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“Those apples were kind of pricey, weren’t they?” Joey asked me as we exited the grocery store recently. “They’re honeycrisps,” I told him.

Insight Financially, making cents doesn’t make sense. A recent presidential directive to stop minting pennies aims to solve the problem that could only befall a government – losing money by making it.

The Conway Springs Annual Livestock and Farm Produce Fair, held August 18 and 19, was a success, with a large crowd attending and a good program rendered. The Ladies’ band of Udall and Elk’s band of Wichita furnished excellent music. Names mentioned in the parade along Spring Avenue: W.H.

Extension Following recent reports across the country of individuals getting sick from raw milk, Kansas State University dairy specialist Mike Brouk encourages consumers to remember the risks associated with drinking raw milk. “It’s not unusual each year to see reports from different places around the country where people become sick after consuming raw milk,” Brouk said.

From August 1941 Clyde A. (Sandy) Ashmore completed 30 years of service as a rural mail carrier two weeks ago on Saturday, Aug.

8 Years Ago More than $9 million worth of construction is all but complete at Haysville Middle School. The improvements, which voters OK'd when they approved a $59 million bond issue in June 2015, include a new, larger competition gym that also serves as a FEMA-compliant storm shelter; and a reconfiguration of offices and classrooms that improves building security during the school day.

130 Years Ago In order to accommodate the increased attendance, the school board have fitted up and seated Manhattan Hall on Main Street for the lower grades over which Miss Mae Foster will preside. 110 Years Ago There is talk of an elevator being built about 5 miles west of Cheney.

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Among the terms many associate with retirement – freedom, independence, flexibility and relaxation among them – there is at least one more. Anxiety.

TSnews CLEARWATER – At its Aug. 26 meeting, the Clearwater City Council adopted the city’s 2026 budget, lowering the mill levy while keeping property tax collections flat.