By Kevin Gray Around and around they went, hundreds of people, many in strollers, others moving quickly, a few running, and every now and then pushing their own wheel chairs, but regardless of individual situations, the obvious outcome was clear: fighting cancer takes money. The weather turned off comfortable and almost chilly Friday evening once [...]
By Jeff Gulley The John Brown Jamboree and music festival keep area residents busy for four days in June. The annual festival runs June. 15-18 closing with a concert Saturday night with country music recording artist Chuck Wicks. Toby’s Carnival is back this year and will open on Wednesday, June 15. The annual Jamboree parade [...]
Florella Brown Adair was John Brown’s half sister, and was as strong willed as John Brown was. Florella attended Oberlin College in Oberlin, Ohio, which today would not raise any eyebrows, but in 1835, women rarely went to high school, much less college. Doctors predicted that women who attended college would become insane or become [...]
By Jeff Gulley The Osawatomie Chamber of Commerce will host a coffee Tuesday at the Chamber office with a presentation from the American Red Cross. Director Shelagh Wright said the organization will have three emergency management vehicles on display with parking blocked on the north side of Main Street in front of the museum. The [...]
By Kevin Gray Under a cloudy sky and strong winds, a large crowd of about 300 people came together on Memorial Day for the dedication of a new monument to Miami County’s combat heroes at the Miami County Veterans Memorial site in Paola. The monument includes the names of Osawatomie’s own Ray F. Conklin, Ernest [...]
By Kevin Gray Judy Conklin of rural Osawatomie was already wired for her Osawatomie High School 50-year class reunion when Pete Bell, commander of Paola’s VFW Post 3712 called her on a hunch four days before the unveiling of a monument devoted to Miami County combat veterans. “Is your father Ray F. Conklin?” Bell asked [...]
Osawatomie will be full of bargain hunters Saturday for the Partners In Education Communitywide Garage Sale. More than 40 sales had been registered by Tuesday morning and organizers said late registrations will be taken all week. The annual sale brings crowds of shoppers to town, making it a good time to have a more successful [...]
By Jeff Gulley Sixteen railroad cars derailed Saturday afternoon blocking the tracks on 347th Street near Lookout Road. The Osawatomie Police and Fire Departments and the Miami County Sheriffs Department were called to the scene about 12:30 Saturday afternoon in response to calls about a loud explosion.. The last 22 cars on the 167-car train [...]
By Jeff Gulley Osawatomie is sending three regional champions and eight athletes to the state track meet this weekend in Wichita. Tayler Soucie won regional gold in the 100- and 300-meter hurdles and Brandon Oakes won the 300-meter hurdles at the qualifying meet in Ottawa Friday night. Soucie won the 100-meter hurdles with a time [...]
Jerry Shea is a member of the Traditional Country Music Hall of Fame and was born in Osawatomie on July 17, 1934. Shea came from a musical family and developed an interest in music as a small child. Shea was reared in a railroad family, all employed by the Missouri Pacific Railroad. Shea began playing [...]