By Jeff Gulley It was the breakout game the Trojans have been looking for all season. Osawatomie erased a season of frustrating losses, winning on the road at Central Heights Friday night 44-20 behind a stellar performance by senior quarterback Seth Jones. Jones tossed seven touchdown passes throwing for 337 yards and was also the [...]
By Jeff Gulley It was senior night for the Osawatomie volleyball team last week and the Trojans split a pair of matches with Jayhawk-Linn and Wellsville. Playing at home on Oct. 5, the Trojans fell to the Jayhawks, then came back to beat Wellsville in two games. Against the Jayhawks, the Trojans lost two hard-fought [...]
At its meeting Thursday night, the Osawatomie City Council voted to designate the Osawatomie Journal as the official city newspaper. As such, the Journal will publish the city’s legals, which include items such as ordinances, resolutions and the annual city budget. The Journal was the low bidder at 55 cents per line. The Osawatomie Graphic, [...]
By Beth Gulley All the fun Fall Festivals and outdoor activities this time of year remind me that my physical age and my mental age don’t match. My birth certificate says I am 36, but I still feel a sense of wonder, innocence and joy in silly everyday things like I did when I was [...]
Dear friend Osawatomie: Thanks so much for letting me drop in and visit you these past few weeks. I know I have been a neglectful friend, and have turned my back on you over the years. I have favored my bigger and flashier oversized friends over you. I really didn’t give you a chance until [...]
Dear Editor: My name is Jake Hellner. Katie wrote an article recently about attracting businesses to downtown Osawatomie and it caught my attention. I would love to help. There was another piece written about the owner of the Coach Light store and how she invited people in to pitch and brainstorm ideas and one of [...]
By Sarah Dorsett I spent a couple of days over the past two weeks discovering what body coverings were available in Osawatomie. I checked out all the flea markets, secondhand stores and dollar stores. The basics are here at the dollar stores: underwear and socks, for sure. All sizes that my family needs. I found [...]
By Kevin Gray Did you see Larry and Debbie Ratley on television? This is the question I’ve seen popping up on my Facebook site, around Osawatomie or in comments about Larry’s decision to contact Kansas City’s Fox outlet, channel 4’s Pay It Forward people. As soon as my wife and I had finished watching the [...]
By Jeff Dorsett I love Christmas. I love giving presents. I like to try and give the present that people want or need…and they usually don’t know they want nor need it! For my family I scour Christmas catalogs for that educational or unique game, book or gift. And I hate traffic, and time was [...]
Voters will have the chance to hear from area candidates at a political forum Thursday. The Miami County Republican Women and Kansas State Nursing Association District Nine are sponsoring the event which begins at 7 p.m. at Memorial Hall.