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Murder Mystery Party
The Oskaloosa Public Library will be organizing a murder mystery party Sunday, Feb. 27 at 4 p.m. The theme for this free and open to the public event, which will take place at City Hall, is a Mardi Gras theme, "Masked for Murder."
The editor reports that the party sounds like it will almost be as much fun as searching through the available records for a trace of the mysterious Genevieve Hurley.
Correction
We received some inaccurate information in regard to the score for the JCN-Jackson Heights girls basketball game Tuesday evening in Jackson County. The score originally reported was 40-27 in favor of the Lady Cobras, but the Lady Chargers actually got beat by 16 points. The final score was 43-27.
Tuesday Night basketball
Oskaloosa and McLouth played each other last night in Oskaloosa, with the Bears beating the Bulldogs 55-42 after the Lady Bulldogs had defeated the Lady Bears 29-20. Meanwhile, Jefferson County North was on the road in Jackson County, where the Lady Chargers fell to the Lady Cobras 40-27 before the Chargers prevailed over the Cobras 44-39.
Girl grapplers moving on
Five Jefferson County high school girls qualified Saturday for the Class 4-1A state wrestling tournament Feb. 23 and 24 in Salina. The five are Allison King and Holly Thacher of Oskaloosa High School, Anna Patz and Raquel Manthe of McLouth High School and Lucy Henderson of Jefferson West High School.
Friday Night Basketball
It was a rough night on the hardwoods for the varsity basketball teams on the east side of Jefferson County Friday night, as all six of them went down to defeat. In Oskaloosa, the Bears fell to Maur Hill 57-25, and the Lady Bears lost by a score of 45 to 26. In Wi******er, Pleasant Ridge bested the Chargers 60-30, while the Lady Chargers were beaten by a score of 36 to 18. McLouth was on the road, where in Effingham the Bulldogs dropped a 55-37 decision to Atchison County, and the Lady Bulldogs were on the short end of a 41-14 tally.
City of Oskaloosa hires a worker
During its special meeting last night the Oskaloosa City Council decided to hire a local man, Rylan Thornton, for the open Utilities Operator position. A start date for Thornton hasn't been determined yet.
Special City Council meeting tonight
The Oskaloosa City Council will be holding a special meeting at 6 p.m. this evening at City Hall. The city is looking to hire a maintenance worker, and the town's leaders will be talking about bids on the replacement bath house.
"WinCity" leaders meet tonight
Bad weather prevented the Wi******er City Council from meeting a week ago tonight at the community center, but it will be meeting this evening at 7. However, the meeting will not take place at the community center but at the Public Library instead.
Another "Super" resigns
During a special meeting held last night the McLouth school board accepted the resignation of Superintendent of Schools Steve Lilly, effective June 30. This means four of the six school districts in Jefferson County will have a new superintendent when the 2022-2023 school year begins.
McLouth BOE Meeting
The McLouth USD 342 Board of Education is holding a special meeting tonight at 7 at the school complex. The agenda includes an executive session.
Friday Night Basketball
Both of Jefferson County North High School's varsity basketball teams were victorious on Friday evening in Northeast Kansas League action, but their counterparts at Oskaloosa High School and McLouth High School came up short on the hardwords. Here are the final scores:
Jackson Heights boys 54, Oskaloosa boys 40
Jackson Heights girls 54, Oskaloosa girls 14
Those games were played in Oskaloosa.
Pleasant Ridge boys 73, McLouth boys 31
Pleasant Ridge girls 33, McLouth girls 21
Those games were played in McLouth.
JCN boys 36, Maur Hill boys 34
JCN girls 42, Maur Hill girls 32
Those games were played in Atchison.
Special meeting for McLouth BOE
The McLouth USD 342 Board of Education has scheduled a special meeting for Tuesday, February 8 at 7 p.m. at the school complex. One item on the agenda is an executive session, but the school board is certainly free to take up additional matters under agenda item "Other".
OHS Scholars Bowl team qualifies for state
The Scholars Bowl team at Oskaloosa High School finished third at the regional tournament held yesterday in Atchison, which was good enough to earn the team a berth at the state tournament scheduled for Feb. 12 in WaKeeney.
Eight Years and Counting ...
The Editor reports that today marks the end of his 8th year with the paper, and he says the experience on the whole has been well, "interesting." Now speaking of "interesting," the ad seen here promoting the showing of the movie "My Wild Irish Rose" at the Meriden Theater appeared in the Friday, May 18, 1923, issue of The Meriden Message, which came out just four days after the fire at the Hurley farmhouse occurred. In fact, that is the story about "The Great Tragedy," as it was called, just to the left of the ad. Genevieve Hurley, presumed to have perished in the fire, was Irish ... well, half Irish. Her mother was a Metzger, which sounds like a German name, but perhaps it's of a different origin. At any rate, like they say, folks, you can't make this stuff up.
JCN sweeps McLouth
Jefferson County North High School's varsity basketball teams won both of the games played last night in Wi******er against McLouth, the Lady Chargers prevailing 43-38 and the Chargers 69-26.
Bowen calls it quits
Debbie Bowen, who had been employed by the City of McLouth as its utility clerk, officially retired this past Friday and was honored that afternoon during a reception at City Hall. Cake and punch were served to the attendees.
OHS and JCNHS are 2, 3 at league Scholars Bowl
It is reported that the Oskaloosa High School Scholars Bowl team came in second at the Northeast Kansas League Scholars Bowl last week, with the team from Jefferson County North High School taking third.
The competition was won by the Scholars Bowl team at Horton High School.
JCN Second at Girls Tourney
Jefferson County North High School finished second at the girls basketball tournament it hosted last week, this happening when the Lady Chargers dropped a 57-41 decision to Rossville in the championship game Saturday afternoon.
The third place game was won by the Perry-Lecompton Lady Kaws, who defeated the Valley Falls Lady Dragons 39-27.
In the fifth place game, the Lady Bears fell to Northeast Kansas by a score of 48 to 26.
USD 339 hires a "super"
During a special meeting late Friday afternoon the Jefferson County North USD 339 Board of Education decided to hire Dr. Brad Kempf to be the district's next Superintendent of Schools. Dr. Kempf, who at one time taught in Tonganoxie, is currently the interim Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources for Emporia USD 253.
Girls Tournament Continues
The girls basketball tournament Jefferson County North High School is hosting this week will resume this evening with two games. At 6, the Rossville Bulldogs will play the Northeast Kansas Saints. If the Bulldogs win, they will move on to the first place game tomorrow afternoon at 3. If they lose, they will fall into a four way tie for second place in the standings with the Saints, Perry-Lecompton and the loser of tonight's 7:30 game between Jefferson County North and Valley Falls. The winner of the JCN-Valley Falls game automatically will advance to the first place game tomorrow.
The championship contest tomorrow will be preceded by the third place game at Noon and the second place game at 1:30.
Special Meeting of USD 339 BOE
The Jefferson County North USD 339 Board of Education will be holding a special meeting at 5:30 p.m. today in Wi******er, at which it is expected that the school board will be approving the hiring of a new superintendent. There are three candidates for the position, Dr. Brad Kempf, Jennifer Gatz and Joe Worthington, the current principal at Jefferson County North High School.
MEET AND GREET No. 2
Jefferson County North USD 339 superintendent candidate Jennifer Gatz was the center of attention during a Meet and Greet event yesterday at the District Office in Wi******er. The day before it was Dr. Brad Kempf, who was later interviewed by the Board of Education. Today it is Jeff County North HS Principal Joe Worthington's turn to be the center of attention. The Meet and Greet event for him is scheduled for 3:45 to 4:30 at the District Office and will be followed by an interview to be conducted by the school board.
GIRLS ROUNDBALL ACTION
The girls basketball tournament in Wi******er continued last night with two games. In the first contest, Perry-Lecompton defeated Northeast Kansas 46-41, and in the second one, Jefferson County North beat the Bears 52-20.
The tournament will take a break for the next couple of days, then resume Friday night with two more games.
The Search for a New 'Super'
There will be a "meet and greet" at the Jefferson County North USD 339 District Office in Wi******er from 3:45 to 4:30 today, during which patrons will have a chance to meet and talk to superintendent candidate Jennifer Gatz. Afterward, the Board of Education will be holding a special meeting to interview Gatz for the position.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
The six-team girls basketball tournament Jefferson County North High School is hosting began last night with two games. In the first one, Rossville defeated Perry-Lecompton 55-49, and in the second one, Valley Falls beat the Bears 55-29.
The tournament will continue this evening with two more games. At 6, the Northeast Kansas Saints will face Perry-Lecompton, and at 7:30, Jefferson County North will oppose the Bears.
JCN Happenings
This afternoon (Monday, Jan. 24) there will be a "meet and greet" in Wi******er for Jefferson County North USD 339 superintendent candidate Dr. Brad Kempf. This event will be followed by a special meeting of the Board of Education at the District Office, during which the candidate is to be interviewed.
DRAGONS TAKE BOYS TOURNAMENT
Top-seeded Valley Falls defeated third-seeded Perry-Lecompton 65-62 Saturday afternoon in Oskaloosa to win the annual mid-season boys basketball tournament in Jefferson County.
No score for the second place game between Jefferson County North and Rossville has been reported out yet, but in the third place game, Atchison County beat the Bears 64-56.
At the McLouth Invitational Tournament, the Girls Division was won by Riverside High School and the Boys Division by Cair Paravel Latin School. Those two championship games also were played on Saturday.
In Wi******er later today, a six-team girls tournament will be getting underway, with Rossville to play Perry-Lecompton at 6 p.m., and Valley Falls to play Oskaloosa at 7:30.
LADY BULLDOGS 3rd
McLouth High School's girls basketball team defeated Maranatha 37-35 Saturday afternoon to capture third place at the McLouth Invitational Tournament.
TOURNAMENTS CONCLUDE TODAY
The boys basketball tournament in Oskaloosa and the boys and girls basketball tournament in McLouth will be wrapping up today.
In Oskaloosa, the Bears will be playing Atchison County at 1 p.m. for third place, Jefferson County North will be playing Rossville at 2:30 for second place, and Valley Falls will be playing Perry-Lecompton at 4 for first place.
There were two tournament games played last night. In the first one, Valley Falls defeated Rossville 62-46, and in the second one, Jefferson County North beat the Bears 62-44.
At the McLouth Invitational Tournament, the Lady Bulldogs will be taking on Maranatha at 1 p.m. for third place, Horton will be battling Maur Hill at 2:30 in the third place game on the boys side, Cair Paravel will be meeting Riverside at 4 in the championship game in the Girls Division, and Cair Paravel will be opposing Pleasant Ridge at 5:30 in the championship game in the Boys Division.
The results from last night's tournament games are as follows: the Lady Cyclones of Riverside 44, the Lady Bulldogs 33; the Cair Paravel girls over the Maranatha girls 46-32, the Pleasant Ridge Rams over the Maur Hill Ravens 58-48, and the Cair Paravel boys over the Horton boys 69-56.
One Year Later
It was a year ago today that the Jefferson County papers published the editor's story about his "discovery" of a song that had been written (the lyrics anyway) by Genevieve Hurley in 1919.
The editor reports that his thinking at the time was that the song wasn't written with anyone particular in mind but that he has since come to believe that when Genevieve penned the words to "When the Roses Bloom in May," she did have a certain someone in mind. The question then becomes obviously, who was that someone?
While the song tells of a "fair maid back in Kansas" who was longing for a soldier overseas to return from war so that the two of them could be married, the editor also reports that he thinks Genevieve may have actually been married at the time the song was published, this being based on a curious story in an Idaho newspaper that would seem to suggest that she might have gotten married in the greater Kansas City area in August of 1917.
The editor is now in possession of the signature of a man who in 1917 had a court-issued license to marry a Jennie Hurley, but was that Jennie Hurley the Genevieve Hurley who wrote the song? Suffice it to say it's too bad that license didn't have Jennie Hurley's signature on it because the editor already has Genevieve Hurley's signature in hand.
At any rate, the editor has heard "When the Roses Bloom in May" played on the piano once but is still hoping to hear a fellow sing it to his "Rosalie" sometime.
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Bowen calls it quits Debbie Bowen, who had been employed by the City of McLouth as its utility clerk, officially retired this past Friday and was honored that afternoon during a reception at City Hall. Cake and punch were served to the attendees.
MEET AND GREET No. 2 Jefferson County North USD 339 superintendent candidate Jennifer Gatz was the center of attention during a Meet and Greet event yesterday at the District Office in Winchester. The day before it was Dr. Brad Kempf, who was later interviewed by the Board of Education. Today it is Jeff County North HS Principal Joe Worthington's turn to be the center of attention. The Meet and Greet event for him is scheduled for 3:45 to 4:30 at the District Office and will be followed by an interview to be conducted by the school board.
Volunteers hard at work at Old Jefferson Town Deb Case and other volunteers were busy Tuesday, Jan. 18 at Old Jefferson Town, where efforts continue to digitize old photographs and other documents using the special software the Jefferson County Historical Society was able to acquire about a year ago through a grant. Hats off to Deb and her crew of dedicated volunteers!
Party Time in McLouth!!! Five people associated with McLouth's Church of the Nazarene provided the music for the 12th annual Festival of Trees held this past Saturday at the Fire House and Luse Park. In addition to the lighting ceremony in the park, a highlight of the evening was the giving away of prizes to children and adults alike at the fire station.
Cathy's Big Day There was a Holiday Open House at Cathy's Style Shop, soon to become known as Salon 1856, on Saturday afternoon in downtown Oskaloosa. Cathy Barnett, the owner of the shop, will be retiring at the end of the year and is selling the business to Monique Moraliz.
Festive Feast in "WinCity" Residents of Winchester and the surrounding area converged on John Steuart Curry Community Center the evening of Monday, Nov. 22 to enjoy the annual Community Thanksgiving Dinner. The event was sponsored by the Winchester Community Organization. Dinner-goers feasted on turkey, dressing, mashed potatoes and gravy, green beans, Jello salad, a roll, a piece of pumpkin pie and a drink. Many chose to come to the community center to eat with friends and neighbors, but for those unable to get there for some reason, meals were delivered to their homes or apartments.
Oskie High's Cheerleaders are No. 1 in Kansas!!! The Oskaloosa High School cheerleading team coached by Edna Wells and her assistant Madison Grother took first place Saturday at the Game Day Spirit Showcase in Topeka sanctioned by the Kansas State High School Activities Association. The team was competing on the Class 2A level at Stormont-Vail Events Center. To celebrate the state title, the girls were treated to a Pizza Party late Monday morning at Gambino's Pizza in Oskaloosa. Congratulations to the team, its coaches and its crimson and blue fans!
CLEANING UP THE TOWNS Jefferson County North High School students were working in Winchester and Nortonville today (Nov. 17) in carrying out the school's Community Clean-Up Day. Students of David Chaffee and Rebecca Halling were working in Winchester along Delaware Street when this video was taken.
One Day After Veterans Day There was an assembly Friday morning at McLouth Elementary School honoring veterans from McLouth and the surrounding area, during which the McLouth High School Jazz Band under the direction of Tristan Bartley performed the National Anthem and the Armed Forces medley. McLouth Mayor Keith Meador and Chief of Police Brad Williams were among the veterans recognized by MES pupils and their teachers.
This is Jim Ralston, who addressed members and friends of the Jefferson County Historical Society Sunday afternoon at Old Jefferson Town in Olathe. The occasion was the 55th annual meeting of the organization.
This is Joy Thayer, who was interviewed this week by the paper about the sheepdog trials that will be taking place on the west edge of Oskaloosa November 13 and 14. The event will be open to the public - bring your lawn chair, Joy says - and the proceeds from the sale of items at the concession stand will benefit the Jolly Juniors 4-H Club.
This is Joy Thayer, who was interviewed by the paper this week in connection with the sheepdog trials that are to be held at the Thayer farm just west of Oskaloosa November 13 and 14. This event will be open to the public at no charge - bring your lawn chair, Joy says - and the sale of items available at the concession stand will benefit the Jolly Juniors 4-H Club.
