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Early Kansas was filled with wild characters that left quite a legacy. Many of them may not have been the kind of person that you would want for a friend or neighbor, but they sure make Kansas history interesting!
Read moreEstablishing a newspaper in a frontier Kansas town was not for the faint of heart. Newspapers, as well as newspaper men, came to town with all the bluster and brilliance of the dawn, often to depart the scene without so much as a whimper.
Read moreFall harvest has come to a screeching halt for my family. We have had some minor issues that have slowed us down, but those issues are always expected during the marathon known as fall harvest. We began back in August picking corn. Since then, we have transitioned to popcorn followed by soybeans followed by sorghum with wheat sowing sprinkled into the mix starting in late September.
Read more“Republicans shouldn’t thresh with Democrats.”
Read moreConfederate Gen. Sterling Price’s forces were in full retreat from his Missouri Campaign after a series of defeats beginning at West Port on Oct. 23.
Read moreIt hasn’t been the best few days for Ellsworth County commissioners. About a week ago, Kermit Rush and Steve Dlabal learned they had been exposed to the cornavirus during a regular Monday commission meeting at the courthouse. Into quarantine they went. A third commissioner, Dennis Rolfs, was already at home, after testing positive for the virus following a family birthday party.
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