For the last five years Oskaloosans have got used to the smell of barbecue smoke coming from the back of Stinky’s Bar and Grill but the air is clear now that Chunkie Dunkers BBQ has moved out of town.
Three brothers from Winchester have taken on the bad economy and prevailed.
by Dennis Sharkey When Dailey Ag owners Mike and Nancy Dailey purchased the old Oskaloosa Cooperative on U.S. 59 Highway they didn’t plan on a retail operation. “We’ve been farming for years and we’ve thought about buying it for a place for fertilizer,” Mike said. “As we were fixing it up we decided to open [...]
Stephanie Spencer, rural Meriden, has joined the staff at the Paul Heinen & Associates accounting firm in Valley Falls.
On Saturday Hops Bar and Grill in Nortonville celebrated their grand opening.
Saturday marked the grand opening of the McLouth Apple Market, formerly known as Hometown Foods, and the first day of a new beginning for the community and the store’s employees.
Don and Maxine Bryant hold a couple bottles of their wine while sitting in the Garden Room in their bed and breakfast inn at Jefferson Hill Vineyard and Guest House near McLouth. The Bryants were the first in the state of Kansas to have both a winery and a bread and breakfast inn. Story by [...]
Technology opened world markets to Gigstads Craig and Tammy Gigstad, Valley Falls, use variable rate fertilizer application process on part of the land cultivated by the corporation. Story and photo by Monty Davis When Craig Gigstad’s family homesteaded in Kansas 150 years ago, it’s safe to assume they couldn’t imagine the advanced farming techniques he [...]
Tonia and Mark Montague have opened a new store on Countryside Square in Meriden. Story and photo by Clarke Davis A rural Meriden couple has opened a general merchandise store on Countryside Square in Meriden. Mark and Tonia Montague opened Dollar Wise last week where they feature a wide variety of items. The store will [...]
Jefferson Medical Clinic in cooperation with F.W. Huston Medical Center, Winchester, opened its doors on Prompt Care Oct. 1, the newest Jefferson County urgent care center. Prompt Care came about because of the increasing need for fast, urgent and yet not emergent medical care, the bulk of which is historically treated in the emergency department [...]