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On March 15, 1888, the Lyons (Kansas) Prohibitionist published a sensational story of murder and survival. Rice County Sheriff Sheldon Stoddard had heard plenty. Armed with a requisition from Kansas Governor Martin, the sheriff boarded a train to present the warrant to the governor of Colorado for the arrest of A.C. Myers and Frank West. To bring readers up-todate on the affair, a detailed account of treachery and murder was reproduced from the September 12, 1876, Sterling Gazette.
Read moreUSD 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. The time is ripe to stop this historical, small school closure trend. No one needs to close.
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Throughout the early decades of Kansas, settlement news of stolen horses and the thieves that appropriated them filled the papers. Many a dramatic story of fugitive and posse provided hours of fireside entertainment that could come to a sudden termination at the end of the hangman’s rope, although many a story left the reader “hanging” with the unidentified desperados outrunning their pursuers, never to be seen again.
Read moreCustomers 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.
Read moreCalving 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.
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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.
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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. Below the shield a banner displays the motto “He Who Transplanted Sustains.”
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