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CELEBRATING HERITAGE

What is this? The Herald's annual Progress editions usually focus primarily on the state of local business and industry. This year, though, as Kansas marks its 150th birthday, we look more toward history and trivia. Our goal: to honor the rich heritage of Ottawa and Franklin County. Knowing that most people aren't big fans of dry, "boring" history, The Herald is using its Progress editions this year to bring readers a collection of entertaining, often-times little-known stories of the area's past. What this isn't: A complete history of Ottawa and Franklin County. There are more stories out there. And they deserve to be told. But the celebration of Ottawa's and Franklin County's path from their wild and woolly days to today's modern world begins here. There's a lot of ground to cover, so enjoy the ride.

HEADLINES

2012 Progress Edition Section C
Monday, March 05, 2012 11:14 AM

2012 Progress Edition Section B
Monday, February 27, 2012 10:29 AM

2012 Progress Edition Section A
Thursday, February 23, 2012 4:10 PM

Talking logistics, Walmart’s numbers add up to big boost
Sunday, March 06, 2011 3:59 PM

Hasty Awards hang on the necks of Olympians, sit on the shelves of pancake-flipping champs
Sunday, March 06, 2011 4:01 PM

Water gave once-barren quarry new life as nursery
Sunday, March 06, 2011 4:02 PM

Dog food business grew strong when other local industries were still pups
Sunday, March 06, 2011 4:03 PM

Dairy farming once gave county an industry worth moo-ing about
Sunday, March 06, 2011 4:04 PM

Expert: Tradition led industries to river like horses to water
Sunday, March 06, 2011 4:08 PM

Surviving ‘child’ of once-legendary industrial leader still booming today
Sunday, March 06, 2011 4:09 PM

Early Ottawa leaders lured development to city with cash
Sunday, March 06, 2011 4:10 PM

Mid America Nutrition packs 180,000 meals into one year alone
Sunday, March 06, 2011 3:57 PM

What do Johnny Cash, Reba McEntire and Mickey Rooney have in common? Believe it or not: Ottawa
Sunday, February 27, 2011 3:40 PM

Downtown theater has entertaining history, but not just linked to movies
Sunday, February 27, 2011 3:42 PM

Family roots historian’s big passion
Sunday, February 27, 2011 3:44 PM

So ... How much can those floodgates hold?
Sunday, February 27, 2011 3:46 PM

‘Mr. Flood Control’ successfully fought to keep city safe, dry
Sunday, February 27, 2011 3:48 PM

North Ottawa turned on the lights first
Sunday, February 27, 2011 3:50 PM

Old bricks survive beneath the streets
Sunday, February 27, 2011 3:52 PM

County seat wasn’t always in Ottawa
Sunday, February 27, 2011 3:53 PM

Presidential candidate, author and OHS grad
Sunday, February 27, 2011 3:31 PM

Lawless gang kept Ottawa ‘under siege’
Sunday, February 27, 2011 3:32 PM

OU’s Campus newspaper is oldest of its kind in Kansas
Sunday, February 27, 2011 3:36 PM

University dome wasn’t always copper
Sunday, February 27, 2011 3:37 PM

Ottawa Drum, Bugle Corps escorted President Roosevelt
Sunday, February 20, 2011 3:39 PM

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2012-02-25

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