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Water free chlorine burn, flushing starts Monday
The City of Ottawa’s annual water free chlorine vurn and flushing to begin Monday and last between six and eight weeks. During warm weather and with warmer water temperatures, nitrification can occur in water systems that use chloramines for their residual disinfectant. Nitrification is a microbial process that converts ammonia and similar nitrogen compounds into…
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OU football players snare preseason honors
The Ottawa University football team received preseason honors with 14 players named to the 2026 KCAC Football Dr. Ted Kessinger Division Preseason Team, as voted on by the division’s head coaches. Ottawa and Evangel University both had 14 players earn a spot on the Kessinger Division preseason team. The Braves’ De’Anthony Curtis earned honors at…
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Athlete of Week voting is open
The weekly Athlete of the Week is open for voting. The link to vote is: Contests & Sweepstakes (cherryroad.com) or click on icon at ottawaherald.com