As far as first jobs go, opening gates on my grandparents’ ranch was the best I could ever imagine. I don’t remember how old I was when I started helping.
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Michael Williams arrived in Abilene, Kan. hoping to “cash in,” in some way, from the exciting atmosphere of the wild cattle town. One hundred sixty head of Texas cattle hit
Read moreWhat’s that saying — the boss is away, so the mice will play? It may be true some places, but not at the I-R — there’s no downtime here to
Read moreThe other day Facebook reminded me that a year ago we kicked off our fall harvest season. I had posted a picture of the kids climbing into the combine with
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In September of 1854 Charles B. Boynton led a team of Cincinnati, Ohio, religious scholars to the Kansas frontier. Boynton was a member of “The Kansas League.” The organization rose
Read moreLetters from anonymous writers are usually tossed into the waste paper basket. However, a recent letter addressed to the publisher raises several points I’d like to address. Here are a
Read moreIs the future already a done deal? I-R USD 112 article 9/12/19 Reading the USD 112 article I thought it was amazing how quickly the Central Plains Middle School building
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