Photos submittedSeven Pines offers a variety of real wreaths, made in-house, alongside Christmas trees of various heights shipped in from Michigan. by Jami HeinenIf you’re still on the hunt for the perfect…
GoFundMe raises nearly $22,000 for
family of teen injured while hunting
Cash Stein A Jefferson County teen is recovering after being shot in the head during a hunting trip Nov. 27. Cash Stein, 15, was on a goose hunting trip with a group…
Sweet and savory come to McLouth
Photo by Bridget WeishaarBonny Mabary, owner of The Town Clipper, stands with her sister, Betty Stevens, and husband, Ed, behind the counter of The Sweet Life. The trio now splits the space…
Walbridge wins county commission seat
Doug Walbridge (Republican) has won the race for Jefferson County’s district 1 county commission seat. Ousting the independent Lynn Luck, who previously was a Republican as well. Lynn Luck (Ind.) * 1170…
Luck aims to retain seat on commission
Lynn Luck, who has been a commissioner for 18 years, is running for reelection as an independent after switching her party affiliation from Republican last year. In an interview with The Oskaloosa…
Walbridge looks to replace Luck on commission
Doug Walbridge, who has previously been on the McLouth City Council and the McLouth Board of Education, is the Republican running for Jefferson County’s first district seat on the county commission. Walbridge…
Perry-Lecompton railroad crossing to be closed Nov. 6 & 7
The railroad crossing in Perry on Lecompton Road will be closed Nov. 6 and 7 by Union Pacific for work on the crossing, Jefferson County Public Works Director Ben Domann said to…
Democrat Howards and Republican Zeck compete for open state Board of Ed seat
The Kansas Board of Education District 1 seat, which includes the entirety of Jefferson County, is an open race after the Kansas State Legislature redrew the district’s boundaries and no longer includes…
Experience Mighty Beast coffee at Boone and Bounty
Photo by Holly AllenTosha Ross, wholesale specialist, Dany Guzman, head barista, and Adam Ross, head roaster, head up the team at Mighty Beast Coffee Roasters inside Boone and Bounty, Meriden. The decision…
Democratic candidates speak at 7-county forum
Six candidates, including Lt. Gov. David Toland, spoke at a seven-county forum Sept. 11 as the election season begins in earnest. The forum was held in the Prairie Band Nation Old Bingo…