Ottawa News

Glenda Plaschka, left, with Plaschka & Kramer Liquor Store in Princeton, pours a chardonnay Friday evening during the Young Professionals of Franklin County Wine Tasting 101 & Education at Keith King, State Farm Insurance, 111 S. Main St., Ottawa.

Ottawa University senior third baseman Lindsay Adams slides past Baker University catcher Allie Losey to score Thursday at Ottawa.

Law enforcement officials are hopeful teen driving and seat belts are synonymous.

Peter Greenley died suddenly but peacefully on Monday, Feb. 6, 2012 at Milton District Hospital at the age of 64.

She was born June 10, 1931, in Osawatomie, the daughter of John E. and Ethel Mae Raley Hicks.

Missing bricks are noticeable Tuesday along the north wall of a building at 124.

A shop building on Nebraska Road burned down early Monday morning in rural Franklin County.

Ottawa University senior KiKi Smith drives the ball against a Sterling College defender Saturday at Wilson Field House.

Do you think it's a First Amendment right of American citizens to be allowed to demonstrate near funerals on public property? Pamela DeFries, a 1975 Ottawa University graduate, speaks Thursday during an Adventures in Faith event at Fredrikson Chapel, 1011 S. Cedar St.

Do you think it's a First Amendment right of American citizens to be allowed to demonstrate near funerals on public property? SHAWNEE - An Ottawa man was killed late Friday morning when his unoccupied trash truck apparently rolled over him, according to Shawnee police.

Do you think it's a First Amendment right of American citizens to be allowed to demonstrate near funerals on public property? Youths interested in helping Ottawa police take a bite out of crime are invited to join the McGruff Club this month.

Do you think it's a First Amendment right of American citizens to be allowed to demonstrate near funerals on public property? The death knell hasn't sounded just yet for the buckling building at 124 S. Main St.

Do you think it's a First Amendment right of American citizens to be allowed to demonstrate near funerals on public property? Two men were arrested Wednesday in connection with recent burglaries in Ottawa.

A Red Cross blood drive has been scheduled in honor of a lifelong Ottawa resident and blood donor.

Do you think it's a First Amendment right of American citizens to be allowed to demonstrate near funerals on public property? Franklin County elementary and middle school students compete in the Franklin County Spelling Bee Thursday at Ottawa Middle School, 1230 S. Ash St., Ottawa.

A 33-year-old eastern Kansas man faces up to life in prison for a sexual crime against a young child.

Do you think it's a First Amendment right of American citizens to be allowed to demonstrate near funerals on public property? Four-year-old Jacob Griffin, Princeton, zips down one of the slides Wednesday at Forest Park, 320 N. Locust St., Ottawa.

A bridge damaged in a recent car wreck near Princeton in rural Franklin County is set to be repaired.

Do you think it's a First Amendment right of American citizens to be allowed to demonstrate near funerals on public property? A 33-year-old Ottawa man faces up to life in prison after being found guilty of one count of aggravated criminal sodomy against a child.

Ottawa city commissioners have scheduled a public hearing for 7 p.m. today in the commission's chambers at 101 S. Hickory St.