and bit you in the face? One little rabbit in…
CHARTIER ON BIKE
The Borrowed Bicycle Program at City Hall is now part of the Ottawa Library Program. Library Director terry Chartier says there are a few requirements: Chartier also says Summer Reading will kick…
AG GAG LAW UPHELD
Governor Kelly signed House Bill 2047 to reestablish prohibitions on flying drones or aircraft over livestock facilities, field crops and research stations, to document allegations of animal mistreatment or environmental damage. The…
BBB REPORTS OLATHE BUSINESS
Consumers beware! If you have ordered women’s clothing from a company called Wrenly and Brynn, operating out of Olathe, you may have been scammed. The Better Business Bureau has completed an investigation…
ANCO SOLAR REGS
Recently, Anderson County Commissioners heard a draft outline from County Planning Director Tom Young on solar field regulations that would include limitations on the number of acres in a solar installation and…
TORCH RUN
Officers from the ottawa police department will carry the special olympics kansas flame of hope tomorrow, May 29th on a 55 mile run/ride. The public is encouraged to line the streets tomorrow…
PERRY ON OBGYN
If everything goes according to plan, there might well be a new ObGyn at AdventHealth Ottawa. During the regular Ransom Memorial Hospital Board of Trustees meeting….at which officials from AdventHealth are also…
HOG WILD DATE SET
Get out your calendar and mark this date down and keep it open. Bo’s Hog Wild Brewfest, BBQ and Kid Fest has set the date for this year’s event. It will take…
DEPUTY INJURED IN PURSUIT
A Miami County deputy was injured in a vehicle pursuit Saturday, May 18th. Late Saturday evening, the Miami County Sheriff’s Office was made aware of a pursuit that was entering Miami County.Miami…
ABLE ACCOUNT SEMINAR IN OTTAWA
There’s no limit to what people with disabilities can do and now that includes savings. the Kansas State Treasurer’s Office is offering those with disabilities the opportunity to open an ABLE account,…
APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM
The Kansas Commerce Department has put together an Apprenticeship Program to work on the workforce issue, facing many areas of the state. Franklin County Development Director Paul Bean tells us how it…