by Carolyn Kaberline When people don’t interact with others of different races and cultures, it’s easy for them to hang on to stereotypes, said Joseph Johnson, Shawnee County District court judge, as he spoke to an all-school assembly at Perry-Lecompton High School in honor of Black History month. He also stressed the importance of education, [...]
Valley Falls sixth-grader Lacey Eisermann gets a congratulatory high-five from a line of 25 elementary teachers and aides during an academic awards assembly at the school Friday morning. Lacey was among the 43 students cited for receiving an “exemplary” on last year’s state assessment tests. Principal Susan Grey recognized each class and its accomplishments that [...]
Major league baseball player Joe Tinker’s hometown of Muscotah is in the process of creating a baseball-shaped museum in his honor and in the process might create a tourist draw to northeast Kansas.
Story and photo by Carolyn Kaberline “These zombies aren’t like what we saw in old horror movies. They are fast, strong, and intelligent. The worst part is they’re not the undead – they’re still living, breathing people. The first outbreak was in Ohio, but no one knows how or why it happened. All we know [...]
It was late in 1957 when Valley Falls completed construction on a new lagoon sewer system featuring four nine-acre ponds.
Shawn and Jennifer are not Shakespearean characters, but their lives revolve around the curtain and the stage that brought them together 10 years ago.
The Valley Falls Rotary Club served as the host for a visit from Senator Jerry Moran with about 25 in attendance.
by Mary Lou Peter Some Americans may think of Kansas as one big expanse that looks the same from border to border, but there are significant differences between the eastern and western parts of the state. The differences have a huge impact on how farmers and ranchers manage their operations and are the reason Kansas [...]
Approximately 20 members of the Kansas Custom Knifemakers Association from a four-state area turned out for the first shop tour of the year last Saturday.
The opening of Kansas’ next major tourism attraction, the Flint Hills Discovery Center, has been set for April 14 in Manhattan’s downtown redevelopment district. “This project is stunning evidence of what can be accomplished when the public and private sectors collaboratively work together,” said Ron Fehr, city manager. “The Flint Hills Discovery Center is a [...]