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Ingredients 2, 16-ounce packages of pound cake mix all ingredients called for on the pound cake mix box food coloring (whatever shade you want) 2 teaspoons peppermint, vanilla, almond, or etc., extract Directions Preheat the oven to whatever temperature the pound cake package calls for.

Spring is arriving in Kansas, and severe weather along with it. If it has been several seasons since you last reviewed your homeowners insurance policy, the next round of storms could bring an unwelcomed surprise.

One of my favorite types of recipes is the kind where people look at what you made and immediately ask, “How did you do that?” That was the case with this week’s recipe, which I baked for a St. Patrick’s Day-themed get together we had.

Insight My phone alerted me to a four-year-old photo a few days ago, or rather it alerted me to a photo taken four years ago of a newspaper clipping from decades ago. The clipping was a photo of a much younger version of me proudly standing next to a giant pumpkin I had grown in our garden.

Random Thoughts It is spring in Kansas, which means we're likely to experience any one of about a dozen weather types or climates. Inconsistency is the only consistent part of our weather.

From the Editor’s Files If I could hit the redo button and go back to Monday, I would respell my day S...P...R...I...N...G. I know, I know.

Following is next week’s menu for Friendship Meals and Meals on Wheels. Monday: Oven fried chicken, baked beans, cauliflower, apple crisp, milk.

Argonia Friday USD 359 no school, Easter break. Monday USD 359 no school, Easter break.

Former resident Helen Frances will be among artists showcasing their work CLEARWATER – The annual Clearwater Art Walk will take place this Friday. The free, family- friendly event will run 6-9 p.m.

WELLINGTON – The Sumner County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday adopted a county-wide burn ban that is in effect until at least noon on Tuesday, April 11.