Henry Lawrence Bachman July 15, 1938 – July 15, 2011 Henry Lawrence Bachman, 73, Coats, Kan., a former Osawatomie resident, died Friday, July 15, 2011, in Pratt Regional Medical Center in Pratt, KS. The son of Phillip and Mary Sharp Bachman, he was born July 15, 1938, in Kansas City, Mo. He was a 1957 [...]
Sign-up dates for flag football, tackle football and outdoor soccer is just around the corner. There is a new division this year in flag football. A league will be formed for first and second grade kids along with third and fourth graders. Tackle football is again being offered for fifth and sixth graders. Soccer has [...]
By Christine Staton The following story, a slice of Miami and Linn County history, came from Christine Staten, formerly of Paola and currently a resident of Linn County. She lives south of Parker. Using a Native American story-telling technique, this one about a tree, she found an effective way to tell the story, via the [...]
By Beth Waddle Thursday night’s storm elicited chuckles from those gathered for the Osawatomie City Council work session and meeting as the overhead lights flickered amid discussion of the future of the city’s electrical service. Donald Gruenemeyer and DeAnn Dotson of Sawvel and Associates Inc. were on hand to deliver their report on the Electric [...]
By Jeff Gulley The city of Osawatomie will offer two of its recreation facilities to Osawatomie property owners and residents free of charge for the next two Sundays. This Sunday from noon to 6 p.m., the Osawatomie Golf Course will offer free green fees and range balls. Cart rental is extra. On Aug. 14, the [...]
By Kevin Gray When Bonnie Wendt of rural Osawatomie first heard the song, “You Are My Sunshine,” she was about 3 years old. Before long, she played this song on the piano. Her mother, Wendt said, had a beautiful voice and used to sing. “My mother was a French woman and my father an [...]
By Jeff Gulley After a win in Ottawa last weekend, the Osawatomie Raiders American Legion baseball team went undefeated to win the Baxter Springs tournament at the Field of Dreams. The Raiders dominated the Blacksocks Sunday afternoon 18-3 in the championship game. With 10 runs in the first inning, Osawatomie put the game away early [...]
Osawatomie’s founders were abolitionists and free soil advocates who were willing to risk their lives for their beliefs. On April 16, 1856, had a meeting where they formally stated their opposition to the proslavery government of Kansas Territory that had been elected fraudulently in 1856. The meeting was full of tension and conflict, with peaceful [...]
By Jeff Gulley Osawatomie firefighters were called to a home fire of one of their own early Monday morning. A home rented by Osawatomie volunteer firefighter Travis Brewer at 35124 Plum Creek Road, was destroyed by the fire. According to Osawatomie Fire Chief DuWayne Tewes, the fire was discovered by the owner, Tom Brewer who [...]
“No running, no talking or horseplay…listen to what I say, and I will tell you what to do,” said Osawatomie City Council member Lawrence Dickinson in his role as BB rifle firing range master at the 2011 Twin Rivers Cub Scout District Day Camp in Paola June 7. And as Osawatomie Cub Scout Pack 3099 [...]