By Shirley Erickson 100 Years Ago BIG MIDNIGHT FIRE FLAMES SEPT THRU LOWER END OF BLOCK ON WHICH CHAMBERLIN BROS LIVERY BARN WAS LOCATED Destroyed Livery Barn, The Sherman Restaurant, And Building Occupied by W. L. Bundy’s Grocery. Also Fire in North Part of Town Caused By Sparks A great big blaze has cleaned [...]
By Jeremy Gulley Sometimes I judge other people too quickly. I tend to project my own opinions and ideas rather than looking deeper to get to the real story. People have their own lives and reasons for doing what they do. I think that if I cut through the surface to see each person’s real [...]
By Beth Gulley For the last few days I have pestered everyone I know about the state budget cuts. On Saturday I learned the state had drastically cut funding to the arts which could limit opportunities for my children as well as eliminate some of my favorite events. On Monday I learned the state cut [...]
Kevin Gray The other day, my fortune cookie read, “Life is never more fun than when you’re the underdog competing against the giants.” How true. Growing up a Democrat in a Republican household taught me about being the underdog around giants. No matter what the topic, whether Nixon or Vietnam, I didn’t have a chance, [...]
Down Through The Years By Shirley Erickson 100 Years Ago The city council met in regular session in the council chamber Monday evening with a quorum present, Mayor Madison president. John Malone was present and gave voice to his grievance against the editor of the Graphic and the city clerk. Mrs. J. O. Van [...]
By Jeff Gulley Seven teams squared off for a dodgeball title on Sunday and raised nearly $2,000 for the upcoming Relay for Life. The relay team Bama Rama, which was formed in memory of Jim Osborne, sponsored the tournament and organizer Heather Osborne was thrilled with the results. “We had a great turnout for our [...]
By Jeff Gulley With sixth-graders sitting cross-legged in rows across the gym floor, flags marking the corners of the gym and homemade shields lining the bleachers, this was no ordinary gym class. The Osawatomie Middle School boys and girls in the class were now gladiators divided into teams based on colors. It is part of [...]
Following a special meeting Thursday morning and a 10 minute exectuive session to discuss personnel, the USD 367 Board of Education accepted the resignation of long-time hig school math teach Brian Masoner. Superintendent Gary French issued a written statement on the resignation following the meeting. “The resignation is effective immediately. Brian is resigning in order [...]
By Kevin Gray Raised very poor in a small town in Arkansas, much smaller than Osawatomie, and the oldest of seven children, being the bully is what Kermit Robinson, director of Safety and Environment at the Rainbow Mental Health Facility in Kansas City, Kan., said he did to rid himself of anger. Going to school [...]
