SEVERE WEATHER CANCELS STORM SPOTTER CLASS
In an ironic twist, but not surprising, the Storm Spotter and Severe Weather Awareness class scheduled for tonight, March 4th, at the Ottawa Memorial Auditorium, has been postponed… due to the threat…
Legislative Update by State Senator Caryn Tyson
February 28, 2025 After turnaround (the halfway point in session), most of the work is happening in committees. Stopping State Benefits to Illegal Aliens including in-state tuition, Senate Bill (SB) 254, drew a…
WATER RATE INCREASE FOR OTTAWA
Customers of the City of Ottawa utilities need to brace for an increase in water rates. On January 8th, 2023, the City Commission approved a five-year plan for annual adjustments to water…
COYOTE CONFERENCE
Kansas has a coyote problem. There are estimated to be over 300,000 of them in the eastern third of the state, both in rural and urban areas. Now, through March 31st, it’s…
ANCO FIREFIGHTING
Anderson County firefighters were busy this weekend. Yesterday afternoon, March 2nd, Linn County called and requested a brush truck to assist in a large out-of-control grass fire east of Blue Mound. A…
SCHWAB ON GOVERNOR PLANS
Secretary of State, Scott Schwab, elaborated Monday, March 10th, on plans to seek the Republican nomination for Kansas Governor in 2026 by emphasizing the need to limit residential property taxes, forbid land…
CHUCK LEMASTER PART TWO
Chuck LeMaster hs some incredible stories about his days in aviation. From the Air Force to managing two airports in Ottawa, to buying and restoring famous planes, to flying famous people, to…
PRAIRIE PAWS GETS SPAY AND NEUTER GRANT
Prairie Paws Animal Shelter has received a $400,000 grant to help with low cost spay and neuter in Kansas. Director Vanessa Cowie says Ottawa already has a low cost program and is…
SANDS ON COURTHOUSE
The historic Courthouse in Downtown Ottawa stands as a beacon of the community and has for over 100 years. Time is taking its toll on the beautiful stone exterior and it’s time…
STAUFFER ON INCENTIVES WITHOUT WALLS
The Ottawa Main Street Association has had a good year and is growing and expanding . They are also encouraging downtown businesses to improve their buildings and providing an avenue for them…
WATER DISTRICT 1 GETS GRANT
Governor Laura Kelly and the Kansas Water Office have announced a list of communities that will receive water project funding as part of a $26 million grant program. One of those is…
LEMASTER TO BE HONORED
Today is the day that Ottawa aviation icon Chuck LeMaster will be honored by the FAA. He’ll be presented with the coveted Wright Brothers Pilot award for 50 years or more of…
ANCO JR HIGH YEARBOOK
Quite an honor for Anderson County Junior High. They have been awarded the Entourage Yearbooks National Yearbook Grand Prize Winner. The competition is a national contest that judges school yearbooks on the…
SPRING HILL OFFICERS RECOGNIZED
We know that first responders have to adjust to all kinds of conditions and situations. Two Spring Hill police officers recently received awards for helping a woman during a medical emergency. Officers…
LINCOLN STUDENTS PREPPING FOR BIZ TOWN
If you were in grade school in the 1980’s and 90’s you might remember a field trip to Exchange City, where you learned real life skills by “taking over” and running a…
COUNTY DEPUTIES BUSY
Franklin County Sheriff’s Deputies were busy the past couple days. First, Monday afternoon, February 24th, just after 4:00, deputies attempted to make a traffic stop of a group of motorcyclists traveling at…
TRAUMATIC INJURY RESCUE
The Ottawa Fire Department, Franklin County Sheriff’s deputies, Ottawa Police Department and Franklin County EMS responded to a report of a traumatic injury yesterday afternoon, February 25th, around 4:00. A man was…
LINN COUNTY PLANE CRASH
A pilot made an emergency landing in a field in Linn County, on Thursday, February 20th, after the fuel line of his 1968 cessna 177A froze. A Kansas Highway Patrol report says…
PIPER LOWE TO THE FINAL FOUR BAKERS
The Food Network’s Kid Baking Championship continued last night with 12-year-old Piper Lowe, from Princeton competing. Their challenge…create terrariums turned into truffles, with a selected bug as part of the theme. Piper…
BALDWIN MAN HELD FOR MURDER
Law enforcement agencies are investigating a deadly robbery and have two suspects in custody, one of them from Baldwin City. According to Topeka Police Lieutenant Edward Staley, just after midnight Saturday, February…