A train chugged to a stop in front of the Missouri Pacific railroad depot in Osawatomie on the morning of Aug. 31, 1910. When Col. Theodore Roosevelt stepped onto the platform of his private car, the crowd whistled and cheered. Roosevelt smiled broadly through his trademark bushy mustache and took a bow. Mounted soldiers from [...]
Property owners should not see much change in their tax bill from Osawatomie USD 367 this year. The Board of Education last Wednesday voted 6-0 to approve the 2010-11 budget. The property tax levy will be 53.146 mills, down slightly from 53.198 mills last year. Though the mill levy is lower, property owners could see [...]
Osawatomie USD 367 enrollment was down more than 20 students on the first day of classes Monday. But that figure is likely to change before the official enrollment count for the state is taken on Sept. 20. “These numbers are tentative. We anticipate growing a little more. We hear there were some more students coming, [...]
The microburst swept across Bethel Church Road north of Osawatomie like a demon in the dark. In a matter of seconds, the powerful wind flattened barns, uprooted giant oaks and tore the roofs off two homes near the corner of 311th Street and Bethel Church Road about 11 p.m. Friday – trapping a woman and [...]
Diana Neal was surprised to hear from state officials Wednesday morning. She was even more shocked to hear that they had recanted their hard-line stance of not allowing the Osawatomie Christmas in October group she spearheads to be exempt from new state regulations regarding the handling of lead paint. The Kansas Department of Health and [...]
The Locker Room sporting goods store will be closing its doors this fall. Owner Susie Jones said the sluggish economy and a steady decline in sales have forced her to shut down the business, located at 522 Main St. “Our last day this month will be Aug. 28,” Jones said. “We will be open on [...]