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100 Years Ago Mort Garrison and Walt Stoehr raised some big turnips this year. Mort’s look like they are the biggest, but Walter talks the biggest, so their friends do not know which is the biggest.

From 1931 Lowell Redfern, a former Argonia boy who has been assistant manager of the United Stores in Wellington, the past year and a half, has been transferred to manager of the Winfield United Store and assumed his new position on Wednesday. Lowell grew to manhood in Argonia and is a graduate of the Argonia High School.

From November 1936 Joseph G. Gooch, Conway Springs’ 91-yearold Civil War veteran and president of the First National Bank, cast his vote here. Gooch has a record that very few, particularly in the Midwest, can match. Sixty-three years ago, he lived in Belle Plaine and voted there, then moved to this place where he has voted in the same precinct continuously for the last 61 years.

The holiday season is on the way, and if you’re looking for fun things to do during family get-togethers, you might consider a new card or board game. And when you’re shopping, you have a lot to think about.

Scammers, it often seems, never rest. Whether it be by phone, email or suspicious website, consumers face an onslaught of characters aiming to cash in on an easy buck, or even steal an identity.

HAYSVILLE – Community input is being sought as the search begins for the new superintendent for Haysville Public Schools. The Kansas Association of Schools Boards, in coordination with USD 261, is conducting an online survey to get input on the characteristics that the community would like to see in the next superintendent.

Young leaders visit county

HAYSVILLE – The City of Haysville is inviting all city residents to take part in the 2025 Haysville Holiday Lights Contest. Entries will be accepted through Dec.

The Kansas Supreme Court met in a special session on Nov. 21 to formally swear in Larkin Walsh as the court’s newest justice.

Cold temperatures can come on quickly in Kansas, causing trees to begin dropping leaves just as rapidly. While keeping up with leaves every fall is a challenge, Kansas State University horticulture expert Cynthia Domenghini says the amount of leaf cover on the ground has an impact on the underlying plants.