Classic autos cruise into Osage City to cook up a good time
April 12, 2016Wayne White
Old and new parked side by side Saturday in downtown Osage City for the 12th Annual Cruis’n and Cook’n Auto Show.
Approximately 303 paid entrants participated in the 12th Annual Cruis’n and Cook’n Auto Show. The event was held in downtown Osage City along Market Street on Saturday, April 9.
The Cruis’n and Cook’n 2016 award winners are:
Club Participation
Flatland Cruisers, Emporia
Mayor’s Choice
Mark Tibbits, Topeka
Tom Nordling Memorial
Pat Hafenstine, Osage City
Dan Noble Memorial
Leland McMechan, Lawrence
Craig Ogleby Memorial
Gary and Debby McArdle, Topeka
Choice Award – ‘29 and before
Frank Wiseman, Wellsville
Diann Prentice, Ottawa
Choice Award – ‘30s and ‘40s
Gerald Adcock, Topeka
Gary Cole, Ottawa
Gene and Patty Weaver, Paola
Ed Hartegan, Topeka
John and Glenda Carter, Lawrence
Choice Award – ‘50s
Lowell Seymour, Topeka
Smoky Brackett, Ozawkie
Leland McMechan, Lawrence
Greg Thill, Lyndon
Choice Award – Chevy Tri-5s
Fred Spellman, Emporia
Sam and Lynn Humphreys, Emporia
Duane Scardina, Randolph
Sam and Linn Humphreys, Emporia
Choice Award – ‘60-‘65
Ray Kirk, Meriden
Mike Williams, Topeka
Gary Blosser, Carbondale
Phillip Perez, Overland Park
Kenneth Suffron, Ottawa
Choice Award – ‘66-‘69
Mark Tibbits, Topeka
T.J. and Nancy Lewis, Topeka
Jerry Runnebaum, Topeka
Jeff and Erin Higgins, Auburn
Michael Willie, Topeka
Don Calabro, Topeka
Lonnie Remington, Topeka
Choice Award – ‘70s
Bruce Mishler, Lyndon
Matt Thun, Olathe
Rick Towers, Rossville
Bill Johnson, Topeka
Jess and Jamie Heberling, Overbrook
Dan Hubert, Topeka
Choice Award – ‘80s and ‘90s
Gary Lister, Topeka
Miles Dean, Olathe
Choice Award – 2000 and After
Jack Benge, Topeka
Scottie Vink, Ottawa
JD Scott, Wellsville
Brandon Keazer, Manhattan
Choice Award – Trucks – ‘59 and Before
Gary Thompson, Emporia
Gary Gilbert, Tecumseh
Paul Ledgard, Burlingame
Phillip and Debbie Metsker, Lawrence
Lloyd McClure, Ottawa
Choice Award – Trucks – ‘60 and After
Terry Powell, Council Grove
Kreig Jean, Manhattan
Matthew Knight, Olathe
Marty Green, Topeka,
Les Root, Topeka
Choice Award – Rat Rods
Tom Hadd, Paola
Bob McPherson, Berryton
Choice Award – Motorcycles
Leonard Courter, Ottawa
Jeff Young, Carbondale
Top 10
Stan McNess, Ottawa
George and Sharon Kelsey, Wamego
Scott Shanks, Gardner
Marvin Zielsdorf, Topeka
Scott Thompson, Ottawa
Gary and Debbie McArdle, Topeka
Shawn Gillgannon, Wakarusa
Jeff and Janetta Araiza, Topeka
Dutch Tryon, Topeka
Tony Whitehead, Bartlesville, Okla.
A ’49 Ford showing off its famous flathead V-8.
Market Street in Osage City transformed into an auto enthusiast’s dream Saturday.
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LYNDON, Kan. – In a social media post this afternoon, the Osage County Health Department announced that Osage County commissioners had exempted the county from Gov. Laura Kelly’s statewide emergency order issued last week requiring Kansans to wear face masks in most public situations. Kelly had issued the order due to the rising number of COVID-19 cases statewide, saying Kansas is facing a crisis with recent “worrying” spikes in cases, hospitalizations, and deaths, and stretching the healthcare system’s ability to handle the influx of patients.
Kelly’s order noted that “wearing a face covering in public is the easiest and most effective way to protect each other, ease the burden on our overburdened healthcare system, and help keep our businesses open and our economy running …”
Kelly’s order gave county commissioners until this week to decide to comply with the order, adopt their own order, or exempt the county from the order.
In a resolution approved at today’s meeting of the Osage County Commission, and posted on Osage County’s website, county commissioners ordered Osage County exempt from the governor’s order, citing three reasons:
“Enforcement of the governor’s executive order mandating masks would be difficult, if not impossible and would be an unreasonable strain on county resources such as PPE and local law enforcement.
“Broad ranging recommendations on safety precautions to fight the potential spread of COVID-19 better serve the public’s overall interests than governmental mandates.
“Opting out of the governor’s statewide executive order gives Osage County flexibility going forward to make recommendations or mandates, if necessary, that best protect the health and safety of Osage County, Kansas.”
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Update: This burn ban expired at 8 a.m. Friday, Nov. 20, 2020. ------ Osage County Emergency Management has issued a burn ban for the entire county, as the National Weather Service in Topeka has implemented a fire weather watch in effect this afternoon, Nov. 17, 2020, through Wednesday afternoon for most of northeast Kansas.
Osage County’s burn ban went into effect at 1:20 p.m. today and is in place until 8 a.m. tomorrow, Nov. 18, but may be extended. During the burn ban, no outside burning is allowed and all county burn permits are suspended.
The ban was put in place due to very high fire danger this afternoon. Very high fire danger and a possible red flag warning are forecast for tomorrow.
NWS’s fire weather watch was implemented at 2:32 p.m. today and will be in effect through Wednesday afternoon due to strong winds and critical fuels. The fire weather watch covers Osage, Republic, Washington, Marshall, Nemaha, Brown, Cloud, Clay, Riley, Pottawatomie, Jackson, Jefferson, Ottawa, Dickinson, Geary, Morris, Wabaunsee, Shawnee, Douglas, Lyon, Franklin, Coffey and Anderson counties.
South winds sustained at 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph are forecast for tomorrow, with relative humidity values in the 25 to 35 percent range. Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended. Most vegetation has transitioned into a dormant state and is extremely susceptible to rapid fire spread.
A fire weather watch means that critical fire weather conditions are forecast to occur. Citizens are advised that issuance of red flag warnings is possible Wednesday.
For more information about the burn ban, contact Osage County Emergency Management at 785-828-3323 or the Osage County Sheriff’s Office at 785-828-3121. Keep informed with Osage County News: It's Osage County Online! www.osagecountyonline.com/archives/38284... See MoreSee Less
Around 100 new cases of COVID-19 have been diagnosed in Osage County in the last week, as Kansas reports record numbers of confirmed cases daily across the state.
As reported by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment today, Nov. 13, 2020, Osage County now has had 306 confirmed cases since the pandemic began. The Osage County Health Department confirmed that five people in Osage County have died from the virus as of Nov. 5, and that day marked 182 cases tallied in the county, including 25 active positive cases and 157 recovered cases. KDHE reported Osage County’s total cases at 206 on Nov. 5, with 100 new cases diagnosed in the last week.
OCHD reported Nov. 10 that the department would not be issuing case counts for the county this week due to being “very busy and short staffed,” while KDHE reported 25 new cases that day – the highest number of diagnosed cases in one day for the county since the pandemic began in March. Last month, the most new cases recorded in a day were six on Oct. 17; the record was broken on Nov. 3 with seven cases recorded; then Nov. 5, 10 cases; Nov. 10, 25 cases; Nov. 11, 16 cases; and yesterday recorded a dozen more.
Osage County is under no health orders regarding COVID-19, as the Osage County commissioners took action in July to reject Gov. Laura Kelly’s plan to mandate mask wearing in public spaces statewide and other measures.
