‘11 Birthdays,’ ‘Confetti Girl’ selected for book awards
Two books about young girls dealing with growing pains have been judged the best by Kansas schoolchildren.
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Bruce Hanson will run for 47th district House seat
Bruce Hanson, a 30-year Jefferson County cattle rancher and small businessman, has announced his candidacy for the 47th District in the Kansas House of Representatives. Hanson states he is running for the state legislature to stand up to Gov. Brownback’s radical policies, stating that the few dissenting Republican moderates left in Topeka are powerless to [...]
The Center Place will host Underground Railroad author
The Center Place, Oskaloosa, will host speaker, author, and historian Todd Mildfelt at a free community lecture at its Little Red Barn at 7 p.m. Friday, June 1.
FSA signup deadlines fast approaching
Adrian J. Polansky, state executive director for USDA’s Farm Service Agency in Kansas, reminds producers that program deadlines are approaching.
Lack of speed limit on highway, new limit on Sycamore irk people in Valley Falls
A 30-minute city council meeting was held May 16 in Valley Falls with council President Lucy Thomas presiding in the absence of Mayor Charles Stutesman.
Kansas Highway Patrol hiring new recruits
The Kansas Highway Patrol will be hiring a new class of recruit troopers who begin their careers in January.
Marjorie Jean Shaffer
Marjorie Jean Shaffer, 94, Shawnee, died May 16, 2012.
Ione Smoots
Ione Ann Angell Smoots, 90, McLouth, died May 17, 2012, at the Lawrence Memorial Hospital.
Earl Swanner
Earl Wesley “Bill” Swanner, 85, Lawrence, died May 16, 2012, at Hickory Pointe Care & Rehabilitation Center in Oskaloosa.
Oskaloosa mayor expresses frustration with council
Oskaloosa Mayor Mike Paavola is frustrated with his fellow city leaders because of indecisiveness.