Heads up! Lap the Lake 2026: Saturday, Oct. 10, 2026, Melvern Lake
Lap the Lake 2026: The miles are coming, are you ready? The start and finish lines for Lap the Lake,…
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Rapp School to host fall open house
Students and their teacher pose for a class photo on Rapp School’s front steps, sometime in the 1950s. OCHS photo….
Hidden History of Osage County: The hanging of Martin Bates
Kansas has had an on again off again relationship with capital punishment. For the first part of the state’s history…
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…
KDHE issues blue-green algae warning for Pomona Lake
Swim beaches closed at Pomona Lake POMONA LAKE, Kan. – Kansas Department of Health and Environment and Kansas Department of…
Aeronauts soar into summer at Arvonia
By Susan Evans Atchison What a perfect day for the first ever Arvonia Summer Kickoff, Saturday, May 2, 2026. Quilts…
All invited to 175th commemoration of Kaw Mission
Kaw Mission, Council Grove, Kan. KHS photo. COUNCIL GROVE, Kan. – The public is invited to a special presentation for…
Arvonia invites all to summer kickoff celebration, May 2
ARVONIA, Kan. – The community of Arvonia is inviting everyone to visit Saturday, May 2, 2026, for a summer kickoff…
Come celebrate Christmastime at Osage City
OSAGE CITY, Kan. – It’s beginning to feel a lot like Christmas, especially on Market Street in Osage City. This…
Melvern celebrates fall with community festival
The Melvern community is inviting everyone to town to celebrate the coming of fall Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025. The day’s…
Melvern Riverfront Park and Trails to cut ribbon for new outdoor education center
Melvern Riverfront Park and Trails will hold a ribbon cutting for the park’s new outdoor education center at 10 a.m….
Lyndon Carnegie Library to receive $10,000 gift from Carnegie Corporation of New York
LYNDON, Kan. – Lyndon Carnegie Library will receive a $10,000 gift from Carnegie Corporation of New York, the foundation established…
Join in the fun at Vassar’s Funfest, Nov. 1, 2025
Update: Due to the rainy forecast for Saturday, the Vassar Community Center has announced the Vassar Funfest has been postponed…
Council City Coffee Company opens in historic Burlingame, Kan.
BURLINGAME, Kan. – Council City Coffee Company has announced it will open for business Aug. 14, 2025. Located at 110…
Last fair of summer gets underway at Overbrook
The last Osage County fair of the summer is going on this week at Overbrook, Aug. 5-9, 2025, and will…
Osage County Fair heats up summer with carnival, parade, and fireworks
Osage County Fair opens with Community Events Week It’s fair time in Osage County as the Osage County Fair celebrates…
Sunflower Days bloom on first day of summer at Melvern
Melvern Sunflower Days Parade color guard, 2015. File photo. Sunflower Days are blooming at Melvern, with a weekend of family…
Overbrook Rural High School alumni plan annual reunion for May 23
Calvin Caniff, left, a graduate of the class of 1940 and Ruth Ann (Ruddick) Hackler, a graduate of the class…