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The long-awaited splash pad at City Park in Ottawa is taking shape. Public Works Director Michael Haeffele says it’s only a few weeks away: The splash pad has been one of the…

If you feel different, you drive different. That’s the message from police departments urging people to stay sober behind the wheel. April 20th marks an unofficial marijuana holiday for some and police…

Under ideal conditions, Garnett’s sewer system and its stormwater drainage system should be two completely separate sets of mechanics – stormwater gets directed to local lakes and streams to alleviate possible flooding…

The Ottawa City Commission has conducted more interviews for open positions on the Airport Advisory Board. One interested applicant is long-time pilot Doug McMullin and he says we need to build more…

How valuable is your property? That’s an issue each year when it comes to assessing property values for property taxes. Franklin County Administrator, Derek Brown, says a recent study was revealing: Climbing…

Transitions. We all go through them. Whether it’s a new job, an illness, life changes, or maybe school changes. It’s ‘transition season’ for many students in USD 290. Ottawa Middle School Principal,…

Governor Laura Kelly has signed House Bill 2536, establishing the support, opportunity, unity, and legal family legal permanency option, a fourth pathway for children 16 years or older in foster care to…

A Paola High School senior received a huge surprise recently. Kane Houston was presented with a check for $100,000, as he received a full ride scholarship to Wichita State University from the…

Kansas Republicans are planning to wield their Supermajority to override Governor Kelly’s veto of an extreme abortion bill that would require people seeking abortion care to answer invasive survey questions, including why…

The city of Osawatomie City Council approved the development of a pilot Trap-Neuter-Release Program, know as TNR with local animal rescue “Four Kids for Kritters”, which is led by area resident Eunice…

More information coming out about the chase and shooting that Franklin County Deputies were involved in lasT week. Two men have been identified and charged in the case. The initial driver of…

If you drove by city park yesterday and looked over and said to yourself… I have your answer. That…is the beginning of Ottawa’s lates aquatic feature…a splash pad. A what? A splash…

In 2023, there was an average of three work zone crashes every day in Kansas. A “work zone” is an area of a street or highway with construction, maintenance or utility work….

Kansas 3rd District Representative, Sharice Davids, says her re-election campaign has raised more than $730,000 in the first three months of 2024. Davids enters the year with a strong initial haul and…

U.S. Agriculture Secretary, Tom Vilsack, says that the fact that a new Farm Bill has yet to be passed by Congress shows the complexity and challenges of drafting such a bill. He…

The Ottawa Main Street Association has been working on what is called a Common Consumption area in downtown Ottawa, which would permit the consumption of alcoholic drinks in certain downtown zones for…

Governor Laura Kelly vetoed Substitute Bill for Senate Bill 233. The bill would forbid the use of state funds to promote gender transitioning, prohibiting healthcare providers from treating children whose gender identity…

A lot of good things will be happening in the Garnett community in the next year. City Manager Travis Wilson says the Maple Street Project will be complete this spring as the…

Newly appointed Garnett Municipal Court Judge, Steve Wilson, isn’t messing around. He is cleaning up the courtroom, and in a big way. He says the style of dress and conduct exhibited by…

This is National Work Zone Awareness Week. A work zone is a very dangerous place to be, especially if you are one of the workers in that zone. Last year in Kansas,…