Osage County News

3 days ago

Lyndon will be celebrating the coming of winter with its annual winter festival Saturday, Dec. 7, 2019. The day will be highlighted with a Christmas parade at 10:30 a.m., which heads to the high school, where some of the day’s festivities will be. Also at the school will be the annual Christmas bazaar, featuring crafts, vendor products and unique Christmas gift ideas.
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Osage County News

3 days ago

LYNDON, Kan. – A Burlington woman was killed in a two-car crash Thursday evening about 2 miles north of Lyndon on U.S. Highway 75.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported that Jennarene S. Hawkins, 24, Burlington, was a passenger in a northbound 2003 Chevrolet Silverado driven by Darian A. Hess, 20, Topeka, at about 7:50 p.m. Dec. 5, 2019, on U.S. 75 at milepost 129, or about 1/4 mile north of 229th St. The KHP report said Hess had attempted to pass a commercial motor vehicle with insufficient clearance and collided head on with an oncoming southbound 2008 Dodge Durango driven by Amber M. Walters, 33, Lyndon, on the west shoulder of the highway.

Hawkins was transported to Stormont Vail Hospital, but died from her injuries. Hess was transported to KU Medical Center with suspected serious injuries. Walters and one of three children in her vehicle, Daymian M. Walters, 9, were transported to Stormont Vail with suspected serious injuries. Two other passengers in the Durango, Cherish P. Roney, 1, and Serenity R. Qujnonez, 2, were reported as possibly injured and also were transported to Stormont Vail.

The report said that Hawkins was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the accident, but Hess was. In the Walters’ vehicle, all occupants were using safety restraints except for Daymian.

During the investigation and clearing of the accident, U.S. 75 was closed from the roundabout at state Highway 268 to the interchange at U.S. Highway 56. The highway was reopened about 1 a.m. Friday, the Osage County Sheriff’s Office reported.

Editor’s note: Revised Dec. 6, 2019, to show Jennarene S. Hawkins’ hometown as Burlington as corrected in the Kansas Highway Patrol crash log.
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Osage County News

5 days ago

The Osage City Chamber of Commerce will sponsor the annual Osage City Holiday Tour of Homes, 4-7 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 8, 2019. Tour participants will have the opportunity to enjoy visiting four homes that reflect the festive holiday season.
Tickets are $5, available prior to the tour at Ramblin’ Rose and available at each of the homes the day of the tour. All proceeds from the sale of tickets will be used toward the maintaining and improvements at Santa Fe Park.
The four featured homes are those of: Pat Gundy, 913 Schenk St.; Charlie and Donna Martin, 1344 Brant St.; Marc and Janet McFarland, 604 S. Sixth St.; and Bill and Lorraine Renner, 735 Lakin St. (SW corner of Eighth and Lakin).
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Osage County News

1 week ago

A burn ban has been issued for Osage County today, Saturday, Nov. 30, 2019. No outside burning is allowed today and all burn permits are suspended. The ban will be in effect until 8 a.m. Dec. 1, 2019, and may be extended.

The ban was issued due to a National Weather Service wind advisory in effect from 6 p.m. today until 9 a.m. Sunday. Strong to damaging winds are expected to develop this afternoon and persist into the night. West to northwest winds gusting anywhere from 45 to as high as 60 mph will be possible. The strongest wind gusts are expected across parts of central Kansas.

The rangeland fire danger index will be in the very high category this afternoon. Very high fire danger means fire control will be very difficult and require extended effort. Outdoor burning is prohibited.

For more information about the burn ban, contact Osage County Emergency Management at 785-828-3323.
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Osage County News

2 weeks ago

Twelve students comprised the student body of the one-room Bixby School during the term of 1949-1950, along with their teacher, Clara E. Christesen. After 70 years, six of those students met Nov. 6, 2019, at Lamont Hill Restaurant for dinner and an enjoyable evening of talking about times at Bixby – mostly everyone’s memories of the day of the fire.
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