Home » News and Updates You are browsing entries filed in “News and Updates”

Down Through The Years

By Shirley Erickson 100 Years Ago Henry J. Walthall came in from Trinidad, Colo., Sunday to move his family to that city, where he has a position as conductor with the Colorado Southern. There is quite a colony of former Osawatomie people there. We recall, G.E. Moore, Mrs. George Reese, formerly Miss Gussie Giller of [...]

Posted in News and Updates | Read More »

Obits Jan. 25

William F. Ford March 17, 1946 – Jan. 13, 2012 William F. Ford, 65, Osawatomie, died Friday, Jan. 13, 2012, at his home. He was born March 17, 1946, in Louisburg, the sixth of the 11 children of Burley and Neomia Ford. Mr. Ford worked for Gary Hauer at Hauer Turf Farm before retiring in [...]

Posted in News and Updates | Read More »

Girls’ Basketball Team Falls In Opener

By Jeff Gulley It was a cold shooting night for the Trojan girls to open the season at Iola Friday night. Osawatomie shot only 6-20 from the 2-point line and 1-9 from beyond the 3-point line in a 31-17 loss. The Trojans also had 21 turnovers. Tayler Soucie led the Trojans with seven points. Candice [...]

Posted in News and Updates | Read More »

Swim Team Takes Second At Coffeyville

By Jeff Gulley The Osawatomie/Paola boys’ swim team took second at Coffeyville Saturday in the first meet of the season. Jesse Prue took first in the 50-free with a time of 24.15, good enough to qualify for the state meet. Also taking first place was Ben Dorsett in the 200-free with a time of 2:13. [...]

Posted in News and Updates | Read More »

Trojans Fall By Six At Iola

DSC_0182

By Jeff Gulley Osawatomie fell to Iola 49-43 to start the basketball season Friday night. The Trojans fell behind in the first quarter and could not catch the home team from Iola, which joined the Pioneer League this season. Osawatomie shot just 43 percent from the field and 26 percent from the three-point line in [...]

Posted in News and Updates | Read More »

OMS Eighth-Grade One Win Away From Title

DSC_0063

By Jeff Gulley The Osawatomie Middle School eighth grade basketball team moved a step closer to the league championship with a 27-22 win over Anderson County Monday night. The Trojans beat the Bulldogs for the third time this year and will play in the tournament championship Thursday night. Ryann Fisher scored seven points in the [...]

Posted in News and Updates | Read More »

Christmas At The Cabin

DSC_0063

By Kevin Gray With hot chocolate in hand, and her granddaughter close by, Dorothy Spencer of Osawatomie spoke fondly of growing up in the country. Spencer had anticipated 7 p.m. Saturday, when the John Brown Historical Cabin and Museum would celebrate Christmas at the Adair Cabin. Trojan fifth grader Brandi Duncan had already grabbed a [...]

Posted in News and Updates | Read More »

Enriching Learning At OMS

SONY DSC

By Kevin Gray When the middle part of the day arrives at Osawatomie Middle School, students can be found in the gym shooting baskets or playing an assortment of fun games. Or students can chose to spend their time playing educational games in the computer labs. Others might choose to stay in their assigned classrooms [...]

Posted in News and Updates | Read More »

A Very Special Woman Meets The President

SONY DSC

By Kevin Gray Not far from where the Rev. Samuel Adair and his wife Florella once hid slaves in their cabin, a safe house on the Underground Railroad, history has come full circle at Osawatomie High School. An African-American woman, who came to Osawatomie at the age of 4 just two years after President Theodore [...]

Posted in News and Updates | Read More »

I Got The Golden Ticket!

SONY DSC

By Kevin Gray By 7:30 a.m. Sunday as many as 100 people were already lined up in front of Osawatomie High School to buy tickets to see and listen to President Barack Obama address the city and the nation about the economy on Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2011 The previous evening, while many from Osawatomie visited [...]

Posted in News and Updates | Read More »