Winning Feels Good, No Matter The Competition
Living in a part of Kansas where winning, especially in high school athletics, is looked upon favorably and even held as a tradition in some […]
Concrete Poured, Lawn Gets Mowed
Friday was a busy day for me. Father Steve ordered several yards of concrete to make a patio that would allow mother Karen to go […]
Federal minimum wage will increase to $7.25 Today
~press release~ WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor reminds employers and employees that the federal minimum wage will increase to $7.25 today. With this […]
Moundridge Elevator Catches Fire
Moundridge Fire Department crews were dispatched to the Mid Kansas Coop around 3 p.m. Wednesday for a fire in the leg between the north elevator […]
McPherson Co. Fair 2009
CANTON – The 2009 McPherson County Fair took place July 15-19 at the Canton Fairgrounds. The following images comprise a randomly organized pictorial of this […]
Media Vultures Swoop Into Town
I’m glad I didn’t have an open wound July 15 because if I had, I probably would have had my flesh tour from my bones […]
Power Outage Scares Editor
I’m used to living in the country. That’s where I grew up. However, that doesn’t mean I’m immune to tiny jolts of fear. Being without […]
Storm Strikes: Power Poles Knocked Down Leaving Moundridge In The Dark
McPHERSON COUNTY – On July 14 a storm rolled through McPherson County. It struck the southern part of the county the worst. In Inman, tree […]
Chamber Searches For Ways To Make Up Budget Deficit
MOUNDRIDGE – Thursday’s Moundridge Chamber of Commerce meeting at Underhill Farms was less than cheery. The initial, light-hearted discussions of the week’s storm that knocked […]
Inman Spurs Innovation
I think the City of Inman should be lauded with kudos for taking the initiative to earn the grant monies they recently did via the […]
Friends Welcome Home First Baby
My good friends DaWayne and Britney Stos had their first child this month. She’s a cute little girl named Aspyn Lo Stos, and she is […]
Small Papers Can Use Social Media
EDITOR’S NOTE: I wrote the following piece as a contribution to a scholarly paper being written by Wichita State University communications professor Les Anderson, who […]