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.
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
Senator Caryn Tyson and Representatives Blaine Finch and Mark Samsel answered questions from constituents at February’s Legislative Coffee Saturday morning. February 24 marked the legislature’s “turnaround day”, meaning all non-exempt bills were required to advance out of their house of origin by that day or they are considered dead for the session.
TOPEKA — The Kansas State Board of Education rejected the resignation Friday of the state education commissioner following evidence he said during a video conference that during his youth he tried to persuade children to fear for their safety among American Indians.
“Grain prices are at near record levels so what should a farmer do?” There were no definite answers but opportunities were reviewed during a recent Farm Profit Seminar in Ottawa. Tom Leffler, represent Tom Leffler, representing Leffler Commodities LLC, reviewed past, present, future agriculture in his presentation titled “Now What Do You Do?” Acknowledging the speaker’s presentation was prior to Russia’s invasion of the Ukraine, Leffler did discuss possible ramifications of that action.
Several dozen people stood at the corner of Massachusetts St. and 11th St. in Lawrence on Sunday to show their support for Ukraine. The country is currently being invaded by Russia for the second time since 2014.
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.
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.
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.
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).