“We’re very busy and can’t get your telephone repaired for at least 19 days.”
That was the summed-up response from the telephone company when reporting there was no phone service.
Actually, the conversation lasted half an hour as the phone answerer didn’t seem to understand there really was a problem. The same question was asked numerous times, apparently being answered to deaf ears.
Then the conversation would be put “on hold” for a time such to wonder if he’d ever return. Eventually he did, more confused than even before.
“If the problem is in the house, there will be a charge,” the difficult-to-understand answerer repeated. Yet he’d been told several times before that the issue was in the underground line.
Finally, responding to request: “We’ll send a repairman out in 19 days, but we don’t know what time it’ll be. You must make sure you’re there when he arrives.”
That’s the main reason most households now only have cellphones, completely shutting off landline telephone service. This place is old fashioned in its ways and cellphone connection is even worse than the landline telephone.
Problem with landline service this time came about when the big bulldozer driver was pushing trees out in front yard. The highway department has been planning to expand the road for several years and is finally getting started. While there’s “some work” being done for a 10-mile stretch now, actual construction isn’t to begin until March, maybe.
The Ottawa Coop with 15 locations in Eastern Kansas is looking for hard-working willing-to-learn employees for multiple locations. There are currently openings in our Grain and Agronomy departments; CDL preferred but not required. Full-time positions with full benefits. Normally work 40 hours a week but during busy times it will be 60-70 hours per week. We service the local farmers, so when they need us we are open. Starting pay $15-$20 per hour based on experience. Visit 
OSAGE CITY, Kan. – Elmo “Moe” Hyatte Payne, 70, of Osage City, Kan., passed away surrounded by his family on Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2021, in Topeka, Kan. Moe was born Oct. 7, 1951, in Griffin, Ga.
Flint Hills Beverage, the area Budweiser wholesaler, is now accepting applications Monday-Friday, 8-5, at 132 W Market St., Osage City, Kan., or online at 
Marilynn’s Restaurant in Osage City is seeking a part-time day shift server. For more information, call 785-528-3769, or apply in person at 1216 Laing St. (east Highway 31) in Osage City.
Osage County Community Foundation has announced its fourth quarter deadline for grant applications is Dec. 15, 2021. Through its grant making opportunities, the foundation works to bring together the financial resources of individuals, families, and businesses to support nonprofit organizations and others in our community.
