Lyndon Carnegie Library is planning a fun summer reading program that will run from June 6 – July 14, 2022. This year’s program will include activities and events for readers of all ages, from young children to adults.

Participants can sign up at the library or at the library’s website. The planned schedule is full in the mornings every day, and includes something for all ages.

The tentative weekly schedule is as follows:

• Mondays – Pre-kindergarten, 10-10:45 a.m.; kindergarten to first grades, 11-11:45 a.m.
• Tuesdays – 5-7th grades, 10:45 a.m.-12 p.m.
• Wednesdays – All ages and family program, 10:30-11:30 a.m.
• Thursdays – 2nd-4th grades, 10:30-11:30 a.m.

Adults programs are scheduled as follows:

• June 16, 2:30 p.m., Keys to Embracing Aging 101 presented by Frontier District Extension.
• June 20, 6 p.m., “Intro into Genealogy” presented by Osage County Historical Society.
• June 23, 1-3 p.m. and 6-8 p.m., chalk painting (must sign up).
• June 30, 6-8 p.m., 4th of July crafts.
• July 21, 2:30-3:30 p.m., Alzheimer’s 101; presented by Frontier District Extension.

For more information, contact the Lyndon Carnegie Library, 127 E. Sixth St., PO Box 563, Lyndon, KS 66451, 785-828-4520, or see www.lyndonlibrary.org.

Osage County Historical Society will host a historical performance workshop 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, May 21, and Sunday, May 22, at the museum in Lyndon. The workshop, “The Stories that Shape Us,” is geared towards the Carbondale sesquicentennial celebration, but it is open to all.

Dr. Joyce Thierer and Ann Birney will guide participants in researching a local person from the past, writing a first person script for their character, and presenting a short performance. Participants should plan to attend both days. Registration is required. The event is free to the public. For more information or to register, contact OCHS at 785-828-3477, [email protected], or 631 Topeka Ave., Lyndon, Kan.

The workshop is paid for by a grant from the Santa Fe Trail Association, Quivira Chapter. The Carbondale Community Historical Society will provide lunch and snacks during the workshop.

OCHS will also host a cemetery preservation workshop, June 8, 2022, at Burlingame Cemetery, Burlingame, Kan. Jonathan Appell, of Atlas Preservation, will present the free seminar.

For the past 20 years, Appell has worked to preserve gravestones and monuments across the United States. With his work, he has developed simple and effective hands-on techniques, and encouraged others to preserve America’s burying grounds. In 2020, he began a project to perform 48 gravestone preservation workshops, in 48 states, in 48 days, teaching people how to clean, repair and reset gravestones and monuments in their own backyards. For more information, contact OCHS.

OVERBROOK, Kan. – All students who attended classes at the Overbrook Rural High School are invited to an all school reunion 2-4 p.m. Friday, May 27, 2022. The reunion includes the classes of the early 1970s that attended ORHS but graduated from Santa Fe Trail High School. All past faculty and support personnel are also welcome. The event will be held in the Overbrook Public Library community room.

The reunion is the result of an announcement on social media that a formal ORHS Alumni Banquet would not be held this year. As a result, several former students decided to host an informal gathering so ORHS classmates would still have a time and place to gather. The organizers emphasize that this is an informal event. It is not intended to be an alumni banquet. There will be no business meeting or meal; however, light refreshments will be served.

Those attending the reunion are encouraged to bring photos and other school memory items they may have from their former ORHS school days. Members of the Overbrook Historical Society and museum will be at the event to scan ORHS related items for preservation and for later display at the Overbrook Historical Museum. Suggested memorabilia and photos include team rosters from sporting events, invitations for prom nights, theater productions and other school events, graduation announcements and programs, and informal pictures of friends’ gatherings.

Advance registration is requested to assure seating and refreshments for all attendees. Registrations can be made by phone or text to 913-972-0974. The fee is $5 per person, payable at the event.

Update: Start date on the K-31 and K-195 project has been moved to May 12, 2022, weather permitting.

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A milling and overlay project in Wabaunsee County is scheduled to begin Thursday, May 12, weather permitting. The project was originally scheduled to begin May 5. The project covers approximately 10 miles of K-31, from K-99 to the Osage County line, and less than one mile of K-195, from K-31 to Harveyville.

According to the Kansas Department of Transportation, traffic will be restricted to one lane in the work zone and will be directed by a pilot car, flaggers, signs and cones. Drivers should plan for delays of up to 15 minutes and add extra time in their travel schedules.

Work will take place Monday through Friday, and Saturdays as needed, during daylight hours. Estimated completion is mid-June.

Shilling Construction Co., of Manhattan, Kan., is the contractor on the $1.55 million project.

The American Legion Boys State of Kansas has announced that registration for its 2022 session will continue through the end of May, pending space availability. The 84th edition of the program is scheduled to be held Sunday, June 5, through Saturday, June 11, at Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kan.

Traditionally, Kansas Boys State is for individuals who complete their junior year of high school in the spring just prior to the start of each session. However, the ALBSK program has expanded the pool of registrants for this year’s session to include those who will complete their sophomore year of high school this spring.

The American Legion Boys State of Kansas program provides a relevant, interactive, problem-solving experience in leadership and teamwork that develops self-identity, promotes mutual respect, and instills civic responsibility to inculcate a sense of individual obligation to community, state and nation. Boys State is a “learning by doing” political exercise that simulates elections, political parties and government at the state, county and local levels, providing opportunities to lead under pressure, showcasing character and working effectively within a team. It’s also an opportunity to gain pride and respect for government, and the price paid by members of the military to preserve democracy.

An overlay project on southbound U.S. Highway 75 is scheduled to resume today, April 28, 2022, in Osage and Shawnee counties.

The Kansas Department of Transportation reported that southbound U.S. 75 will be restricted to one lane from Southwest Topeka Boulevard to just south of the U.S. 75 and U.S. Highway 56 intersection in Osage County.

On and off ramps along the route are included in the project. Ramp closures will be one day or less, and information will be posted on message boards. Drivers should prepare for slow-moving traffic through the area.

Work will take place Monday through Saturday, during daylight hours, and is expected to be completed by early June, weather permitting. Bettis Asphalt & Construction Inc., of Topeka, is the prime contractor.

KDOT urges all motorists to be alert and obey warning signs when approaching and driving through a highway work zone. To stay aware of all road construction projects in Kansas, see www.kandrive.org or call 511.

Osage City High School alumni will hold a reunion banquet Sunday, May 29, 2022, at the school. Doors will open at 3 p.m., and the banquet will be at 6 p.m.

Cost is $20.00 per person; RSVP is appreciated. Attendees can respond and send money to Osage City Alumni, PO Box 114, Osage City, KS 66523, or call 785-528-3000.

SALINA, Kan. – Osage County Public Transportation will receive $222,400 for new vehicles as part of a $13.2 million federal public transit program, Gov. Laura Kelly announced earlier this month.

Joined by Federal Transit Administration Administrator Nuria Fernandez and Kansas Transportation Secretary Julie Lorenz, April 7, 2022, at Salina, Kan., Kelly announced the money would help fund 48 public transit projects across the state.

“A strong, safe public transportation system is critical to our state’s economy and quality of life,” Kelly said. “Projects like wheelchair accessible busses, upgraded bus facilities, and route and parking lot enhancements will ensure Kansans have access to adequate, safe, and well-maintained public transportation.”

The money will go to 26 transit agencies as part of the Access, Innovation, and Collaboration Public Transit Program. Project types include constructing bus maintenance facilities to aid in fleet management, upgraded transit accessibility following the Americans with Disabilities Act, advanced technologies, and expanded low emissions transit operations. Both urban and rural transit providers receive support from the AIC program, which will improve transit access and services for Kansans.

The selected projects have a total cost of about $17 million, with the AIC program providing about $13 million ($2 million state, $11 million federal) of the funds.

The grants ranged from $1,552 for Butler County Department on Aging’s technology upgrades to $1,043,802 for Community Health Center to develop a regional transportation facility for southeast Kansas and Crawford County. Osage County’s $222,400 grant is earmarked for public transit vehicles.