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One person has died and two others were injured after a crash in southern Johnson County yesterday morning, May 26th. It happened near I-35 and Sunflower Road. One vehicle with a single…

Mark your calendars and set your clocks for Wednesday morning, May 29th. Officers from the Ottawa Police Department, and athletes from COF who will be competing in the Special Olympics will be…

Representatives from the Kansas Department of Commerce and Kansas Tourism were in Garnett yesterday, May 21st and had a big surprise with them. They visited Garnett City Hall and presented the city…

City of Ottawa Public Works has asked the Corp of Engineers to study the pumping capacity of the pumps that are on the levy system around Ottawa. Public Works Director, Michael Haefele,…

The turkey population is growing in Emporia. Recently, a batch of baby turkeys were discovered near Newman Regional Hospital and while some people may want to interact with the new hatchlings, Wildlife…

This weekend’s temperatures have a lot of people thinking about summer and hitting the lake for camping and boating. There’s nothing like tooling around a lake in a boat on a warm…

A relic from the civil war caused a bomb scare in Overbrook Tuesday, May 21st. The Overbrook Police Department were called around 3:30 Tuesday afternoon to the 400 Block of Walnut on…

AdventHealth Ottawa continues its strong recruiting efforts in a drive to expand its health care capacity. During the Ransom Memorial Hospital Board of Trustees meeting, which is also attended by officials from…

Working conditions at AdventHealth Ottawa appear to be much improved, if the employee turnover rate can be factored in. During the regular Ransom Memorial Hospital Board of Trustees Meeting, at which AdventHealth…

The manager of the Pallet Shelter Village stepped down from her position last week. Juniper Gapetz started in the role overseeing the community, also known as the Village, in early April. The…

Representatives from the Kansas Department of Commerce and Kansas Tourism were in Garnett Wednesday, May 22nd and had a big surprise with them. They visited Garnett City Hall and presented the city…

The Ottawa City Commission is reviewing various proposed budgets for city departments in preparation for the next fiscal year. During the regular City Commission meeting, Ottawa Finance Director Melanie Landis described the…

The city of Ottawa has a new alert system for telling citizens about trouble spots in the city. Information technology Director Paul Sommer says the old system simply did not have enough…

This week, May 20th through 24th, is set aside to honor emergency medical workers who rush to people when they’re having some kind of medical crisis. During the regular Franklin County Commission…

Memorial Day weekend is a time when many people get out and about as a family, to the lake, family, friends, and all kinds of fun. Ottawa Police Chief Adam Weingartner wants…

The Juvenile Intake and Assessment Services Area within the former Juvenile Detention Center in Ottawa is now a little brighter place thanks to the efforts of two Ottawa student artists. Graci Campbell…

An ATM theft in Garnett yesterday morning, May 22nd, led to a high speed pursuit in Ottawa. Early yesterday morning, Ottawa police were notified of a theft in Garnett and the suspect…

On Tuesday, May 21st, Ottawa Police officers were called to a residence in the 110 block of Eagle Pass Court on a report of a man that was naked in a yard…

A crash involving two vehicles last night, May 22nd, on 59 Highway south of Lawrence sent a woman to the hospital. At 9:00 last night, first responders were called to the intersection…

A Baldwin City woman was seriously injured in a rollover crash Tuesday evening, May 21st, in Lenexa. The Kansas Highway Patrol says the crash happened in the southbound lanes of I-35 about…