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Carneiro Cemetery needs deeds Dear Editor, I have found out that no deeds were created, never, none, zero, at Carneiro Cemetery.
Read moreTent camping in July in Kansas usually isn’t on my list of ways to spend a weekend, yet, I recently found myself slowly sinking into an air mattress with a clear view of the stars through a thin mesh canopy, which served as my only protection from the elements. Somehow, this ill-advised excursion actually worked out with an overnight low in the mid-60s.
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The political winds in Kansas Territory in 1859 were finally turning in favor of potential statehood. An effective constitution was critical for acceptance of statehood by the United States Congress. The fourth attempt to draft that critical document was chronicled by Col. John A. Martin in an address to a 23-year reunion of convention participants at Wyandotte, Kan., July 29, 1882. Martin’s address was published in the July 30, 1882, edition of the Atchison Champion.
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WILSON — The typical 100-plus degree heat and high humidity greeted residents of the Czech Capital of Kansas Friday, but briefly moderated Saturday morning as everyone became “Czech for a Day” to celebrate this year’s After Harvest Czech Festival in Wilson.
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WILSON — An update on the state legislature in Topeka was served up Saturday morning at the Wilson’s Midland Railroad Hotel Barn as part of the annual After Harvest Czech Festival along with cups of coffee and plates full of traditional kolaches.
Read moreAll Ellsworth County employees, from departments heads down, will be issued identification badges at the direction of the county commission.
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