On July 20, the Franklin County Historical Society is offering the opportunity to learn the history of the Ottawa Mission and cemetery with a program and tour at the actual site.
Ottawa Police Officers were dispatched to the Ottawa City Pool in Forest Park just after 4 pm on June 23, for a report of threats with a handgun.
Officers with the Ottawa Police Department were dispatched to the 600 block of East Logan Street for a reported deathv at 2:40 pm on June 21.
The City Ottawa proclaimed June 19 as “Juneteenth” to recognize the effort to make Ottawa an inclusive community and honor the true meaning of the holiday.Pro-tem Mayor Allen read the proclamation that stated, Juneteenth is the longest running African American holiday and June 19, 1865 is recognized as the date the news of slavery ended and reached the enslaved people of Galveston, Texas.“The Emancipation Proclamation that freed the enslaved people living in the Confederacy took effect Jan 1.,1863 that was the ratification of the 13th Amendment, and Juneteenth began primarily with church celebrations in 1866 and spread throughout the black communities, particularly in the South,” she said.
The City of Ottawa has various board openings.
Gold Rush Mercantile honored as this week do-gooder’s Gold Rush Mercantile is owned and operated by Mark Jones, and was nominated by Linda Heimbach. She… Login to continue reading Login…
June 26, 2024 – Come-and-go Open House for the Old 50 Highway Project from 5pm-7pm, at the Franklin County Commission Chambers. Address, 1418 S Main… Login to continue reading Login…
Ottawa City Commissioners tabled the decision to have a Safe Haven Baby Box installed at the Fire Department at their Wednesday, June 12 meeting.Commissioners agreed to explore the possibility of installing the box at an alternative location from the fire station in collaboration with other community organizations.Angie Malik presented her fundraising efforts and proposal to install a Safe Haven Baby Box at the fire station.Malik said her idea for the Safe Haven Baby box came after she was unable to find a way to memorialize her daughter, who passed away in 2021, at Haley Park with donations she had received from fundraising efforts.Malik said she was directed to the Ottawa Main St.
By Tim Carpenter Kansas Reflector TOPEKA — Democratic U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids of Kansas and Republican South Dakota U.S. Rep. Dusty Johnson created a special-interest… Login to continue reading Login…
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