As I exited the free bathroom finally able to concentrate on things other than getting to the bathroom, I noticed I was between a plastic version of the world’s tallest man and the world’s fattest woman. This is not what I expected to see at The Alamo. Of course, one of the great things [...]
By Jeff Gulley The Osawatomie Chamber of Commerce will host a coffee Tuesday at the Chamber office with a presentation from the American Red Cross. Director Shelagh Wright said the organization will have three emergency management vehicles on display with parking blocked on the north side of Main Street in front of the museum. The [...]
By Kevin Gray Under a cloudy sky and strong winds, a large crowd of about 300 people came together on Memorial Day for the dedication of a new monument to Miami County’s combat heroes at the Miami County Veterans Memorial site in Paola. The monument includes the names of Osawatomie’s own Ray F. Conklin, Ernest [...]
By Kevin Gray Judy Conklin of rural Osawatomie was already wired for her Osawatomie High School 50-year class reunion when Pete Bell, commander of Paola’s VFW Post 3712 called her on a hunch four days before the unveiling of a monument devoted to Miami County combat veterans. “Is your father Ray F. Conklin?” Bell asked [...]
Osawatomie will be full of bargain hunters Saturday for the Partners In Education Communitywide Garage Sale. More than 40 sales had been registered by Tuesday morning and organizers said late registrations will be taken all week. The annual sale brings crowds of shoppers to town, making it a good time to have a more successful [...]
By Jeff Gulley Sixteen railroad cars derailed Saturday afternoon blocking the tracks on 347th Street near Lookout Road. The Osawatomie Police and Fire Departments and the Miami County Sheriffs Department were called to the scene about 12:30 Saturday afternoon in response to calls about a loud explosion.. The last 22 cars on the 167-car train [...]
By Jeff Gulley Osawatomie is sending three regional champions and eight athletes to the state track meet this weekend in Wichita. Tayler Soucie won regional gold in the 100- and 300-meter hurdles and Brandon Oakes won the 300-meter hurdles at the qualifying meet in Ottawa Friday night. Soucie won the 100-meter hurdles with a time [...]
Jerry Shea is a member of the Traditional Country Music Hall of Fame and was born in Osawatomie on July 17, 1934. Shea came from a musical family and developed an interest in music as a small child. Shea was reared in a railroad family, all employed by the Missouri Pacific Railroad. Shea began playing [...]
By Kevin Gray Miami County combat veterans will be honored on Memorial Day with the unveiling of a monument to 20 men who earned the highest medals awarded by America and her allies. Osawatomie’s awardees include Ray Conklin, Ernest L. Jones and Cecil L. Prentice. Other veterans being honored represent Paola, Louisburg, Spring Hill and [...]
By Jeff Gulley Osawatomie USD 367 will be forced to cut about $421,000 from its budget by 2012 after the state budget’s passing last week, but the district will be able to cut funds without firing staff. Superintendent Gary French said Monday that through careful planning, spending and utility usage, the district will be able [...]