It isn’t difficult to find negative stories in sports these days. It has become harder and harder to find a reason to watch professional sports without feeling guilty for supporting over-paid, pampered rich guys acting like spoiled rotten teenagers. Owners and managers aren’t much better – the current NFL labor strike is a perfect example, [...]
You may not agree with him in general, but if you haven’t been watching the Ed Shultz show on MSNBC, you should. Schultz speaks straight about the dismantling of the American middle class, lowered spending on America’s Main Street, and about those of us who are finding it harder to shop there. “Wall Street’s going [...]
Osawatomie’s founders were abolitionists and free soil advocates who were willing to risk their lives for their beliefs. On April 16, 1856, had a meeting where they formally stated their opposition to the proslavery government of Kansas Territory that had been elected fraudulently in 1856. The meeting was full of tension and conflict, with peaceful [...]
By Jeff Gulley Osawatomie firefighters were called to a home fire of one of their own early Monday morning. A home rented by Osawatomie volunteer firefighter Travis Brewer at 35124 Plum Creek Road, was destroyed by the fire. According to Osawatomie Fire Chief DuWayne Tewes, the fire was discovered by the owner, Tom Brewer who [...]
“No running, no talking or horseplay…listen to what I say, and I will tell you what to do,” said Osawatomie City Council member Lawrence Dickinson in his role as BB rifle firing range master at the 2011 Twin Rivers Cub Scout District Day Camp in Paola June 7. And as Osawatomie Cub Scout Pack 3099 [...]
By Kevin Gray Around and around they went, hundreds of people, many in strollers, others moving quickly, a few running, and every now and then pushing their own wheel chairs, but regardless of individual situations, the obvious outcome was clear: fighting cancer takes money. The weather turned off comfortable and almost chilly Friday evening once [...]
By Jeff Gulley The John Brown Jamboree and music festival keep area residents busy for four days in June. The annual festival runs June. 15-18 closing with a concert Saturday night with country music recording artist Chuck Wicks. Toby’s Carnival is back this year and will open on Wednesday, June 15. The annual Jamboree parade [...]
Once upon a time there was a woman named Mrs. Nelson. Mrs. Nelson and her family had recently moved to a new community and began attending a small church. When the church decided to have a bake sale for a fundraiser, Mrs. Nelson eagerly signed up, hoping to make a name for herself in the [...]
When I drove over to the Miami County Veterans Memorial site to cover the dedication of the new Miami Combat Veterans monument on Memorial Day, I kept wondering if I would find anyone representing Osawatomie’s home-grown heroes. As it was, three men who grew up in Osawatomie and had gone off to war – Ray [...]
Florella Brown Adair was John Brown’s half sister, and was as strong willed as John Brown was. Florella attended Oberlin College in Oberlin, Ohio, which today would not raise any eyebrows, but in 1835, women rarely went to high school, much less college. Doctors predicted that women who attended college would become insane or become [...]