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1 day ago

Just in case you were wondering, Osage County Historical Society offers a little bit of Kansas roadside trivia.U. S. Highway 56 was originally part of the northern portion of U. S. 50, a road that was split into two routes in the western part of the state until it reached Baldwin Junction. In 1932 the highway was dirt east of Garden City to west of Jetmore, from Council Grove to the Morris-Lyon County Line, and from Overbrook to Baldwin Junction. At that time, Highway 50N was hard surfaced from Ellinwood to Silica, from Wisdom to Herrington, from Allen to Admire, and from Osage City to US 75. By 1933, 50N was gravelled in Finney and Morris Counties, and hard surfaced between Great Bend and Lyons and between Allen and Overbrook.

In the early 1950s, a push was made to create a new US 55 between Springer, New Mexico and Kansas via what was then K-45. The US 50 N/S split was eliminated and other plans proposed. A decision was made in 1956 to have the highway follow a revised route from Larned to Kansas City, with a spur U.S. route designation between Larned and Garden City. Since the roadway was predominantly east-west, they adopted an even number, US 56. (Taken from www.route56.com). ... See MoreSee Less

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2 days ago

Help Wanted: Flint Hills Beverage seeks Route Relief Sales/Service Rep
Flint Hills Beverage, the area Budweiser wholesaler, is now accepting applications 8-5 Monday-Friday, at 132 W. Market St., Osage City, Kan., or online at www.flinthillsbeverage.com, for an entry level position as a Route Relief Sales and Service Rep.
This position requires lifting 20-165 lbs. repetitively and obtaining a CDL license. Pre-employment drug screen, driving record review and physical will also be required. Selling, customer relationship skills and truck driving experience preferred. Includes full benefits and competitive pay. Must be 18 to apply.
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3 days ago

COVID-19 update: Cases on steady rise in Osage County
Senior center set to reopen after precautionary closure

Active cases of COVID-19 are again steadily rising in Osage County, with the health department reporting eight current positive cases yesterday, Aug. 10, 2020, along with 11 people quarantined.
As of yesterday, Osage County Health Department had recorded a total of 45 positive cases since Osage County’s first diagnosed case March 23.
In its Monday report, Kansas Department of Health and Environment reported six of Osage County’s cases have required hospitalization. OCHD reported yesterday there were currently no patients hospitalized, and 37 Osage County patients have recovered from the infection. No deaths in the county have been attributed to the virus.
The health department also reported the Osage County Senior Center would reopen on Aug. 12, after being shutdown July 30 due to a possible cluster of COVID-19 cases. The health department said no new cases have been associated with the senior center. In announcing the closure, the health department said three cases were possibly associated to the senior center. People who visited the senior center anytime between July 20 and July 27, 2020, were asked to self-quarantine and monitor themselves for symptoms.
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1 week ago

Many Osage County voters turned out with masks to exercise their right to vote during a worldwide pandemic for the Aug. 4, 2020, statewide primary election, and delivered upsets in some local offices. Notably, in the Republican race for Osage County Sheriff, Chris Wells led the race over Osage County’s longtime sheriff Laurie Dunn, 1,955 votes to 1,154. The county’s two commissioner races also saw voters’ approval of the challengers for the positions. In the Republican commissioner District 3 race, Jay Bailey, 571 votes, defeated commissioner Ken Kuykendall, 309, and challenger Brandon Smith, 215. In the Republican commissioner District 2 race, Heather Kuder defeated Gaylord Anderson, 626 votes to 375.

The results represent tallies reported by the Osage County Election Office on election evening and are unofficial until canvassed by the Osage County Commission. These results represent Osage County votes only and do not include write-in votes and provisional ballots.
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