by Shea Smith / photo courtesy of Ottawa Emergency Management Facebook Ottawa County Emergency Management is reminding residents not to call 9-1-1 or dispatch unless they have an actual emergency, even if they hear warning sirens. Over the past week, fire, EMS, and law enforcement have responded to multiple serious emergencies, requiring dispatchers to coordinate […]

A crash involving a car and a UTV killed two people in Ottawa County north of Bennington late Saturday night. Ottawa County Sheriff Russell Thornton tells KSAL News the crash happened when the UTV failed to stop at an intersection and ran into the car. There were two people in the UTV. The car had […]

The Kansas State Department of Education has approved the USD 239 North Ottawa County Public SchoolD istrict to launch a Pilot Pre-K Program beginning in the 2026-2027 school year. According to the District, on June 11th Superintendent Curtis Stevens hosted an informational community meeting at Minneapolis Junior Senior High School. Approximately 30 people attended the […]

Ottawa County is recovering from severe storms that caused extensive damage, particularly in Tescott, where hurricane-force winds uprooted trees and knocked down power lines. The community, now declared a disaster area, is working together to clear debris. A cooling station has been set up for residents without electricity as recovery efforts continue.

The process of getting back on in Salina after Monday night’s windstorm is slowly moving forward. As 7:30 PM Tuesday there were still some 13,800 Evergy Customers in Saline County without power, with another 550 in McPherson County, and 1,158 in Ottawa County. A major […]

edited by Shea Smith / photo courtesy of Canva Cleanup is underway across north central Kansas after overnight storms brought damaging winds, heavy rain, and power outages to Riley, Ottawa, and Geary counties. Ottawa County officials have issued a disaster declaration following significant storm damage and widespread power outages. In Geary County, Junction City officials […]