QUENEMO—A Horton woman was killed in a one-vehicle accident Saturday afternoon on State Highway 268, 8.7 miles east of U.S. 75 Highway, just north of Quenemo.

According to the Kansas Highway Patrol report, at 1:34 p.m. Saturday, a 2002 Ford Explorer, driven by Rochelle Roach, 37, Horton, was eatbound on K-268 when it entered the south ditch, overcorrected across both lanes and rolled twice, landing upside down in the north ditch.

Lightning delayed and rescheduled several games last weekend, with some still in process. Here’s the latest:
• Burlingame leads 12-0 with 3 minutes remaining in the second quarter of a game that will resume at 5 p.m. tonight in Hartford.
• Lyndon squeezed past Olpe in a 27-25 win, in a game that didn’t start until 10:30 and was finished around 1:30 a.m. Saturday morning.
• Osage City came up short in a 48-20 loss to Council Grove. The game was rescheduled and played Saturday in Osage City.

TOPEKA—The Kansas Department of Transportation announces approved bids for state highway construction and maintenance projects in Kansas. The letting took place Sept. 18 in Topeka.

KDOT awarded 22 bids, including 17 in northeast Kansas, two in Osage County.

The U.S. 75 and K-32/K-268 roundabout bid (75-70 KA 0047 01) was awarded to Smoky Hill LLC, of Salina, for $2,541,251.01.

A bridge-replacement project on 205th near Pomona Lake (70 C 4501 01) between Paulen and Ratner roads was awarded to Midwest Construction Company Inc., Holton, for $343,362.26.

LYNDON—Two realistic, but illegal speed limit signs were found posted Sept. 27 north of 229th street on Surf Drive in Pomona Heights, in Vassar. The signs were removed by the county bridge office, and later reinstalled on private property.

“We tried to explain to him that you can’t post them. Well, he turned right around and put them back in the ground,” said Glen Tyson, Osage County bridge supervisor.

The two signs are four feet high, with a speed limit less than what was legally posted.

OSAGE CITY—Osage County Parks and Recreation will host the first Osage County Tailgate Showdown Saturday, Oct. 5, at Jones Park, in Osage City. The showdown is an offshoot of the city’s annual Smoke in the Spring State Barbeque Competition geared toward residents and natives of Osage County.

“It is a collaboration between the chamber and parks and recreation to create a fall event for Osage County,” said Osage City Parks and Recreation Director Corey Linton. “I really encourage everyone to come out and try it.”