LYNDON—Osage County Soil Conservation District Manager Lori Kuykendall and Keith Badger met with the Osage County Commission to discuss their budget request for 2014 at its regular Monday meeting.

“We’re asking for $27,000 again,” Lori Kuykendall said. “We asked for that last year and we got $26,000. The state will match county funds, up to $25,000, so we would like at least $25,000.”

Scranton will be hosting its annual Saturday in the Park this Friday and Saturday. Festivities begin 4 p.m. Friday when vendors will begin their setup. The annual classic car cruise-in will run from 5-9 p.m. and prizes will be awarded.

A barbecue meal will be served 6 p.m. at Scranton City Community Building. Conclude a fun evening by attending the sand volleyball tournament at 7 p.m.

The fun continues beginning at 9 a.m. Saturday with breakfast served at United Methodist Church. The parade will begin lining up at Scranton Attendance Center.

OSAGE CITY—After receiving just two bids which greatly exceeded engineer’s estimates, the Osage City Council voted last week to send the lake restoration project “back to the drawing board.”

Bids reviewed during the May 28 meeting were 71 and 170 percent higher than the anticipated cost of the project. Nine contractors had requested plans, but only two submitted final bids.

OSAGE CITY—Despite significant weather delays to the track and field project, project organizers still believe there’s time to have Osage City High School’s new football field ready for its first game Sept. 13.

“We’re right on track to get that done,” said Kenton Cox, of Schaefer Johnson Cox Frey Architecture. “We’ve had a lot of rain, but we’re still making good progress. We’re scheduled to start pouring ribbon around the track Monday and irrigation is scheduled to be run to the field and in the field, which is a critical piece in getting ready for sod.”

Lyndon High School continued hosting Honor Flight this spring with two more trips by veterans and student chaperones to visit the WWII and Korean war memorials in Washington, D.C.

“Honor flight is such a unique experience,” said LHS junior Brenna Herdman. “It is an amazing feeling to give back to the veterans after they risked their lives for our freedom.”