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Unless something changes in the moisture situation, Barb Downey and husband, Joe Carpenter will not burn their grassland in the Flint Hills this season....

"I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THE FUTURE, AND FEELING GRATEFUL FOR THE PAST." Mike Rowe   For many the future is dismal and something to be wary of. Yet...

Many wildlife studies take place behind the scenes; if you don’t happen to hear or read about them or stumble upon them in progress,...

This week has been tiring yet exhilarating, all the way around the horn.   Silver Dollar City’s Culinary School is ready to open, Wednesday, March...

  We've all heard of Chapter 11 and millions of folks have lived through chapters seven and 13, but where is this bankruptcy book...

  By one count at the end of February, 22 candidates had filed to run for Kansas governor; two others had withdrawn, and two more – from...

I’m still not through with stories about my maternal grandmother, Ann. She not only played a mean ragtime piano, but also wrote songs and...

Trying to get your internet provider to fix a problem can be dreadful, so based on recent experience, I offer you this handy little...

Every seasoned Kansan knows we live in smack-dab in the middle of tornado alley. The Heartland of America boasts one of the most tornado...

We are a fickle people; we bellyache when it rains too much, we moan when it rains too little, we wail when it snows...