latest
Local teachers will have a little extra cash in their pockets this year, thanks to another successful year of teacher negotiations.
Read more
In the opening days of the Civil War, the “Kansas Brigade” led by Col. James H. Lane burned and looted farms and towns in an effort to “clear out” southern sympathizers in the border counties east of Kansas.
Read moreCup holders — it all began a few days ago when I was unable to put my drive-thru dollar drinks in my cup holders. It was a fiasco witnessed by the drivethru attendant as she held my much needed drinks out the window patiently waiting for me to take them out of her hands and drive away.
Read more
Crimson and golden leaves bring thoughts of seasons past and the grim certainty that winter will soon be upon us. The passing of the seasons mirrors life itself, and so Spring (birth) leads to Summer (the prime of life), to Fall (the golden years), until the season fades and the stark reality of the grave echoes from winter’s cold, colorless landscape.
Read more
The Sept. 27 opinion piece, “When wind developments conflict with wildlife and protected areas”, crafts a narrative that suggests wind developers are pushing the boundaries of appropriate development in Kansas, and that state agencies tasked with protecting the resources of Kansas aren’t doing their jobs to stop the developers.
Read more
The new town of Kearney Junction, Neb., was platted in 1871 when the grade for the new Burlington & Missouri River Railroad connected to the Union Pacific. Tracks were finally finished to the junction in September of 1872, and stockyards were built to receive cattle in the coming year.
Read moreA couple of weeks ago, Mildred Schindler Janzen stood before several dozen guests and talked about her experiences growing up in Germany during World War II at an author’s event at Kansas Originals Market & Gallery, north of Wilson.
Read more