The Ottawa University men’s national tournament fate rests in somebody else’s hands. The Braves hope Thursday’s KCAC Tournament quarterfinal loss to Kansas Wesleyan was not the final game of the season.
Ottawa’s Director of Utilities Dennis Tharp introduced his department’s street improvement and rehabilitation plan for this year to city commissioners during a study session Monday afternoon. According to Tharp, the plan, which was put together by the city’s engineer, budgets $250,000 for street rehabilitation throughout the year – an amount that should provide a “significant cushion” for the work in the plan as well as any additional work that may arise in the coming months, Tharp said.
Four Ottawa University basketball players were selected to the All-KCAC teams in a vote by the conference coaches. The men’s squad had three players named to the teams.
The West Franklin 3A boys sub-state field is loaded with talented teams. Seven of the eight teams have .500 or better records.
Wellsville High School’s Lainey Farley took control of Lakin’s Ivy Davis during the girls 4-1A State Wrestling Tournament in Hays. She won by fall. Farley and teammate Lindsay Witt went 1-2 in the program’s first state tournament appearance. Photo by Hailey Chapman/Cherry-Road Media
A 16-mile stretch of I-35 in Franklin and Osage counties will be be resurfaced beginning Monday. The work begins at the Rock Creek bridge and continues northeast to end three miles south of Eisenhower Road at Ot tawa (mile markers 163-179).
During the February 23 Franklin County Commission meeting, Franklin County Development Council Executive Director Paul Bean introduced a new FCDC initiative in partnership with the East Central Kansas Economic Opportunity Corporation (ECKAN) and Hope House to help keep unsheltered populations safe and warm as the area experiences a cold spell.
An apartment fire in Garnett on Wednesday displaced four residents, including a couple with a young child. KOFO Radio is requesting donations to help them get back on their feet while they look for a new place to live.
The Ottawa Police Department is asking for the public’s help identifying individuals involved in two break-in incidents at Mrs. Kleen Coin Laundry on N.
The City of Ottawa is looking for a new Commissioner to fill the vacancy left by Tom Weigand’s resignation last week. Applicants must be available for regular Commission meetings the first and third Wednesday of each month at 7 pm and 10 am respectively, as well as Study Sessions Mondays at 4 pm.