Osawatomie News

Osawatomiea s annual Christmas Lighting and Opening is slated to take place Friday and Saturday.

When the bell from the Old Stone Church was removed about two weeks ago, the boards underneath it had nearly rotted away, and the steeple surrounding it was in disrepair.

John Brown Memorial Park was briefly closed to the public Saturday afternoon after Osawatomie police officers responded to a report of a gunshot and a subject down near the shelter house.

Tradition dictates that the annual Christmas lighting ceremony is nearly upon the citizens of Osawatomie.

Osawatomie USD 367 is continuing to ride a roller coaster of state funding highs and lows after reviewing the results of an Oct.

The playground at Swenson Early Childhood Education Center will receive a bit of a face-lift, courtesy of Head Start.

John Brown Memorial Park was briefly closed to the public Saturday afternoon after Osawatomie police officers responded to a reported gun shot fired with a subject down near the shelter house.

Longtime Osawatomie State Hospital patient Joe Reifer, sitting in his one-person room, tosses around ideas about what he wants to do with his day.

Members of the Osawatomie City Council again have turned their focus toward fostering growth within the local Chamber of Commerce.

A school bus carrying several Osawatomie students was involved in an accident last week.

My wife and I have had our fair share of road trips in the last two weeks, trekking around the state for all manner of reasons.

Osawatomie's founders were viewed as rebels by the proslavery government of Kansas Territory in 1856, and a grand jury indicted Free State advocates in May of 1856 for resisting the authority of the government.

The city of Osawatomie took a step forward Thursday evening with the approval of a bid from Combes Construction for work on Osawatomie Public Library.

Osawatomie Police Lt. DuWayne Tewes attended the eighth-annual Rural Law Enforcement Technology Institute in Coronado, Calif., last month in a bid to help generate fresh ideas for his department.

The La Cygne Fire Department will purchase seven sets of new bunker gear - firefighter jackets and pants - this year.

Gary French is planning for the worst. No one ever wants a disaster to hit a school, but it's a possibility that the Osawatomie USD 367 superintendent knows could come at any time.

Times have been tough for many people lately, and with the pending combination of a down economy and a Kansas winter, the outlook is a little dimmer for the less fortunate.

The 2007 flood was an event that forever marked the history of Osawatomie and the lives of residents.

While the Osawatomie and Fontana fire departments are certainly no strangers to each other, theya re going to have the chance to get to know each other a little better from here on out.

The Osawatomie Lions Club was organized on Jan. 4, 1938. The Osawatomie Graphic-News reported in the Feb.