Lawrence Froelich Jr.
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Larry C. Froelich, 61, Tecumseh, died Sept. 18 at home.
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12:00 pm | Award-winning author and journalist Ariel Sabar, Washington, D.C., has just published a Kindle single e-book, “The Outsider: The Life and Times of Roger Barker.” Barker was a University of…
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10:20 am | This weekend marks the grand opening of a new enlarged facility for Colonial Acres Floral and Antiques on the south side of Oskaloosa.…
Jan 29 2014 / Read More »
12:57 pm | A structure fire late Monday night destroyed two businesses on the Oskaloosa square.…
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12:53 pm | The Valley Falls Historical Society Museum has been fairly quiet these past winter months, but president Betty Jane Wilson hopes that as the weather warms up, the museum…
Jan 24 2014 / Read More »02:59 pm | Having a hot meal show up on one’s doorstep at noon each day is the primary mission of Meals on Wheels, but it comes with other benefits.…
Jan 13 2014 / Read More »
02:50 pm | State fire inspector Lamar Shoemaker and a few firefighters search through the smoldering embers of a house fire that took a life early Saturday, Dec. 30.…
Jan 10 2014 / Read More »
Government
Better alert system for county discussed »
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A mass notification system that would use cell phones to alert people about emergencies was discussed by Mike Baxter, Jefferson County emergency management director, before the county commissioners Monday.
Feb 3 2014 / Read More »Mortgage fee elimination could strain county budget »
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The potential elimination of mortgage registration fees could put a strain on the county’s budget in the upcoming year.
Dec 30 2013 / Read More »Commission opens grader bids »
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The county commission opened three bids for two new graders Monday afternoon.
Dec 16 2013 / Read More »R-Bar-B expansion approved, 2-1 »
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The county commission made a split decision to approve the conditional use permit for the expansion of R-Bar-B Monday afternoon.
Dec 9 2013 / Read More »
County News
Book tells story of Psychological Field Station »
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Award-winning author and journalist Ariel Sabar, Washington, D.C., has just published a Kindle single e-book, “The Outsider: The Life and Times of Roger Barker.”
Barker was a University of Kansas professor who ran the Midwest Psychological Field Station in Oskaloosa from the late 1940s to the early 1970s. Barker and his wife, Louise, now lie buried in the town cemetery.
Feb 3 2014 / Read More »Valley Falls boys capture McLouth Invitational trophy »
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Four county teams entered the McLouth Boys’ Invitational Tournament Jan. 21 and two — Valley Falls and McLouth—made it to the championship round with Valley Falls taking home the top trophy.
Jan 30 2014 / Read More »Meriden youth sends a clear message »
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Eleven-year-old Heather Kahler, Meriden, is one of three northeast Kansas regional winners in the 2013 Put the Brakes on Fatalities Day poster contest.
As a regional winner, Heather received a bicycle and a bicycle helmet donated by Safe Kids Kansas at an afternoon school assembly presentation Jan. 17 at Jefferson West Middle School.
Jan 23 2014 / Read More »Theater director Hall of Fame inductee »
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Jefferson County North Thespian sponsor and theater director Jennifer Morgan-Beuchat has been inducted into the Kansas Thespian Hall of Fame.
Jan 23 2014 / Read More »Meals on Wheels: A quick visit and a hot meal »
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Having a hot meal show up on one’s doorstep at noon each day is the primary mission of Meals on Wheels, but it comes with other benefits.
Jan 13 2014 / Read More »House fire claims life »
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State fire inspector Lamar Shoemaker and a few firefighters search through the smoldering embers of a house fire that took a life early Saturday, Dec. 30.
Jan 10 2014 / Read More »