Major J.B. Remington served in the Union Army during the Civil War and led the first Union troops that set foot in the Confederate White House, which is now part of the Museum of the Confederacy in Richmond. President Davis suffered from many health problems, and thus often conducted the business of the Confederate government [...]
By Kevin Gray It didn’t take long for young Jonathon Cole to walk across the alley from his mother’s house behind the Osawatomie Fire Station to take part in Saturday morning’s annual open house activities. Since he was spending the weekend in Osawatomie, the Wellsville Elementary student rode his bicycle over soon after getting up. [...]
By Kevin Gray In June 2010, Chris McCoy of Osawatomie was losing strength in his left hand. His wife Wendy, said “His left hand wasn’t listening to what he was telling it to do.” A doctor’s visit and tests revealed a pinched nerve in his left elbow, and surgery followed in September. “The nerve needed [...]
By Jeff Gulley The Osawatomie Rotary Club presented a conceptual drawing the Osawatomie city council Thursday night that included a swimming area at the city lake, a picnic area and beach volleyball courts. Dan Macek spoke on behalf of the Rotary Club and said the group is looking for a project to put its stamp [...]
The Osawatomie Boy Scouts will serve up a spaghetti dinner Friday night prior to the Trojans’ football game against Louisburg. The dinner begins at 5 p.m. at the Osawatomie High School cafeteria and ends at 7 p.m. The meal includes a drink and desert. Tickets are $5 for adults and $4 for kids 6-12. Children [...]
Tri-Ko Inc. and Life Care Center of Osawatomie are sponsoring a blood drive! Those wishing to participate may give blood from 1 to 7 p.m. Monday in the Osawatomie City Auditorium located at 439 Main St. American Red Cross high school and college blood drives are on again. Future generations of blood donors are in [...]
By Jeff Gulley Superintendent Gary French told the USD 367 Board of Education Wednesday night that a decline in enrollment numbers will lead to trimming the budget. “It was one of the worst times probably in Osawatomie financial history between the last board meeting and Sept. 20,” French said. “We lost 15 students and the [...]
By Jeff Gulley Superintendent Gary French told the USD 367 Board of Education Wednesday night that a decline in enrollment numbers will lead to trimming the budget. “It was one of the worst times probably in Osawatomie financial history between the last board meeting and Sept. 20,” French said. “We lost 15 students and the [...]
By Beth Gulley When I was ten I flew in an airplane for the first time. I had never been in an airport before that day. When I was eleven, I experienced another airport related first. My family took someone to the catch a plane early in the morning, and we got to eat breakfast [...]
By Jeremy Gulley I sat with forty people in the unseasonably warm October air and watched people shiver in the obviously cold water of Miola Lake. They had come to be baptized. I think it is important that you know about the church I attend. It meets in the lobby of the homeless shelter in [...]