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Osage County is served by a weekly newspaper, The Osage County Herald-Chronicle. The newspaper has a circulation of approximately 4,500, making it the 3rd largest paid weekly publication in the state of Kansas. The Herald-Chronicle was created by the merger of The Osage County Herald and The Osage County Chronicle in February 2007.
The 1978 Whippoorwill tornado, also known as the Whippoorwill Disaster was a deadly tornado that struck Osage County, Kansas on June 17, 1978. The tornado, which was on the ground for 8 miles (13 km), struck a tourist boat called the Whippoorwill, causing it to capsize and drowning 16 out of the 58 passengers and crew. [2]
James Bigheart was born Pun-Kah-Wi-Tah-An-Kah in 1838 to Nun-tsa-tum-kah and Wah-hui-shah near St. Paul, Kansas. Bigheart converted to Catholicism, was educated at the Osage Mission's post, and fluent in multiple languages. [1] [a] He enlisted in the 9th Kansas Cavalry Regiment of the Union Army in Iola, Kansas on January 19, 1862.
People from Osage City, Kansas (8 P) Pages in category "People from Osage County, Kansas" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total.
Maurice Mehl (1887–1966), paleontologist, was born in Burlingame, Kansas; Victor Murdock (1871–1945), U.S. Representative from Kansas, Progressive Party presidential nominee, 1916. Carla Provost (b. 1970), chief of the Border Patrol; Kenny Starr (b. 1952), Country and Western singer
As it neared Interstate 35 and crossed into Noble County, the tornado first reached F4 intensity, flattening a house and debarking many trees. In neighboring Osage County, two farms were destroyed before the tornado continued into Osage County. There, it passed west of Pawhuska, toppling an oil rig with an 18-inch (460 mm) foundation.
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Pages in category "Osage County, Kansas" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...