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Alfred Obiero felt trapped long before he was incarcerated. He said he was on the streets in Tulsa, Okla., working a dead-end entry-level job at a bus shop. He was denied entry into a welding program because he did not have a high school diploma and was feeling hopeless.
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There are names from days of Territorial Kansas that every Kansan should know. They were our heroes. The men that fought to make Kansas a Free State. Among the dozens, perhaps hundreds that should be remembered, many who have graced the pages of The Way West.
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When Lt. John Love departed St. Louis with 80 raw recruits in mid-May, 1847, it was as an experienced officer with many years on the fringes of the American frontier. He had been with Capt. P. St. George Cook on June 30, 1843, when his First Dragoons captured Texian forces operating in American territory near present-day Larned, Kan. The arrest of Col. Jacob Snively and 107 troops became a celebrated event among the dragoons.
Read moreAbout a week ago, a dozen residents attended a meeting in the J.H. Robbins basement community room to discuss the strengths and weaknesses of Ellsworth County as it moves into the future.
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On the evening of the 17th day of June, 1848, Tandy Giddings, an old plainsman, rode forward and doffing his cap, said: “Lieutenant, you should double your guards tonight.”
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So, do you ever stop and think deeply about what you’re doing? What you might not be doing? Where you’re going?
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This is the first in a series of four stories about Ellsworth Correctional Facility inmates who have used a new state program to earn their high school diploma and certificates in welding. They are the first to utilize the program through a partnership between Barton County College and the Kansas Department of Corrections.
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