By Jeff Gulley The Trojans were no match for the undefeated Louisburg Wildcats Friday night. The Wildcats rushed for 426 yards and eight touchdowns in a 62-8 win in the second round of district play. The loss clinched a playoff berth for Louisburg and Paola. Louisburg took a 49-0 lead into the locker room, scoring [...]
By Jeff Gulley The cross country season came to an end for Osawatomie Saturday at the Anderson County Regional. The Trojans will not be sending a runner to the state meet but first-year coach Matt Higgins saw a lot of improvement by a large group of runners this season and the outlook for the program [...]
By Jessica Jones Both Osawatomie’s and Prairie View’s hopes to advance to state were taken away with both losing in the first round of the substate tournament Saturday. The teams in this sub-state were Prairie View, Osawatomie, Louisburg, Paola, Fort Scott, Spring Hill, Anderson County and Iola. Prairie View came in as the eighth seed [...]
By Shirley Erickson 100 Years Ago When Miss Mabel Allard received a message from Miss Lila Weber to call at the latter’s home on her way home from her work last Friday evening she little thought that she would be greeted by 20 of her friends. Upon her arrival they proceeded to show her a [...]
History will come alive Saturday night and benefit the Osawatomie Historic Preservation Fund. Osawatomie’s earliest residents will have their stories told at their final resting place, Oakwood Cemetery. The Talking Tombstones event begins at 7 p.m. and will feature the newly formed Osawatomie Time Machine Troup. Tickets are $3 each or two for $5. Children’s [...]
By Grady Atwater John Brown was a major figure in American History, and he is indelibly associated with Osawatomie to the point that his nickname is “Osawatomie Brown.” Brown’s abolitionist crusade made him a nationally and internationally known figure in his lifetime, and tourists flock to Osawatomie today to visit Osawatomie’s historic sites associated with [...]
By Doug Carder Even though Osawatomie USD 367’s official enrollment is down 12 students from last year, the budget will not be adversely affected by the decline. The district’s official head count was 1,161, down from 1,173 students last year. “We can use last year’s numbers, because we’re allowed to use a three year average, [...]
By Jeff Gulley The latest installment of the annual tom-tom game between Osawatomie and Paola was one the Trojans would like soon to forget. It played out like every football team’s worse nightmare. Paola shredded the Trojans on the ground gaining 522 rushing yards in a 70-8 win. Paola jumped out to a three-touchdown lead [...]
The Osawatomie Recreation Commission held its annual NFL Punt Pass and Kick competition Wednesday at Lynn Dickey Field. Results: Girls 7-under Amiah Simmons, first, 52-6 feet Emiley Thurman, second, 20 feet 9-under Rachel England, first, 117-8 feet Anna Belle Deremus, second, 52-6 feet Addison Smithhisler, third, 30 feet 11-under Sydney Wallace, first, 117-8 feet Katie [...]
By Jessica Jones The Osawatomie volleyball team put together two wins over Prairie View and Anderson County at a triangular on Oct. 12. Coming out strong in the first game, Prairie View was able to come out on top with a close win of 26-24. Emily Feldman had two aces, the last of which came [...]