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The Way West The Texas cattle drives stimulated a new era of economic growth across the Kansas plains, especially after Joseph McCoy opened his “cattle depot” at Abilene in 1867. Chicago and St.

As the calendar turns to October and a political circus fully envelops D.C., it’s important to remember there’s an election on the horizon that’s not the 2020 presidential referendum. In November Kansans will head to the polls and cast ballots for school board members and city councilors.

It is late summer, 2019, the third year that the Office of President of the United States has been occupied by one causing great concern among humanity around the world.

‘Cowboy’ Jim Gray Michael Williams arrived in Abilene, Kan. hoping to “cash in,” in some way, from the exciting atmosphere of the wild cattle town. One hundred sixty head of Texas cattle hit the trail for Kansas in 1869. In response the stockyards were enlarged for the 1870 season.

As far as first jobs go, opening gates on my grandparents’ ranch was the best I could ever imagine. I don’t remember how old I was when I started helping. I do know it led to my first experience with the majestic plural.

In the Sept. 5, 2019 USD 112 board minutes, Superintendent Clark stated saying “Are we looking at one school for the entire district?” Then in the Sept.

What’s that old saying? The best-laid plans of mice and men often go awry. That was the case Saturday night. Because of unexpected happenings elsewhere, we missed the Match Month Kickoff of the Smoky Hills Charitable Foundation at Ellsworth’s American Legion building.

The Way West In September of 1854 Charles B. Boynton led a team of Cincinnati, Ohio, religious scholars to the Kansas frontier. Boynton was a member of “The Kansas League.

The other day Facebook reminded me that a year ago we kicked off our fall harvest season. I had posted a picture of the kids climbing into the combine with my husband, and then a picture of the four of us piled in the combine with smiles on our faces.

What’s that saying — the boss is away, so the mice will play? It may be true some places, but not at the I-R — there’s no downtime here to be able to play. This is the one week I dread every year — Linda Mowery-Denning is on a well-deserved vacation.