Tourism push for Ottawa and Franklin County gains steam
Editorial urges quick action to boost tourism in Ottawa and Franklin County. Five self guided brochures will map routes in four county quadrants and Ottawa. A key plan proposes temporarily transferring the Old Depot Museum to the city to fund repairs with bonds, then return ownership to the Franklin County Historical Society. The museum would be open at least six days a week during tourism season and signed routes would guide travelers. Volunteers would run the museum, and highway signs would attract visitors.
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Ottawa
Franklin County
Franklin County Convention and Tourism Committee
Commierce
City of
Old Depot
David Warren
Matt Matthews
Warren
Matthews
Franklin County Historical Society
Historical Society
Jim Hitch
Community praise for volunteers and church outreach voice
A reader commends the Williamsburg Volunteer Fire Department for responding to a major fuel spill at Homewood rest area and thanks area churches for community involvement. The letter urges solutions via “It’s Your Quarter” community dialogue inviting calls to share grievances about government and local issues.
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Williamsburg
Homewood
Council Grove offers Victorian charm and Santa Fe Trail sights
A Herald visit to Council Grove Kansas highlights a tourism push with a fulltime Visitor Bureau staff and a self guided loop of 20 spots. Guests tour landmarks from Kaw Mission to the Hays House, Santa Fe Trail ruts, and Madonna of the Trail, with a July art festival and a DOT grant to fund amphitheater and trail improvements.
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Ottawa
Jim Hitch
Council Grove
Debbie Wiard
Chamber of Commerce
Touris
Kaw
Methodist Episcopal Church South
Giovanni Maria Augustini
Last Chance Store
Farmers and Drovers Bank
Council Grove National Bank
Hays House
Custer Elm
Neosho River Crossing
Post Office Oak and Museum
Council Oak
Durland Park
Santa Fe
Neosho River
Wiard
Department of Transportation
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