Signup deadline is near for Osage City Parks and Recreation youth basketball. Youth basketball is for third through sixth grade boys and girls, and teams compete in the Scott Brown Youth Basketball League. The OCPR parks advisory board is also seeking applicants to fill three at-large board positions. See details below.
Youth Basketball
Third-sixth grade boys and girls
OCPR teams participate in the Scott Brown Youth Basketball League. League divisions are single grades 3rd-6th grade for boys and girls.
- Team practice can begin the week of Nov. 29, if a head coach has been assigned.
- SBBL Season, Saturdays, Jan. 8-Feb. 19.
- SBBL League Divisional Tournaments, Feb. 26.
- OCPR players receive a team uniform (jersey and shorts), uniform is to be returned at the end of the season.
- Cost $30
Signup deadline Nov. 8.
OCPR coach-player discount available and OCPR scholarship forms available.
OCPR Basketball, K-Ball and 1st/2nd grade information will be available in December.
Parks Advisory Board Openings
OCPR is accepting applicants to fill three at-large advisory board positions.
- Must be at least 18 years of age.
- Must reside within the USD 420 School District.
- Meetings are the third Thursday of each month.
- Complete a Citizen’s Board Application; it can be picked up at Osage City Hall or sent out upon request. Return the Citizen’s Board Application to Osage City Hall or to Recreation Director Corey Linton.
- The board position is a two-year term, with an option of up to two consecutive renewals.
- Open until filled.
Questions, contact Corey Linton, rec@osagecity.com or 785-528-4610.
For sale by sealed bid: Case Backhoe 580K. Older machine. Selling as is.
Osage County General Public Transportation has received approval from Kansas Department of Transportation to change from donation-based service to a fee or fare-based service.
PUBLIC NOTICE: Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) Railway proposes to install two 240-ft-tall communications towers in their railroad right-of-way in Osage County at (latitude, longitude) 38.479275, -95.748669, and 38.573522, -95.524575, which will be licensed through the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). As part of its responsibilities assigned by FCC for compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA), BNSF invites the public to notify BNSF of any effects the placement of this tower may have on properties listed or eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places, or any concerns the public may have with regard to the potential impact the tower may have on natural and cultural resources subject to NEPA or NHPA review and consideration. Please direct your comments to Jennifer Schwaller at HDR, 10450 Holmes Rd, Suite 600, Kansas City, MO 64131 or jennifer.schwaller@hdrinc.com. Comments must be received within 10 days of this notice. Public Notice published Dec. 4, 2020. 
The City of Emporia is accepting bids for housing rehabilitation projects in Emporia, Kansas funded with a $300,000 CDBG Grant. Contractors must have RRP lead paint training and be able to obtain a local license. Contact Jeff Lynch at 620-343-4285 or 
