LTE: Public servants should remember taxpayers are not inexhaustible
Dear Editor: Osage County’s “public servants” have an insatiable appetite for our money. I attended last night’s county commission hearing…
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KDHE opens applications for CPR training and AED funding program
TOPEKA, Kan. – The Kansas Department of Health and Environment is now accepting applications for state funding to support cardiopulmonary…
$2 million federal grant to extend Landon Trail south to near Overbrook
TOPEKA, Kan. – The 38-mile Landon Trail has been awarded a $2 million federal Transportation Alternatives grant from the Kansas…
Chamber Chatter: Start planning for September garage sales
Chamber recognizes Reeves for Osage City’s August Yard of the Month The selection for the August Yard of the Month…
Overbrook officers honored for meritorious conduct in suicidal incident
Overbrook Police Department: Chief Eric Carlson, center, presents commendations to Officer Jacob Burrell and Officer Garrett Brustowicz. OPD photo. At…
Osage County swim teams celebrate Gebhardt’s competitiveness and guidance
Saturday, July 11, 2026, at the Osage City Aquatic Center, swim teams from Osage City, Lyndon, Burlington, and Overbrook gathered…
Wonderings and Wanderings: Census records reveal Osage County’s heritage of diversity
By Eileen Matzek Davis, Osage County Researcher New and renewing members of Osage County Historical Society are encouraged to make…
Public health officials continue to investigate cases of cyclosporiasis in Kansas
TOPEKA, Kan. – The Kansas Department of Health and Environment continues to investigate cases of cyclosporiasis in Kansas related to…
Extension districts and partners to host free ATV safety training at Ottawa
Frontier Extension District, Marais des Cygnes Extension District, Franklin County Farm Bureau, Franklin County EMS, and Franklin County Sheriff’s Office…
Sons Of Union Veterans of the Civil War to hold headstone rededication ceremony at Osage City
OSAGE CITY, Kan. – Old Abe Camp No. 16 Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War will hold a…
Retirement and Birthday Celebration: Becky Brewer retires from RCIL
Resource Center for Independent Living, Inc. is inviting all friends and family of Becky Brewer to help celebrate her retirement…
Firefighter Relief Act pays more than $91,000 to Osage County associations
TOPEKA, Kan. – Kansas Insurance Commissioner Vicki Schmidt has announced the Kansas Department of Insurance has made the annual distribution…
Cruis’n & Cook’n 2026: Cloudy weather but shiny cars
Twin Lakes Cruisers, organizers of the 22nd annual Cruis’n & Cook’n Auto Show, held April 11, 2026, have announced this…
Melvern Jr. Highline celebrates America’s 250th in Melvern Sunflower Days Parade
An annual tradition, members of the Melvern Jr. Highline 4-H Club joined in walking with Melvern’s American Legion for Melvern…
Melvern Jr. Highline 4-H Club gets ready for Sunflower Days parade
Melvern Jr. Highline June 4-H meeting By Isabella Reeser, Club Reporter The Melvern Jr. Highline 4-H Club held its June…
Osage City FFA highlights success at 98th Kansas State Convention
Osage City FFA members display the individual and chapter awards earned at the 98th Kansas FFA State Convention, at Manhattan,…
Veterans and student guardians return from Honor Flight journey
East Central Kansas Honor Flight veterans and student guardians take in the artwork and architecture of the United States Capitol…
Letter to Editor: Don’t vote for screwworms
Dear Editor, In 1966, the United States was declared totally free of screwworm infestation, a terrible scourge of livestock. In…