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Sept 8 Update: Shopping Local
By Sarah Dorset Embracing this idea to shop 100 percent locally for the month of September really forces me to simplify our household. And pray that that no major home repairs are needed on a Sunday when most stores are closed! To think about it, September is an easy month to shop: most back to [...]
Upcoming Memorial Services
Bruce Bowker, 61 Osawatomie, died Sunday, Sept. 5, 2010, at his home. A visitation is planned from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday with a short service at 8:30 p.m. at Eddy-Birchard Funeral Home in Osawatomie. Judith Ann Thompkins, 68, of Osawatomie, died Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2010, in Olathe Medical Center. Services are pending at Eddy-Birchard [...]
Parker Harvest Fest slated for Sept 18-19
Courtesy of Judy Kinder Linn County News The Parker Harvest Fest will once again kick off the fall festivals for the county, as the community welcome visitors to the event during the weekend of Sept. 18-19. This year’s theme is “Once Upon a Time” and will primarily focus on storybook titles and nursery rhymes. Crystal [...]
Remembering Bruce Bowker
From the first week that we published the Osawatomie Journal, volunteer help has been vital to our success. Each week since we started, a group of local people have gathered to help us roll papers and deliver them. The process week one took us about 14 hours, now we can deliver papers in Osawatomie and [...]
Osawatomie Should Be Proud Of Troop 106 And Eagle Scouts
On Saturday afternoon, Boy Scout Troop 106 welcomed its newest Eagle Scout when Riley McDougal reached that honor. Jeff Walmann spoke at the Court of Honor Saturday and told that crowd that only two percent of those who begin scouting reach the rank of Eagle Scout. It’s a statistic that shows how rare this achievement [...]
Shop Local: More Than Just Words
By Sarah Dorsett Lots of people say it, and many people practice it, “Shop locally in Osawatomie.” But how much do I really shop in Osawatomie? This all came about in a recent conversation I took part in, you know when adults start talking about the costs of living and such. “It is just too [...]
City Mulls Future Street Improvement Projects
Osawatomie City Council members reviewed a map of proposed future street improvements during their work session last Thursday. City Manager Bret Glendening provided a caveat that all future street work indicated on the map might not be possible without an increase in the city’s mill levy to fund the projects. “I know the goal since [...]
