Downtown River Plaza project plans to be unveiled in Ottawa
The Downtown River Plaza project will be unveiled at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday at The Bottle House in Ottawa with Governor Jeff Colyer expected to attend. The plan centers Walnut Street between First and Second streets to create a gathering and event space with landscape, pergolas, a pavilion market area, and improved parking. Ottawa received a $92,715 attraction grant to aid tourism development linking the Prairie Spirit Rail Trail and the Flint Hills Nature Trail.
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Bottle House
S. Walnut
Ottawa
Jeff Colyer
Colyer
Flint Hills
First
Walnut Streets
State of
David Lee
Onward Ottawa Group
Kansas
Onward Ottawa
Walnut Street
Second Streets
Flint Hills Nature Trail
Limb collection from storm to begin Monday in Ottawa
Ottawa Public Works crews will start collecting downed tree limbs from the week’s storm on Monday. Residents should stack limbs parallel to street curbs. alley pickups are not possible due to space limits. A free collection site at North Cherry Street and Enterprise Road will allow residents to haul their own brush. A sign marks the dump area.
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Ottawa
Festival set for Saturday on the courthouse lawn
The Franklin County Courthouse lawn hosts the Butterfly Arts & Music Festival on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Ottawa Main Street Association sponsors. Local artists including W D Walls Anita Pierce Jeanne Hutchinson Kelly Pinet Dennis Engle Elaine Engle Peggy Armstrong Keli Armstrong Chuck Watson Megan Farris will display works. Music by Calum Sayers Dave Edwards Rear View Mirror Leon Toon Stone Soup and Ottawa Brass. Food vendors offer funnel cakes snow cones ice cream and frozen drinks.
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Franklin County
Ottawa Main Street Association
Lenni Giacin
OMSA
W.D. Walls
Anita Pierce
Jeanne Hutchinson
Kelly Pinet
Dennis Engle
Elaine Engle
Peggy Armstrong
Keli Armstrong
Chuck Watson
Megan Farris
Calum Sayers
Dave Edwards
Rear View Mirror
Leon Toon
Stone Soup
Ottawa Brass
West Franklin approves $13 million school bond in special election
West Franklin voters approved a 13 million bond by 434 to 380, with 53 percent support from 816 votes. Upgrades target Pomona middle/high school Williamsburg Elementary and Appanoose Elementary to add space and enhance safety. Community leaders praised turnout and focus on student education.
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West Franklin
Pomona
Williamsburg Elementary
Appanoose
Falcon
Jerry Turner
Marcy Prouty
Kids Committee
Prouty
Williamsburg
Joseph Nocero
Nocero
Ottawa hit by brutal storm as city crews restore power
A severe Monday night storm ripped tree limbs and cut power across Ottawa. City utilities director Dennis Tharp said winds exceeded 70 mph, with six of twelve circuits down initially, but crews worked about 16 hours straight to restore most of the grid by sunrise and begin post storm cleanup.
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Ottawa
Dennis Tharp
City of Ottawa Utilities
Tharp
National Weather Service
Baldwin
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