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Chiora Seiler enjoys dinner at the Sedgwick County Farm Bureau Association annual meeting and banquet, which was held recently at Klausmeyer Farm and Pumpkin…
Macie Hartman received a scholarship from the Sumner County Farm Bureau Association at the association’s annual meeting and banquet. The Conway Springs High…
Dr. Jennifer Kern, executive director of the Border Queen Harvest Hub, was the featured speaker at the Sumner County Farm Bureau annual meeting. A digital hub,…
TSnewsANDALE – Brian Wetta’s family farm has a history dating back to not long after the Civil War – all the way to 1876.That history of 150 years earned Wetta…
Savvy SeniorDear Savvy Senior,Since my dad passed away last year, my 82-yearold mother has struggled to keep up with her bills.She’s proud and insists on doing…
New courses for the high school are general mathematics, sociology, and farm management. The course in general mathematics is being used in the place of…
HAYSVILLE – The Haysville Chamber of Commerce Chili Cook-Off will take place this Saturday, running concurrently with the city’s Gathering at the Gazebo and…
From October 1935Eighty-one ladies attended the annual Grandmothers’ Party, which was held Tuesday at the Christian church. Mrs.J.A. Gunn, originator of the…
Obituaries
Daniel Harvey Dayhuff was born on April 30, 1952, in Wichita, and passed away on Sept. 17, 2026, in Goddard. He was 74 years old.Dan attended and graduated…
Donald Eugene Kennedy, 90, formerly of Belle Plaine, of Keenesburg, Colo., died Monday, Sept. 14, 2026 at his residence.Donald Eugene Kennedy was born May 1,…
Michael J. Dreiling, age 78, passed away on Friday, Sept. 18, 2026.Rosary will be at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 23, and funeral Mass will be at 10:30 a.m.…
Marvin J. Schauf, age 85, passed away on Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2026. A retired SKTC Telephone technician, he served for more than 50 years as a member of the…
Ralph Dean Struthers, 77, died Friday, Sept. 11, 2026, at Spring View Manor, Conway Springs.He was born Aug. 11, 1949, in Wichita, the son of Ralph Elsworth…
Charles Arthur “Chip” Vancuren, 79, of Viola, died Thursday, Sept. 10, 2026, at his home near Viola.Chip was born on March 12, 1947, at Wichita to Billy Gene…
Nancy Kay Klausmeyer, 75, of Argonia, died Thursday, Sept. 10, 2026, at her residence.Nancy was born June 27, 1951, in Wichita to Donald Leon Gorges and Marie…
Carol Knoblauch, age 81, entered into eternal life peacefully, surrounded by family, in her rural home in Norwalk, Iowa, on Sept. 6, 2026. Services will…
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Random ThoughtsOne of my favorite memories goes back to the mid-1980s and a trip to Manhattan, Kan. – the Little Apple.We were there for a campus visit during…
From the Editor’s FilesThere were so many memories from this year’s Walnut Valley Festival in Winfield, it’s hard to know where to start.But I’ve got a pretty…
Random ThoughtsAs a child, I remember thumbing through a book my parents owned on the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. It happened just six years…
Paul Rhodes | Publisher & Editor I’ve been busy this week counting up the transitions that are happening for me, my family, and even some of my friends at…
Savvy SeniorDear Savvy Senior,I’m retired and was a victim of identity theft a while back. I’ve already frozen my credit to protect myself, but I recently…
Dear Savvy Senior, I’m planning to move later this year to be closer to my youngest son and his family. I’ve lived in the same state for decades, so I’m a…
We’ve recently dedicated news and editorial space to make note of impactful women who have died – Nancy Landon Kassebaum Baker and Dolly Parton, in particular…
Savvy SeniorDear Savvy Senior, I always get my annual flu shot, but I never know whether I’m getting the right one. Can you explain which flu vaccine is best…