OBIT: Leree Price-Kennedy, 76
Services were held on Monday May 7, 2012 at the Wilroads Gardens Church in Dodge City with Pastor Jeff Hiers presiding.
View ArticleOBIT: Chandra Ann Stone, 23
Funeral services and celebration of Chandra's life were held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, May 8, 2012 at the First United Methodist Church, Greensburg, with Pastor Terry Mayhew officiating. Burial followed...
View ArticleOBIT: David Lee Holloway, 57
Funeral services were held at 4PM, Wednesday May 9, 2012 at Lakeshore Christian Church in Antioch, TN
View ArticleOBIT: Philip Lynn Fark, 65
Funeral service were held at 11:00 AM at the Bar None Church at the Flying Cow Arena, Grove, Oklahoma with internment to be held at Fairvew Cemetery in Greensburg, Kansas on Saturday May 19, at 10:30...
View ArticleFOR YOUR HEALTH: 'Super size me please!'
I don’t know why so many people eat like there is no tomorrow. Food is meant to give us fuel and enjoyment and not diseases and illnesses.
View ArticleKCMH CLUB NOTES: 'Unfound treasure'
The KCMH Auxiliary met Wednesday, May 09, 2012 in the basement conference room of the hospital.
View ArticlePAM'S PANORAMA: Storing strawberries
Plump, juicy strawberries are a sure sign of spring. We picked our first batch this week.
View ArticlePAM'S PANORAMA: 'Use ceiling fans to help cut down on the cooling bill'
We could be in for a long summer. I have had the AC on for several weeks now. With the summer looking to be a warm one, using ceiling fans can help keep you cool.
View ArticleOBIT: Lola Louise (Hargadine) Brensing, 90
Lola Louise (Hargadine) Brensing, 90, Naperville, Il, formerly of Mullinville, Kansas graduated to heaven on Thursday, May 17, 2012 at the home of her daughter.
View ArticleLETTER TO THE EDITOR: I just want to say thank you
I just want to say I think you did a great job with your article "Anniversary Weekend A Mix Of Milestones And Memories"
View ArticleBanta family is grateful for help
The day after an April 14 Kiowa County tornado destroyed the home of Clair and Wilda Banta, volunteers began clearing debris and fallen trees surrounding the decimated family farmstead.
View ArticleBOOK REVIEW: The Greening of OZ by Robert Fraga
Author Robert Fraga’s methodic compilation of personal accounts in “The Greening of OZ” has produced the most complete volume to date of the May 4, 2007 tornado and the small town rebuilding in its wake.
View ArticleLocal teen to compete in first, maybe only pageant before European exchange trip
Kiowa County High School freshman Chelsye Racette made it clear that she doesn’t have a future on the pageant circuit. Sparkling tiaras, runways and competitive mother-daughter teams à la Toddlers and...
View ArticleFAITH AND VALUES: 'Within a formal prayer...'
Within a formal prayer I often use, are the words, …take my mouth and make it eloquent in testimony to thy love. It seems a worthwhile request to start the day. I also pray as the psalmist does in...
View ArticleOBIT: Merlin Dale Wedel , 79
Friends called from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, May 28, 2012 at Hesston Mennonite Church, the family received friends from 8 to 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, May 29, 2012, at Hesston Mennonite Church.
View ArticleOBIT: James E. (Gene) Bradley, 84
Funeral services and celebration of Gene's life was held 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, May, 29, 2012 at the First United Methodist Church, Greensburg with Pastor Terry Mayhew officiating.
View ArticlePHOTOS: The 2012 Kiowa County Arts and Craft Fair
The 2012 Kiowa County Arts and Craft Fair
View ArticleDevelopment trio brings newest housing to Haviland
A group of Haviland residents, which includes Barclay College faculty and members of the city council, began construction on five new homes last week.
View ArticleCowboys ride bucking horse into town
Members of the Triangle Rodeo Club and the Kansas Professional Rodeo Association (KPRA) steered a herd of bucking horses across pastures north of Greensburg and into the Kiowa County Fairgrounds on...
View ArticleLETTER TO THE EDITOR: It makes that Welcome sign outside of town appear to...
My supervisor who has been dealing with medical problems decided to resign her position and leave Greensburg. I inquired about the rental home she was living in and asked if she could give me...
View ArticlePAM'S PANORAMA: 'Rules for Mulch'
The ideal time to apply mulch in flower and vegetable gardens is late spring after the soil has warmed up. Replenishing beds where existing mulch has thinned is the step after that.
View ArticleKiowa County Memorial hospital receives Green Project of the Year award
The Murray Company was awarded the Green Project of the Year by a General Contractor from the Knasas chapter of the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) for their work on the Kiowa County...
View ArticleWest Division shutouts East in 8-Man All-Star Game
Mavericks Head Coach Clint Young led the West Division I team to the fourth shutout win in 8-Man All Star Game history.
View ArticleBIBLICAL FICTION: The Carpenter's Story: Chapter 40, Part 2
All that The Carpenter has gained could be lost for ill-gotten gain, and filthy lucre. What shall a man gain if he looses his own soul? A world that will burn! Along with his soul in an everlasting...
View ArticlePAM PANORAMA: '4-H update and county fair reminder'
Summer is here and that is always a busy time for our office. I wanted to give all my readers an update on what Kiowa County 4-H members are doing.
View ArticleFOR YOUR HEALTH: 'Are you having problems sleeping at night?'
Disrupted sleeping can affect our lives in so many different ways. It can cause daytime sleepiness, fatigue or poor concentration and if it is associated with snoring, restlessness, witnessed apnea...
View ArticleMullinville will host county 4th of July celebration
The Mullinville Recreation Commission will host an Independence Day celebration on Wednesday, July 4, in downtown Mullinville. The annual events will be a countywide Fourth of July celebration with a...
View ArticleKIOWA COUNTY COLLECTORS: Clair Banta and his Ford Model-T's
For Clair Banta it’s a love affair more than half a century in the making. A devoted Ford Model-T collector; he has found a lifetime of enjoyment in the building, rebuilding and preservation of these...
View ArticleHave You Seen Me? Familys beloved tortoise is missing
Tony and Missy Lowery’s unusual pet has gone missing. They continue to scour wheat fields and back roads for Leona, their beloved African Sulcata tortoise and they think a passerby may have taken her.
View ArticlePHOTOS; 4th of July in Mullinville
Photos of the 4th of July Celebration in Mullinville.
View ArticleFundraising only obstacle in Twilight completion
At the 2012 Greensburg Summer Soiree the board of the Twilight Theatre turned dirt on the corner lot across from the Robinett Building on Main Street. Nearly a year later the dirt lot, having sprouted...
View ArticleOP-ED: Lets fan the smoldering ember of patriotism
Endurance is a test of greatness. For our nation, the test began 186 years ago in Philadelphia when 56 American patriots signed the Declaration of Independence.
View ArticleFAITH AND VALUES: Greetings in Christ on this warm June morning
Greetings in Christ on this warm June morning. I am writing this the morning following Father’s Day and have been thinking a lot about my father and fathers in general.
View ArticleOBIT: Phyllis Lucille Brown, 86
Funeral services and celebration of Phyllis' life will be held 10:00 a.m. Thursday, July 26, 2012, at the Greensburg Christian Church, Greensburg, with Pastor T.J. Lawson officiating. Burial will...
View ArticleOBIT: Esther May (Ross) Johnson, 83
Esther May (Ross) Johnson, 83, died July 13, 2012, at Home Again Senior Living. She was born Nov. 28, 1928, in Haviland, the daughter of R. Frank and Eva Cleo (Haile) Ross.
View ArticlePHOTOS + VIDEO: Tuesday at the Kiowa County Fair
PHOTOS + VIDEO: Tuesday at the Kiowa County Fair
View ArticleFAITH AND VALUES: Peace in the storm
Writing to the church he had helped to establish in Corinth, the?Apostle Paul states in 1 Corinthians 2:1,2 "And I, brethren, when?I came to you, came not with excellency of speech or of wisdom,...
View ArticleOBIT: Phyllis Lucille Brown, 86
Funeral services and celebration of Phyllis' life was held 10:00 a.m. Thursday, July 26, 2012, at the Greensburg Christian Church, Greensburg, with Pastor T.J. Lawson officiating.
View ArticleOBIT: Gladys Mae Schmidt, 93
Visitation was held Friday, July 27, at Ayers-Calbeck Mortuary in Pratt, from 6-8 p.m. There was a graveside service at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Haviland Cemetery, followed by a memorial service, at the...
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