Photo by Clarke Davis Audra Moore and her daughter, Addison, 5, were among the participants in the Helen Stewart Memorial Fishing Derby last weekend at ponds on the Bryan Tillery farm. Each child who attended was given a life vest made available through a grant from Kansas Safe Kids. The derby is sponsored by the [...]
Pete McHardie was home last week listing some jobs around the house and starting to adjust to retirement after 27 years of employment with the city of Perry.
Recently acquired grants have provided new equipment for both the District 11 fire department and the emergency medical services.
The Valley Falls school district is seeing some improvements this summer. Workers have been tearing down the old and bringing in the new.
Conrad Kabus, Seaman High School Junior, is not your typical teenager. He is involved in many activities and recently was recognized for his dedication and hard work for his pumpkin farm, a hobby, business, and 4-H project.
Eighteen-year-old Dale Hupe of Perry can’t remember a time that he wasn’t fascinated by airplanes. That fascination has led to flying lessons, a pilot’s license, and an Air Force ROTC scholarship to pay for his full education at the University of Kansas for four years.
Photo by Clarke Davis Don Tvrdik brought his 1939 Ford half-ton pickup to town for the monthly car and bike show sponsored by Flamingo Too Sunday. Don and his wife, Kathy, moved to their rural Valley Falls home earlier this year. He has been restoring the truck for the past 12 years. The front license [...]
by Holly Davis Tina Wright has opened a nutrition and wellness club in Meriden. “Healthfully You” opened April 17. The club sells nutritional products such as protein smoothies that include 20 vitamins and minerals in a variety of flavors, herbal teas, aloe vera, multivitamins, and protein bars. Memberships and wellness evaluations are available for [...]
Photo by Clarke Davis Mayor Charles Stutesman asked the veterans to hold a memorial service in the city park at the flag pole that honors the community’s war dead from the Vietnam War. The old flag was retired and a new one run up the pole during the service. The mayor said he wanted to [...]
