Ottawa event blends baseball tale with kids play at Old Depot Museum
Ryan Larsen of the Ottawa American Legion baseball team guides Avery Staley, 3, and Lee Staley, 2, around the bases during Baseball Storytime at the Old Depot Museum. Lee creates a craft featuring a 1913 Ottawa University baseball player.
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Lee Staley
Ottawa University
Camden Bentley
Skunk Run name origins stay unclear in Ottawa
Ottawa readers recall Skunk Run in City Park as a concrete drainage ditch with contested naming. A 1961 Lamar Phillips column linked the name to a “quite a tribe” of skunks, while an 1880 Ottawa Daily Republic piece cited a lingering foul smell. Debates persist about whether odor or skunks gave the name Park Creek’s successor.
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Ottawa Library
Susan Geiss
Franklin County Historical Society
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Ottawa Daily Republic
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City Park
Jock Garcia
Ottawa Municipal Auditorium advisory board weighs venue future
Ottawa officials discussed reviving the 1921 venue during a special meeting led by City Manager Richard Nienstedt. Corinee Bannon reported survey results from 242 residents prioritizing live music and theater, youth programs, and a paid season series with a director, new three to five year financial plan, broader networks, updated accounting, and a modernized Internet presence.
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Wichita State University
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