TOPEKA, Kansas — A group of Kansas lawmakers stood at attention on the steps of the Capitol Thursday to protest Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The bipartisan group stood with their hands over their hearts as the Ukrainian national anthem played over a loudspeaker.
The Ottawa Area Chamber of Commerce featured Impact Wealth Planners, 401 S. Main St., Friday with a ribbon-cutting. The investment planning team are Ryan Wilkerson, Robbin Kerth, Isaac Gwinn and Kylee Moore. Photo by Greg Mast/The Ottawa Herald
The Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) plans to start a mill and overlay project on I-35 in Coffey County next week. The 11.6-mile project area begins at the Lyon-Coffey county line and continues northeast to end south of the U.S. 75 junction.
WICHITA — AAA Kansas announced today that 35 law enforcement agencies – comprising 26 police departments and nine sheriff’s offices – are receiving AAA Kansas Community Traffic Safety Awards for their 2021 work to keep roadways in their cities and counties safe through a variety of initiatives and programs.
The Docking Institute of Public Affairs at Fort Hays State University’s annual survey report found Kansans are feeling the pinch of the economy and have a high confidence in election security. The Kansas Speaks survey report provides extensive insight into how Kansans perceive the current political, economic, and social conditions in the state and the nation.
TOPEKA — Kansas senators are giving preliminary backing Thursday on a measure to allow certain retailers to sell firework year-round. Under current Kansas law, firework vendors may sell from June 27 to July 5.
James Conley Johnston, 82, passed away peacefully on March 2, 2022. Visitation from 11:00 AM to 12:00 AM Wednesday March 9, 2022, at Heritage Funeral Home with the funeral service to follow at 12:00 PM. Burial will be at 1:30 PM Wednesday March 9, 2022 at Killeen Memorial Park and Cemetery.
Betty Jean Wittmeyer, 99, of Ottawa, KS passed away February 20, 2022, at Nottingham Health, Olathe, KS. Betty was born on July 26, 1922 in Kansas City, MO, the daughter of Thomas W. and Jemima Floy Mainard. Betty grew up in the Kansas City area graduating from Central High School with the class of 1939. She also graduated from Kansas City Junior College and then attended the University of Kansas City, now UMKC.
Bob F Jones passed peacefully on February 19, 2022 in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois at the age of 95. He was a long-time resident of West Lafayette, Indiana, where he was a Professor of Agriculture Economics at Purdue University for thirty-two years. Family and friends remember him as a farmer, a dedicated public servant, a faithful member of First United Methodist Church, a lover of learning and travel, an enthusiastic storyteller around the dining-room table of the people and places he visited, a prayer-giver at holiday meals, a gameplayer, a sports fan of grandchildren and Purdue, a maker of pies and fudge and waffles.
The Ottawa Recreation Commission joined together with Ottawa High School to provide a unique experience to youth basketball teams this past weekend. The final game of the ORC fifth- and sixth-grade girls basketball season was hosted by OHS in the Cyclone Gym.