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Kim and I spent this past weekend in a familiar locale – so familiar, in fact, that it feels like home. I'm talking about Anthony, Kan., where an old friend of mine has a comfortable lake house on the shores of Anthony City Lake, just a mile north of town.

The 30th Judicial District Nominating Commission will convene at 9 a.m. Tuesday, May 6, to interview nominees to fill a district magistrate judge vacancy in Kingman County.

Random Thoughts Last Saturday marked the 30-year anniversary of the tragic bombing in Oklahoma City that killed 168 people, including 19 children in a daycare center. It was April 19, 1995.

Paul Rhodes | Publisher & Editor Last weekend, I tackled an annual project that isn't without its down sides. For the most part, I really enjoy working in my yard – mowing, trimming and taking care of my numerous flower beds.

Savvy Senior Dear Savvy Senior, I am very concerned about Elon Musk and the so-called DOGE team getting access to my Social Security number and personal financial information through their government office raids. What can I personally do to help protect myself from this identity theft mess? Worried Senior Dear Worried, It’s a great question.

A long-awaited press date – at least for Travis Mounts and myself – has finally arrived here at Times-Sentinel Newspapers. This week, the football keepsake book chronicling the undefeated 2023 season and State Championship title for the Cheney Cardinals officially went to press.

140 Years Ago Fritz Kuehl, the chicken raiser of Marshall, is increasing his facilities for rearing the birds. 130 Years Ago The dust storm that visited this area on Friday was a very unusual one.

There's a phrase out there that is right at the center of my thought process this week, and I have to warn you – if you immediatelty take it the wrong way, that's totally on you. Still, it will be hard for you NOT to take it the wrong way.

Insight Recently, I visited a culinary school as part of a stakeholder advocacy training through American Farm Bureau’s Partners in Advocacy Leadership (PAL) program. My PAL classmates and I gave a presentation about our farms and involvement in agriculture to first-year culinary students.

Savvy Senior Dear Savvy Senior, Can you offer any tips to help seniors save on their auto insurance? I recently turned 70 and got hit with a 25 percent premium increase on my car insurance and am looking for ways to save. Older Driver Dear Driver, As auto insurance rates across the country continue to rise for all drivers, seniors can face an even bigger price hike, once they reach their 70s and their driving skills begin to decline.