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In the year 1868 life was exciting in Kansas and growing more exciting by the day.
The first railroad to be built across the state in 1867 to the end-of-track at a place called Coyote (just west of present-day Collyer, Kan.).
At 61 years of age, Nelson Buck was a reputable Illinois surveyor. In Nebraska he was about to realize his dream of “seeing the West.”
Read moreA friend of mine recently asked when my family truly begins to enjoy summer.
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A returning “Pike’s Peaker” arrived in Indianola, Kan., on July 28, 1860, bringing news of a terrible Indian fight in the Solomon River valley.
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Every so often, Jim “The Cowboy” Gray calls to comment on a story in that week’s paper. Several days ago, his target was a state story on the turkey vultures that return to Ellsworth yearly. Their visits have become so expected that the story cited unsuccessful efforts here to rid the town of the ugly birds.
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Glenn Koster is a double product of the adoption/ foster care system. He was adopted at age 6, after being removed from the home of an abusive parent in 1962, and again at 10, following another bad experience.
Read moreOne of the hardest parts about making a new life in Kansas for me has been missing so much of my old life in Wisconsin.
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