Ottawa News

OTTAWA, KANSAS - May 30, 2012. Executives with Cargotec Solutions, LLC., manufacturer of Ottawa Terminal Tractors, yesterday presented the Kansas Law Enforcement Torch Run with two checks for $10,000 each, formally marking Cargotec's first-ever support of the organization, a grassroots cause that raises money and public awareness for Special ... (more)

Alan Wilson, director at Cargotec Solutions, LLC, shakes hands with Chris Hahn, president and CEO of Special Olympics Kansas, Tuesday afternoon on the south lawn of Cargotec, 415 E Dundee St., Ottawa, after the company donated $20,000 to the state's Special Olympics.

Bricks fall Tuesday as demolition workers chisel away the final remaining pieces of the facade of the building at 124 S. Main St., Ottawa.

Amber waves of grain shimmer in the morning sun in a wheat field Wednesday along K-68, east of Ottawa.

The Ottawa Recreation Commission is encouraging Franklin County residents this summer to "get up and active." Boasting a calendar chalk full of programs, the ORC is offering summer activities for nearly all age groups, Brandy Shoemaker, recreation manager, said.

A crowd gathers to commemorate Memorial Day Monday morning at the Franklin County Veterans' Memorial on the Franklin County Courthouse lawn, 305 S. Main St., Ottawa.

Several Franklin County veterans' organizations have planned events commemorating the Memorial Day holiday.

An Ottawa business plans to make a $10,000 donation Tuesday to benefit Special Olympics Kansas.

Ginny and Roland Bromert, right, Ottawa, stand Easter Sunday in a park in Beijing, China, with family members Jim, Kate, Jack and William Schnieders.

Becci Shisler, Ottawa Main Street Association director, explains a proposed mural design for the north wall of the building at 205 S. Main St., Ottawa.

Rose Rozmiarek, chief of investigation for the Kansas State Fire Marshal's Office, uses a dog Thursday to search for traces of any potential accelerants used to start a fire early Thursday at 604 S. Cedar St., Ottawa.

Ottawan Misty Potter is continuing to comb the area in search of her missing father.

Franklin County Sheriff's officers have identified, but not apprehended, a suspect they say eluded pursuing officers after they interrupted an attempt to steal an ATM from a Princeton, Kan., bank.

Honesty, passion and a good work ethic are the personal traits Rick Croucher said will help him win the race for Franklin County sheriff.

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Firefighters extinguish flames around the front entrance to a house that burnt to the ground Thursday morning at 604 S. Cedar St., Ottawa.

Don Hobbs pauses Wednesday morning at the southern edge of his backyard garden at 1247 S. Cedar St., Ottawa.

Justin Garrard of Ottawa received a master's degree in business administration May 5 from Ottawa University at a Hooding and Commencement Ceremony.

Joshua Jeffcoat was arrested Monday after he was stopped and then ran from authorities after recklessly driving a fire department vehicle.

The Franklin County Sheriff's Office has a person of interest identified and hopes to make an arrest soon in connection with an attempted heist of an ATM by pushing it away with a truck, authorities said Tuesday.