One of three O-Town Read events has already taken place at Mug Shot Coffee shop for the book “The War That Saved My Life”. As this is a historical fiction and a children’s book, this book offers insight into what life could have been like in the rural areas surrounding London during World War II.
This year the Chiefs lost to the Philadelphia Eagles. They played at the New Orleans, LA Caesars Superdome. And completed the game with the final score of Philadelphia Eagles 40-22.
On Jan. 29, former President Jimmy Carter passed away. Since then, former President Biden ordered all U.S. flags at federal locations like U.S. embassies, military and government buildings lower flags to half-staff to honor the former late president.
Ottawa has a lot of projects underway right now. A few updates were provided at the Jan. 29 City of Ottawa Commission Meeting.
February 2025 has been proclaimed as Black History Month at an Ottawa City Commission meeting. Richard Jackson and Erin Christopher spoke and accepted this order. Erin Christopher is the President of the Black Student Union at Ottawa University.
From the winter storm on Jan. 4 and 5, many damages occurred to publicly owned land and infrastructure in the state of Kansas. Many counties have requested financial support to mend the damages caused by the storm. This support request was made to Governor Kelly’s office. Due to the many counties that incurred damages, Kelly had to file an extension for the president to declare a major disaster. This extension was approved and the state is working on obtaining the funding to fix the damages.
Jan. 29, 2025 was proclaimed as Kansas Day by the City of Ottawa at the same day’s commission meeting. The Franklin County Historical Society (FCHS) accepted this proclamation and gave a presentation on the history and practices of waste disposal in Ottawa, as it’s one of the topics discussed statewide by government leaders right now.
There has been three new job positions filled for the City of Ottawa.
This year the Chiefs lost to the Philadelphia Eagles. The game ended with the final score of Philadelphia Eagles 40-22.
Since former President Jimmy Carter passed away all U.S. flags were ordered to lower to half-staff for a 30-day mourning period.