Governor Laura Kelly will be in Osawatomie Wednesday to attend the ribbon cutting ceremony for the Flint Hills Trail’s recently completed “Mile Zero” Trailhead in Osawatomie. Because of livited crowd capacity and the need for social distancing, the city has extended invitations to the ceremony rather than opening it up to the general public. The event is set for 10:00 Wednesday morning, at the southwest corner of the Karl E. Cole Sports Complex. Joining the Governor at the ribbon cutting will be Secretary of Commerce, David Toland and Brad Loveless, Secretary of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism. All three plan to address the small gathering.
Two years ago, the Osawatomie City Council created the Osawatomie Trails Task Force with the goal of connecting the existing trail to the Sports Complex and to develop a trail head at the complex. Work, such as establishing a kiosk and permanent restroom facilities at the site remains to be completed but, the trail is open to the public. Doug Walker, President of the Kanza Rail Trails Conservancy and Task Force Member and Former State Representative from Osawatomie, has been the driving force behind establishing an eastern terminus for the Flint Hills Nature Trail in Osawatomie.
