By Jeff Gulley Donna Darner has witnessed a lot of changes at the Osawatomie State Hospital. For the past 50 years, Darner has been employed at OSH, starting as a high school student in the dietary department and advancing through the years to her current role as Director of Nursing. “The hospital has been very [...]
By Kevin Gray Christmas came early to two Miami County children when they won bicycles at the first annual Miami County Big Brothers Big Sisters Pancake Feed hosted by BBBS and Applebee’s at the Applebee’s Restaurant in Paola Saturday morning. In a raffle to cap off the morning, Trojan Elementary third grader Tabitha Friend won [...]
By Shirley Erickson 100 Years Ago The girl’s basket ball team of the Osawatomie High School are on the war-path this season. They have a most enviable record. We have not heard of a defeat registered against them so far this season and they have been playing some mighty good teams, too. They played Parker [...]
By Jeff Gulley As students in two high schools are trying to make sense of the death of a 17-year-old football players, the schools’ Fellowship of Christian Athletes organizations came together recently to promote healing for both groups and to kick start the Nathan Project program. Ron and Connie Stiles, along with former Green Bay [...]
By Jeff Gulley Two fires in two nights kept the Osawatomie Fire Department busy for Thanksgiving. The fire department was first called to a structure fire at 106 Brown Ave. Thursday night at 10:23 p.m. According to the fire report, a resident at the property reported having electrical problems and then smelling smoke. When the [...]
By Jeff Gulley Ashton Spears is asking for your help. The 11-year-old, for the second year in a row, is making it his mission to provide toys to the Osawatomie Community Food Pantry to be given away to kids who need them. “I just want to make sure that all kids get a toy for [...]
By Jeff Gulley It’s less than a week until opening night and for Lori French, trying to get a few free minutes is almost impossible. As practice is about to begin, the questions come at her rapidly but after 20 years, French has the answers. When the Osawatomie Middle School drama class presents “Hound of [...]
Down Through The Years By Shirley Erickson 100 Years Ago Bill Dunaway and Joe Johnson started hunting Monday afternoon. Mind you, started. They took a rig from Chamberlain’s barn and drove out west. Just after they crossed the railroad tracks, Bill dropped the reins, to tell Joe why Hodges wasn’t elected, or something like that, [...]
By Jeff Gulley LuElla Weems, the evening charge nurse at Vintage Park of Osawatomie, was recently honored by the Kansas Centers for Assisted Living (KCAL) with the Nurse of the Year award. “I was quite surprised when Shonna (Looney) told me about the award and quite pleased,” she said. The award was presented earlier this [...]
