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Sept. 8: Welfare check, 18200 block W US 54; Welfare check, 500 block E.

CONWAY SPRINGS –Wheatland Electric Cooperative, Inc. (WEC) is kicking off its 2025 Power the Pantry campaign with a $50,000 commitment to a dozen local food banks across its southwest and central Kansas service territory.

8 Years Ago Campus High School is holding homecoming on Friday, with events in the afternoon and evening. The annual parade will begin at 2 p.m.

Rev. Gerhardt Miessler will be the new pastor at the Zion Lutheran Church. Rev. Mr. and Mrs. Miessler will come here from Emporia, where he served the Lutheran church for many years. The installations here will be on Sunday.

From September 1923 Rain, rain aplenty has been falling during the past week, and thousands of acres of wheat land are being plowed up in nice shape. J.D.

140 Years Ago The Mennonite settlement northwest of Cheney will soon be increased by the arrival of several families of that nationality from Dakota. The county superintendent has appointed E.W.

It is nearly October, which means pumpkins are everywhere, including in popular food and drink items. When the popular fall treat is used for baking and cooking, Kansas State University food scientist Karen Blakeslee says sugar or pie pumpkins are the No.

It is sunflower season in the sunflower state and harvest is just around the corner, starting mid-September into October. As seed heads begin to ripen, protecting them from birds is essential.

Sept. 15: City code violation, 400 block N. Jefferson; Code violation report, 700 block N. Filmore; Questions/information for officer, 400 block N. Main; Lost property/ questions for officer, police department; Alarm, 800 block N.

Is it an herb, a spice…or perhaps a miracle plant? However you view garlic, October is a good time to plant the garden favorite because the cloves can begin to develop roots and shoots before freezing temperatures arrive, said Kansas State University horticulture expert Cynthia Domenghini.