Preachers, teachers, writers, musicians, artists and anyone one else who deals in ideas have one thing in common: they steal liberally. Some try to make it look like they don’t. Some do it better than others. But whether done well or not, and regardless of any admission; everyone knows that stealing is part of the [...]
Osawatomie’s pioneers battled nature when they were founding Osawatomie during the 1850’s, and Reverend Samuel Adair, John Brown’s brother-in-law, reported on the an infestation of worms that were destroying the corn crop planted by John Brown to help feed his family in a March 26, 1856 letter to John Brown’s father, Owen Brown. “John has [...]
Like most Americans, I will never forget where I was that Tuesday morning in September. I was just finishing the 8 a.m. news on KOFO radio in Ottawa and we switched to an ABC broadcast that a plane had crashed into the World Trade Center building in New York City. The events of that day [...]
By Jeff Gulley Thirty-five high school seniors got some much needed help toward college expenses Monday night. At the 12th Annual Frank Elliott Scholarship banquet, $200,000 in local scholarship money was awarded to some very deserving candidates. One-after-another, presenters of scholarships Monday night talked about how tough the selection was this year for Osawatomie High [...]
By Jeff Gulley Bruno, the Osawatomie Police Department’s drug dog, is moving to McPherson. The Osawatomie City Council Thursday night gave City Manager Bret Glendening the go ahead to negotiate the relocation of the drug dog and discontinue the program. Glendening told the council at the April 14 meeting that the officer trained to handle [...]
By Jeremy Gulley At this time of the semester, I remind myself and my students to persevere. The point to getting through is to keep working and remember that, soon, we will wake up and it will be over. But perseverance isn’t always easy. In fact, I argue that perseverance needs practice, or at least [...]
By Beth Gulley Saturday morning I felt a tap on my shoulder. I turned around, and it was Danny. “Hi Beth,” he said. “Are you running today?” I told him I planned to, and I showed him my race bib. He explained that he was only going to walk a mile because of his bad [...]
A fundraiser is planned for the Richmond family that suffered the loss of four family members in a fire this weekend. The Soft Rock cafe in Rantoul will open at 7 a.m. for a biscuit and gravy meal will 100% of the proceeds going to the family. Diners will be given an envelope to donate [...]
By Kevin Gray Young Hepanna Gayton from Lawrence likes trains; his father, Danny, and mother, Rhonda, enjoy running, which is why the family came to Osawatomie Saturday for Railroad Day. Hepanna and his two sisters could visit the Missouri Pacific Depot Museum and his parents could participate in the Tri-Ko Run the Rails 5K. The [...]
By Jeff Gulley Lightning struck a tree and a home on Main Street in Osawatomie Monday morning causing extensive damage to one residence and power outages. Charles Culbertson was at home at 711 Main St. Monday morning when he heard a loud noise. “It was really loud,” he said. “I knew it had hit a [...]