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Only two days until the Franklin County Historical Society teams with the Ottawa Memorial Auditorium for two paranormal investigation fundraisers. There have long been stories of ghosts and spirits at the OMA….

Nearly all of us will be impacted by cancer at some point in our lives, whether having the diagnosis ourselves, or supporting family and friends through treatment and as cancer chases heart…

Governor Laura Kelly announced that the U. S. Department of Transportation has awarded the Kansas Department of Transportation nearly $98 million infrastructure for Rebuilding America Grant to improve the I-35 and Santa…

Did you know that the Franklin County Cancer Foundation has raised over one million dollars in the past three decades? All of that money stays right here in Franklin County to help…

Friday night, October 18th, just after 8:00, Osage County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a residential alarm in the 30500 block of South Stubbs Road, near Quenemo. Upon arriving, it was discovered…

The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks announced Friday, October 18th, that it has stopped selling Senior Lifetime Passes for hunting and fishing. The 10-year combination of hunting and fishing licenses for…

The public is invited to a Chamber After Hours. It will be held at Corner Market at 4th and Main, to help celebrate their 5th year anniversary. The event will be at…

You can have buffalo roaming your yard, if you like…the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks is auctioning off 66 head of bison soon. Yes, i know there’s a difference between bison…

A former Kincaid pastor who at one time pursued a ministry as a social media influencer before he was charged with child molestation, was arraigned yesterday in Anderson County District Court. Fifty-year…

Governor Laura Kelly joined Vvergy executives and legislative leaders yesterday to announce that the company will invest more than $2 billion in building two new 705 megawatt combined-cycle natural gas plants in…

USD 421 Lyndon has confirmed the recent arrest of Superintendent Brad Marcotte. According to a statement from the district Saturday afternoon, October 19th, Marcotte was arrested and booked into the Osage County…

Another sentencing yesterday in Franklin County District court. Fifty-one-year-old Timothy Blanton was sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole for at least 25 years under Jessica’s Law on a…

A new video series from the City of Ottawa has officials taking to the streets to ask citizens and visitors engaging and lighthearted questions. Recently, they talked with Harmony McCain at the…

A man originally charged with 2nd degree murder was sentenced yesterday to a lesser charge. Anthony Alvarado pled guilty to a charge of voluntary manslaughter in the death of 29-year-old Dalton Presley….

A Franklin County Sheriff’s officer deployed a taser to subdue a man in Rantoul Friday night, October 18th. The deputy responded to an address in Rantoul to investigate a misdemeanor theft. As…

U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development Kansas Director Christy Davis says the USDA is awarding more than $650,000 in grants to help rural Kansans in seven communities build renewable energy generation systems…

Landmark Bank of Kincaid announced that they will be closing at the end of the year, bringing an end to a storied legacy of small town banking dating back 135 years. The…

Preliminary estimates reported by the Kansas Department of Labor and the Bureau of Labor Statistics show a seasonally adjusted unemployment rate of 3.3% in September. This is unchanged from 3.3% in August…

Ottawa University officially has a new president. OU has announced that Dr. Bambi Burgard will serve the role as President for the Ottawa campus. Her first official day was yesterday, October 8th….

Could a vaccine, one day, be given to prevent breast cancer and other forms of the disease? Mayo Clinic surgeon Dr. Amy Degnim is on the team that’s evaluating a vaccine against…