By Beth Gulley The trick to crafting a good New Year’s resolution lies in breaking your larger goals down into their smallest components, and then choosing the right qualifier to go along with them. For example, I like to shop at garage sales and thrift stores, but I don’t have the desire or opportunity to [...]
By Kevin Gray The Christmas shopping season in Osawatomie appeared to be on an upswing for some, yet other business owners were not so sure. No doubt, many local people shopped at home, which is why Donna and Viola’s Shirt shop did well, yet Moon’s Hometown Market did not see business similar to the previous [...]
By Kevin Gray After having won a third-place trophy at the American Poolplayers Association 2010 Tournament in Las Vegas back in August, the team members were not sure what to do with the trophy. Having been a team effort, no one person could take the trophy home with them. The best alternative, said Flood Zone [...]
By Kevin Gray Donna Eichorn did not know what to make of the call from the Osawatomie police Wednesday evening, when she was told there had been a slight disturbance but nothing serious at her house. Eichorn, who was busy filling orders in her shop, Donna and Viola’s Shirts, said she was told that police [...]
By Doug Carder A $1.25 million street improvement project and preparing the grant application for the second phase of the public library renovation headline the list of construction projects on City Manager Bret Glendening’s to-do list in 2011. The city’s major street improvement project will overhaul Brown Avenue from 14th to 18th streets, Pacific Avenue [...]
By Jeff Gulley Osawatomie faced its tallest test of the season in the final game of December as Metro Academy came to town Dec. 14. The Warriors were familiar with Osawatomie as just three days before they captured the Osawatomie tournament title with a win over Coffeyville. They also brought with them the 6-9 center [...]
By Jeff Gulley The Osawatomie/Paola swim team took second place in the first home meet of the season Wednesday night, falling to the depth of Blue Valley Northwest. Blue Valley NW scored 502 points with Osawatomie/Paola coming in second at 453. Bonner Springs was third and Parsons came in fourth. “This was a very close [...]
