This site is not only about Oakland’s past History, but the history being made now. Those of us that live in the Oakland community and those that no longer live in Oakland, but have ties to the community, would like to know the goings on.
Note. These stories are linked to the Topeka Capital Newspaper so you can read the full story, many will have photo’s all of these stories are printable.
Police calls
... 8/8. 400 blk. S.E. Golden, house burglary, theft, 11 p.m. 8/9-6:50 a.m. 8/10. 500 blk. N.E. Oakland, house burglary, theft, 12:01-5 a.m. 8/11. 900 blk. N.E. Michigan, house burglary, theft, unspecified time ...
Daily Dose: Around Town
... Ringside World Championships are one of four major annual events for the club. The next home bout for TGG will be Oct. 4 at the Oakland Community Center. Topekan places in national event Washburn Rural senior Katie Bipes placed fourth at the Ultimate Speed Challenge ...
Letter: A living legacy
Nestled in the small community of Oakland is Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church. Next week, this church will be celebrating a momentous event, the 75th annual Fiesta ...
Boxing results
Topeka Golden Gloves event FIGHT RESULTS SATURDAY at Oakland Community Center 65 lbs — Elyjah Ayala, Dangerfire, decision over Christian Mata, Villa Gym Wichita 85 lbs — Dkari Lyons ...
Fire at vacant home deemed incendiary
Topeka fire officials say a blaze early Wednesday at a home in the Oakland neighborhood was intentionally set. Firefighters responded about 1:30 a.m. to a report of a vacant house on fire at 845 N ...
Summer Traditions — The fun begins
... raise money for Our Lady of Guadalupe Church in the city's Oakland community has evolved into an event known far beyond Topeka ... is supported by the church. The festival this year is the Oakland community's 75th annual celebration of its Mexican history ...
Daily Dose: Youths preparing for boxing championships
... other Topekans, will get that chance when they step into the ring Saturday at the Topeka Golden Gloves amateur boxing event at Oakland Community Center, 801 N.E. Poplar. Topeka fighters will match up with other Kansas boxers as well as several from Nebraska ...
Cook urges others to have patience for great BBQ
... a week). It was up to us as to what we were having. It was a chore we didn't mind." As owner of the Brass Rail, an Oakland tavern located at 401 N.E. Emmett, Stevens offers customers barbecue and smoked items, such as pulled pork sandwiches ...
Pay a buck, ride to Fiesta
... Saturday, Topeka Transit trolleys will run every 15 minutes between the parking lot and the fiesta, which is staged in the Oakland neighborhood around Our Lady of Guadalupe Church, 201 N.E. Chandler. Shuttle hours will run from 4 to 10:30 p.m ...
Fiesta translation: Fun
... your patience and whether you have a friend or relative in the Oakland area with spare driveway space. Parking at the fiesta is mostly ... doesn't involve the Fiesta Bridge on N.E. Branner linking Oakland to the rest of Topeka. If pedestrian traffic gets heavy enough ...
Religion calendar
... City University; Robert Sutton moved to Kansas Avenue in Topeka from Missouri Annual Conference; and Georgia Hale moved to Oakland in Topeka from Moran-Bronson. Vacation Bible school Vacation Bible school, 6:15 to 8:30 p.m. July 7-11 at Apostolic ...
City buses: Here are eight things to know before boarding
... routes is available at the Quincy Street Station or topekatransit.com. The following is an overview of the fixed routes: Oakland: N.E. Seward, Chandler, Sardou, Chester, Winfield and Belmont Highland Park: S.E. 25th and Adams, S.E. 25th ...
A bridge to customers
... that bridge to get open." Motorists have been using the Kansas Avenue Bridge, Westgate Bridge on US-75 highway or the Oakland Expressway to reach North Topeka. Some businesses have maintained marketshare. Rusty Mentzer, owner of D & L Sales, 1934 ...
Oakland resident keeps tradition
... 67, Roberto Vasquez still hauls Santa to the rooftop of his Oakland house. Vasquez spends weeks — beginning Oct. 1 — filling his front ... 67, Roberto Vasquez still hauls Santa to the rooftop of his Oakland house. Vasquez spends weeks — beginning Oct. 1 — filling ...
Predawn fire damages 'landmark' in Oakland
... well-known neighborhood bar early Thursday in Topeka's Oakland area. No one was injured in the fire at the Miami Tavern ... People know where the Miami is," she said. "It's an Oakland establishment. It's been here forever." Co-owner Tom ...
Oakland convenience store robbed
A convenience store was robbed late Tuesday in the city's Oakland neighborhood. Police responded at 10 p.m. to a holdup at the Kwik Shop, 746 N.E. Wabash. The assailant was described as ...
Fire damages Oakland home
Despite a man's attempts to put out a blaze Monday evening in the Oakland home where he lives with his great-grandmother, fire caused substantial damage to the second floor of the residence Monday evening ...
Self-defense possible in Oakland shooting death
... investigating whether a Topeka man acted in self-defense in the shooting death of another man Wednesday evening in the city's Oakland neighborhood. The victim was identified Thursday as Shawn Koss, 37, of Topeka. Police spokeswoman Kristi Pankratz said ...
Truck hits garage, flips in Oakland
Residents of the Oakland area in northeast Topeka said it was a miracle no one was hurt or killed after a pickup truck recklessly careened through several ...
Man stabbed in Oakland
A 21-year-old man was hospitalized Saturday night after he was stabbed in the city's Oakland neighborhood, police said. The victim, identified as Vincent Lambert, suffered what police said were nonlife-threatening ...
Pastor has spent 40 years in Oakland
... Though he has been at the same church all these years, Deeter said he has no regrets. Tucked away as it is in the city's Oakland neighborhood, Grace Baptist Church is off the beaten track for most residents of Topeka. Yet for the 50 to 75 people who ...
Expressway expected to be boon to Oakland
The Oakland Expressway -- it is about time. In 1965 ... works, but time passed. In 1989, the Oakland Expressway, as it is now known, was one ... a steel beam up to the overpass for the Oakland Expressway construction. David Eulitt ...
Oakland roadway put high on list
... development panel rated completion of the Oakland Expressway high among state projects vying ... panel. An additional two lanes on the Oakland Expressway ranked third of 11 urban corridor ... funding for the initial two lanes of the Oakland Expressway, for improvement of the ...
Fire damages Oakland shop
... the fire did $50,000 damage to the building in Topeka's Oakland community. He said it wasn't clear what damages had been ... blaze that damaged Grammy's this morning in the city's Oakland community. Chris Landsberger/The Capital-Journal Smoke ...
Oakland offers a neighborly blend
... tidy bungalows that make up much of Oakland. It is an area that generations ago became ... German immigrants also made their mark on Oakland, with some coming by way of Russia ... The Capital-Journal A common site in Oakland is a statue of the Virgin Mary. This ...
Q&A: Area near shops was Oakland Center
... That area originally was platted as Oakland Center, according to a history of the ... in that history. The original plat of Oakland Center was bounded by Chester, Strait ... 100 lots. "There is not one shanty in Oakland," the developers advertised, and lots ...
Volunteers lacking at Oakland cleanup
For the second Saturday in a row, Oakland residents accepted the city of Topeka ... request for volunteers to help with the Oakland Area Clean-Up went unanswered for the ... Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. for Oakland residents to use. City employees used ...
Meetings
Oakland No. 616 Rebekahs invite all Rebekahs to its Friendship Night on Friday at Oakland Lodge Hall, 745 N.E. Chester. A dinner will be at 6:30 p.m., followed by a meeting and program at 7:30 p.m. Information: 357-1036 or 233 ...
Separate crashes send two drivers to hospitals
... Gage Park and the other in the city's Oakland neighborhood — occurred minutes apart ... 2:30 p.m. to N.E. Belmont and Oakland on a report of a pickup truck colliding ... pickup truck that was southbound on N.E. Oakland collided with the left rear-side panel.
Oakland Community Center Programs
The Oakland Community Center will be offering the following ... 368-3838. Free blood pressure check -- Oakland Community Nursing Center will have free blood pressure checks once a week, at Oakland Community Center, 801 N.E. Poplar. For ...
Woman, 33, dies in Oakland Expressway crash
... Wednesday in a three-vehicle crash on the Oakland Expressway, the Kansas Highway Patrol ... northbound lane of K-4 highway, known as the Oakland Expressway along the city's northeast ... have concerns about this stretch of the Oakland Expressway?" :: Respond in the forums ...
Religion briefs
Freedom Fest Oakland Church of the Nazarene, 939 N.E. Oakland, will have live music and free food from 1 to 10 p.m. today. There will be a fireworks display at 9 p.m. or dark. Concert and BBQ Linda Lee will perform at 7 p.m. and ...
Calendar
Events Free winter clothing giveaway, Hope House at Oakland Church of the Nazarene, 939 N.E. Oakland, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. today. There will be clothes for babies, children, men and women. Gospel musical play, in celebration of the ...
Ask the reporter
Question submitted via e-mail: I am wondering why the Oakland youth baseball diamond is being turned into an adult softball ... spokesman, said the city is using the two larger diamonds at Oakland-Billard Park for softball several nights a week to get better ...
Topekan drowns in creek
... being pulled from a creek just south of the Sardou Bridge in Oakland. As of late Wednesday, Shawnee County Sheriff's Sgt. Akim ... Wednesday evening near the Kansas River tributary behind the Oakland Wastewater Treatment Plant, 1115 N.E. Poplar Avenue. But ...
Boxing results
Amateur TOPEKA GOLDEN GLOVES at Oakland Community Center 62 lbs — Cesareo Morales, Salina def. Esai Moreno, Kansas City (decision) 63 — Taylor Tappendice, Salina ...
Oakland skate park named 'The Mousetrap'
A skate park under construction at Oakland Community Center, 801 N.E. Poplar, has been given a "non ... Joan Wagnon's news conference, conducted this week at the Oakland Community Center. Brazier said the name was chosen because of ...
Oakland Community Center
The following Holiday classes will be offered at the Oakland Community Center. Please call 368-3838 to register ... TLC. Cost: $12. For more information about classes at Oakland Community Center, call Lance Wilson at 368-3793 or e ...
Oakland Expressway crash injures woman
... three-vehicle crash that slowed traffic this morning on the Oakland Expressway. Topeka police officer John Bernick said a northbound ... S. Bush/The Capital-Journal A woman was injured on the Oakland Expressway this morning after a northbound pickup truck crossed ...
Woman robs Oakland bank at teller window
... to a teller window and robbed a bank today in the city's Oakland community. Police spokeswoman Kristi Pankratz said police ... responded to the scene, police said. Officers were searching the Oakland neighborhood this afternoon for the woman. Chris Landsberger ...
Driver's condition fair after Oakland Expressway accident
... escaped serious injury late this morning when a collision on the Oakland Expressway just east of Topeka left the car lying on its top ... The stretch of K-4 north of US-40 is also known as the Oakland Expressway. The report indicated Edoff was driving a 1993 ...
Letter: Expressway needs lights
Well we've had another death on the Oakland expressway. When are the people in charge of the city going to get something out there corrected? Either light it better for ...
Weapons found during traffic stop
A car stop in the city's Oakland neighborhood turned up two illegal weapons. Police stopped a car at about 11:25 p.m. Monday at N.E. Belmont and Winfield ...
Burglars damage LaFiesta Mexican Restaurant
Burglars victimized a Mexican restaurant on Sunday morning in the city's Oakland neighborhood, police said. Officers responded at 9:15 a.m. Sunday to a report of a break-in at the LaFiesta Mexican Restaurant ...
One arrested in stabbing
A Topeka man was arrested after a stabbing in the city's Oakland neighborhood. Booked into the Shawnee County Jail on a charge of aggravated battery was Tyson Holloway, 21. Topeka Police Department ...
Religion briefs
... worship service at 11 a.m. Sunday with guest preacher the Rev. Kim Gladney. Worship and the arts Oakland Church of the Nazarene, 939 N.E. Oakland, will have a special service of music and poetry from 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday. Coffee and refreshments ...
Fire engine company shut down again
For the second straight day, a Topeka fire engine company that serves the downtown, Oakland and East Topeka areas was shut down Sunday because of a manpower shortage. Battalion Chief Allen Bradshaw, of the Topeka Fire ...
Motorcycle rider killed on bridge
A Tecumseh man who died late Sunday when his motorcycle was struck by a car on the Oakland Expressway was remembered by friends and coworkers Monday as a caring, compassionate person. The Kansas Highway Patrol said Aaron ...
C-J Online Community: Passenger hurt in 1-car crash on Oakland Expressway ramp 12/14/97
... December 14, 1997 Passenger hurt in 1-car crash on Oakland Expressway ramp Last modified at 2:42 a.m. on Sunday ... passenger went airborne off a ramp at N.E. Seward and the Oakland Expressway, authorities said. The man thought to have ...
Stolen van is Operation: Hot Wheels feature
A Chevrolet van stolen from a residence in the 800 block of N.E. Oakland at about 7:20 a.m. Thursday is the featured vehicle this week in Operation: Hot Wheels, the Topeka Police Department's ...
Man threatened with knife
A 26-year-old man told police an acquaintance threatened him with a knife Wednesday morning in the city's Oakland area. According to police, the incident occurred at 8 a.m. at 503 N.E. Branner. The victim told officers he was approached ...
From pool to bowling, children stay active
... last week interacting with students at Oakland Community Center's Spring Break Camp ... said Janet Stock, recreation leader for Oakland. "Our (program) is a lot to help parents ... of the campers who was playing pool at Oakland. "You put that eight ball down good ...
Oakland Community Center
The Oakland Community Center will be offering the following programs this Spring. Please call 368-3838 to register. Superstar Soccer Clinics ...
Oakland tavern offers friendship, cold brew
... beer base, mutton stew with a wine base, corned beef and cabbage, and champ potatoes. Stevens is a strong supporter of the Oakland community. "It's one of the last real neighborhoods where everyone knows everybody and kids can play outside," he said ...
Oakland fire loss set at $12,000
A blaze that destroyed an Oakland home late Tuesday caused an estimated $12,000 in damage, according to the Topeka Fire Department. Damage to the structure ...
Oakland workout
The Oakland Community Center is offering Prime Time Workout from 4:45 to 5:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays. Cost for eight classes is ...
Oakland Community Center offers varied summer programs
Oakland Community Center, 801 N.E. Poplar, will be offering a number of summer programs. For additional information, call 368 ...
Oakland Community Center
Oakland Teen Advisory Council OTAC members are planning on hosting Middle School Mayhem on May 11 for ages 11-15. They are planning ...
Police department schedules exams
... Topeka Police Department will give the written and physical exams to become a police officer at 9 a.m. May 30 and 31 at the Oakland Community Center, 801 N.E. Poplar. People interested in taking the exams should register by May 28. To register, they ...
Shooting critically wounds man
... critical condition late Wednesday with a chest wound in what witnesses described as a shooting in self-defense in the city's Oakland area. Topeka police Lt. Dean McWilliams said officers responded to a report of a shooting just before 6 p.m. at 417 N ...
Man in jail after stabbing
... old Topeka man remained in the Shawnee County Jail on Thursday night in connection with an overnight stabbing in the city's Oakland neighborhood. Shawnee County Jail officials said Brandon Barnes was being held on $25,000 cash or professional surety bond.
Oakland home destroyed in fire
A woman escaped injury late Tuesday when fire destroyed her one-story home in the city's Oakland neighborhood. The fire was reported about 10:20 p.m. at 431 N.E. Strait, just west of Philip Billard Municipal Airport ...
Fire damages Oakland home
An early morning fire caused about $15,000 in damage to an Oakland home. According to the Topeka Fire Department, firefighters responded to the blaze at 1:13 a.m. today at 2402 N.E. Belmont ...
Police end search for wanted felon in Oakland
Police closed several streets in the city's Oakland community this afternoon while searching for a wanted felon. Officers searched a home in the 400 block of N.E. Sumner in search ...
Three arrested in robbery, theft
... reported three men forcibly took items from the house, police said. The incident occurred at about 2:40 p.m. in the Oakland neighborhood of Topeka. Police reports indicated items taken from the residence included a Sony PlayStation 2 game system ...
Man released unharmed
... pulled over and forced him into the vehicle at around 7:30 a.m. Tuesday in the 500 block of N.E. Chester in the city's Oakland community. The victim said he was let out of the vehicle at about 8 a.m. near S.E. 9th and Quincy. There were no reports ...
Teen earns Eagle award
... presented at a ceremony April 5 at Forest Park Retreat Center. McCall is a member of Boy Scout Troop No. 1, sponsored by Oakland United Methodist Church, 801 N.E. Chester. In addition to the 26 merit badges he earned, McCall completed his Eagle project.
Two sirens fail
... management for the county. Sterbenz said arrangements were made Tuesday to have both sirens checked out. One is in Topeka's Oakland community, while the other is near Lyman Elementary School, 2032 N. Kansas Ave. Sterbenz stressed that the sirens are designed ...
Tree recycling sites named
... Facility, just northeast of Interstate 70 and S.W. MacVicar. Crestview Community Center, 4801 S.W. Shunga Drive. Oakland Community Center, 801 N.E. Poplar. The recycling facility is open 8 a.m. to noon and 1 to 4:45 p.m. Monday through ...
Police and fire calls
... 10:05 p.m. 3/26 1100 blk. S.W. Clay, house burglary, theft, 3-3:40 p.m. 3/28 434 800 blk. N.E. Oakland, vehicle theft, 7:20-7:25 p.m. 3/27 1300 blk. S.E. Illinois, burglary, crim. dam., 5 p.m. 3/27 ...
Religion calendar
... music and poetry, 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday at Oakland Church of the Nazarene, 939 N.E. Oakland. Coffee and refreshments will be served ... trunk sale, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. today at Oakland Church of the Nazarene, 939 N.E. Oakland ...
Police and fire calls
... 3-10 a.m. 2/4 1100 blk. N. Kansas Ave., forgery, theft, 1:50-2:05 p.m. 2/1 434 1000 blk. N.E. Oakland, burglary,, theft from vehicle, 3:30-4:04 a.m. 2/7 443 1900 blk. S.W. Fairmont, identity theft, 10 a ...
Makeover project starts in April
... Takeover/Makeover 2008. The April 5 event will address the Central Highland Park, East Topeka South, East Topeka North, Oakland, East End, Hi-Crest, Jefferson Square, Monroe and North Topeka East NIAs. The April 19 event will address the Central ...
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