John Brown Tannery Park in Kent, Ohio, [then Franklin Mills, Ohio] was the site of John Brown’s tannery from 1836 to 1837. Today, John Brown Tannery Park is a nature park on the Cuyahoga River, where outdoor sports enthusiasts canoe and kayak on the Cuyahoga River, but the rushing river provided a perfect place for [...]
Jessie Schasteen didn’t have to do what she did. She didn’t do it because she was told to do it. She didn’t do it because her coach made her or because anyone pressured her or talked her into it. She did it because it was the right thing to do. She did it because the [...]
When we walked into Daylight Donuts after our Saturday morning trail run, Gary was ready for us. He had been reading my columns, and it seemed like he was expecting us. Of course, he should have expected us because his donut shop serves as another little spot in Miami County where people gather, drink coffee, [...]
By Jeremy Gulley In his book Stuff of Thought, Stephen Pinker argues that the events of 9-11 are difficult to categorize. He explores the difference between seeing the attacks as one attack, with the events lumped together, or whether to separate them into four separate attacks. As I read Pinker’s argument, I started thinking . [...]
I had so much fun challenging myself to tour a historic site each week this summer that I thought I would take on a new challenge this fall. I am going on the hunt for great cups of coffee that come with interesting stories. In fact, I already had a great cup of coffee and [...]
Every parent dreads the school phone call. Rarely is a call from school a good thing — usually it involves sickness, injury or some other form of trouble. As the school year starts, however, I’m reminded of two school phone calls that I delight in recalling. One day, when my oldest son was in kindergarten, [...]
When researching my recent story, Diehms Trace History to Bleeding Kansas,” about two German immigrant brothers and the log cabins they both built near Middle Creek south of Beagle in May 1857, I kept getting off track. I continually googled sites about Bleeding Kansas and reading about the border warfare in Kansas and Missouri. This [...]
Extracurricular activities offered students at Osawatomie High School an education about cultural activities and taught students the value of community service during the winter of 1975. The 1975 Osawatomie High School Year Book, The Trojan commented on the role that the Kays and Kayettes played in extracurricular activities at OHS, “As the crisp, cool days [...]
For the first time since it began more than 26 years ago, the Osawatomie Recreation Commission will be looking for a new director. Ron Maring resigned Wednesday night effective Oct. 31. He will stay on to help with the fall programs and the transition to a new director. While Maring’s time in Osawatomie was tainted [...]
I had the pleasure to spend a few minutes talking with new city manager Don Cawby Monday afternoon. Instantly I could see one of the reasons the city council liked him. He seems to be a positive man with a lot of knowledge about management. But more important, he knows and likes small towns. Cawby [...]