Proslavery forces were motivated to fight for slavery in Kansas Territory because they believed that slavery was vital to the socioeconomic and cultural stability of the United States. F.B. Sanborn quoted Chancellor Harper, a proslavery advocate in The Life and Letters of John Brown, published in 1891, who stated of slavery in the 1850’s, “The [...]
By Kevin Gray A rainy weekend did little to prevent events from taking place as scheduled at the Freedom Festival in John Brown Memorial Park during the weekend. As smoke began to rise from a 10:30 a.m. gunfight Saturday performed by the Kansas River Gang Old West Reenactors, one of the performers reminded everyone, “and [...]
By Jeff Gulley After the sale of the business less than a month ago, the Flood Zone closed its doors on Thursday. Sometime on Thursday, boards were placed over the windows at the bar and grill and the locks were changed. Former owner, Tony Savage, posted on Facebook in a note to former customers saying [...]
By Jeff Gulley The Osawatomie Recreation Commission can move forward with hiring a new director after a joint meeting last Wednesday night with the Osawatomie City Council. The two groups met to discuss issues in the recreation director’s employment contract and the relationship between the director and the city. While the two sides agreed to [...]
Gladys Rose Burrous May 25, 1926 – Sept. 17, 2011 Gladys Rose Burrous, 85, Nevada, Mo., died Saturday, Sept. 17, 2011, at her residence. She was born May 25, 1926, in La Cygne, Kan., the daughter of Samuel Terry and Bertha Kirkendall Terry. She was married to Arvil Leroy Burrous, and he preceded her in [...]
By Shirley Erickson 100 Years Ago Miss Bessie Hooker entertained Friday afternoon in honor of Miss Marguerite Lucas, of Lincoln, Neb., who visited Miss Hooker and other friends for a few days the latter part of last week. A two course luncheon was served. The following were Miss Hooker’s guests: Mesdames E. B. Stevenson, H. [...]
By Jeff Gulley The Osawatomie volleyball team went 2-1 Thursday night in matches played at Prairie View. The Trojans opened the night with a 25-20, 25-18 win over Prairie View. Tayler Soucie had 12 kills and two blocks in the two games. Tess Newport had 15 assists and Kaylee Hurt had four aces. The Trojans’ [...]
By Jeff Gulley Doug Kueser finished in eighth place Thursday at the Wellsville cross country meet and the Trojan boys’ team took fourth place. Kueser ran a time of 18:39. Nick Lewis was 15th finishing with a time of 18:58 and Grant Maimer was 18th with a time of 19:12. Rounding out the varsity team [...]
By Jeff Gulley Osawatomie started out strong against the Girard Trojans Friday night but the defense couldn’t hold down the visiting team in a 65-38 loss. Osawatomie’s defense shut down the visiting Trojans on the first series and forced a punt. On the first place from scrimmage, Austin Chisam connected with Brandon Oakes for a [...]
By Jeff Gulley With a lot of experience returning to the boys’ cross country team, coach Matt Higgins has high hopes of some top finishes late in the year at league and regionals. With goals set high, Higgins hopes that success this year will help build the program. “We would like to place in the [...]