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Recently I attended the American Farm Bureau Federation’s Fusion Conference, which is a joint event between the Women’s Programming & Education and Young Farmers & Ranchers committees, in Jacksonville, Fla.

On March 15, 1888, the Lyons (Kansas) Prohibitionist published a sensational story of murder and survival. Rice County Sheriff Sheldon Stoddard had heard plenty.

USD 112 Central Plains has tried to close Wilson because they hate the color purple! Crazy statement, right? Yes, it’s very unreasonable. I feel CP has tried to close Wilson, apparently, before they’re closed instead. Based on history, this is a real possibility.

Throughout the early decades of Kansas, settlement news of stolen horses and the thieves that appropriated them filled the papers.

Customers of the Post Rock Rural Water District No. 1 have been shocked to learn of a new $500 account transfer fee imposed by the board of directors. The simple administrative act when a benefit user sells a property to change the name and contact information was formerly processed at no cost.

Wilson woes continueDear Editor: So, Wilson wants to wait another year and then probably another and ... They have known for about a year what the situation is concerning moving 7-12 to Claflin. It seems to me Sylvan-Lucas and Ellsworth have said no to them.

Calving season started on our farm recently with the arrival of three babies. For roughly two months, our cows and their newborn babies will be the center of all our attention.This season has become one of my favorite parts of the farm year.

Deputy U.S. Marshal Jack Bridges stepped into the darkened Ellsworth barroom in search of four desperate horse thieves. Suddenly, he found himself face-toface with Jack Ledford and his gang. Supposing that their time had come, the desperadoes sprang on Bridges all at once.

The royal blue field of the Connecticut state flag flies curiously over a Kansas state historical marker at the west edge of Elk Falls, Kan., along Highway 160. The blue field is emblazoned with a white baroque shield, overlaid with three grapevines.

In a surprising turn of events during the Feb.13 USD 112 Central Plains Board of Education meeting, the board gave consent (by consensus, not by actual vote) for Wilson Schools to explore land transfer options.Also on Feb.