Pomona News

A former mayor, a middle school principal and the current mayor's husband are three out of the seven people who are vying for city council seats at the primary election today in Pomona.

Lt. Jeff Curry said sometimes, school districts want documentation. That's why Curry, with the Franklin County Sheriff's Office, said schools often contact the sheriff's office when there is a disturbance at schools.

A 5-year-old Pomona boy who was injured in a farm-related accident Friday is in good condition, a spokesperson from Childrena s Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, said.

A 66-year-old Pomona woman remained in an area hospital Friday afternoon after a two-vehicle accident on U.S. 59.

The first person at the new Pomona Dollar General this morning was to receive a free giant inflatable chair.

Franklin County EMS, sheriff's department and the Pomona Fire Department responded to an accident in the 3300 block of Georgia Road Friday afternoon.

Charles M. Cox, 64, Pomona, died of a heart attack Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010. Services will be 10 a.m. Saturday at First United Methodist Church in Ottawa.

Nick Scott says his journey started after the crash. Scott, a Pomona native, suffered life-changing injuries in an automobile accident in 1998.

A petition with 176 signatures was presented to Pomona Mayor Joann Hancock Tuesday night in front of more than 60 audience members, requesting she resign immediately because of an inability to govern within present guidelines.

Ryan Caleb Connelly was just a block shy of arriving at a Topeka hospital when he was born Friday morning in the front seat of his grandmother's car.

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For now, Pomona zoning administrator Doug Combs will stay in the position hea s at.

The city government of Pomona is in disarray, which began after the mayor sued the city council and the town's zoning administrator.

Even though it's cold outside, things are heating up in Pomona. The attorney who was representing the council has resigned.

The air in Pomona City Hall was thick with unspoken emotion Tuesday night when Mayor Joann Hancock delivered her temporary ruling on an issue that's been ongoing since she took over in April - the zoning administrator.

It was a tough year for Ottawa and Franklin County businesses. That's not really surprising, Tom Weigand, president of the Ottawa Area Chamber of Commerce, said.

Despite a history of controversy, Pomona unveiled its new Caseya s General Store Wednesday.

Deputies still are gathering information about a reported carjacking on K-68 today, Undersheriff Steve Lunger, with the Franklin County Sheriffa s Department, said.

If there is one person in Ottawa who has a living, breathing account of the citya s history for the past 50 years, it could be 95-year-old Glenn Underwood.

Andrew Brandon Beauchamp says he didna TMt know his friend Michael Powell was going to rob the Pomonaa TMs Caseya TMs General Store in October.