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Wilson Jr./Sr. High School closes its doors
Read moreI was intrigued with the article about Alice Peterka in the May 4 edition of the Indy-Reporter. While I do not personally know her, to realize she was a dedicated educator at Wilson Jr./Sr. High School for 54 consecutive years was a remarkable achievement. I would like to know more about her and the impact she has had on students and parents over her substantial tenure.
Read moreThe end of the 20222023 school year has come — and what a year it was! When I arrived for this new position roughly 11 months ago, I was thrilled to become part of USD 327 and the Ellsworth, Kanopolis and Geneseo communities. Fast forward to today, and the pride I have exceeds every expectation I might have had when I arrived last summer.
Read moreWhen a tobacco box was found Saturday afternoon by boys playing near Wichita’s Second Street Bridge, they surely believed they had found a long-lost treasure. Their eyes must have sparkled with delight at the sight for it was no ordinary tobacco box.
Read moreTragedy was never far from the lives of Kansas settlers. The story of Thomas and Nancy Morris sadly embodies the elements of lives drawn into a downward spiral that left them tragically broken. The couple moved to Illinois after their marriage in June of 1869 at Orleans County, N.Y. From Illinois they moved to Woodson County, Kan. in 1872. They settled south of Yates Center on West Buffalo Creek.
Read moreWhat made you happy in high school will make you happy in college
Read moreGoogle “Kansas stereotypes” and you will find some well-known thoughts about Kansas, but also some that surprised me a bit. The obvious stereotypes are “fly-over state” (What does that even mean?) and “Kansas is flat” (We all know this is not true. Have you hiked at Horsethief Canyon or ever traveled a back country road?) Did you also know there is common misconception that cow tipping is practiced regularly? (Most ranchers I know would shake their heads at such a frivolous activity with one of their biggest investments, and isn’t it dangerous?)
Read moreG. W. Brown experienced the terrors of Bleeding Kansas firsthand. His newspaper, The Kansas Herald of Freedom, was the first free state newspaper in Kansas Territory. He was arrested and his newspaper office was burned by pro-slavery forces on May 21, 1856. Brown later published several histories of territorial Kansas. In particular, he passionately recalled those uncertain days in the book, “Reminiscences of Governor R. J. Walker” with the true story of The Rescue of Kansas From Slavery. The book was dedicated to Mrs. Sara T. D. Robinson.
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