Civil conversation about the future of Wilson Schools is refreshing
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Richard Josiah Hinton was born in London, into relative poverty on Nov.
Read moreViewing the documentary “William Allen White: What’s Wrong With Kansas” at the EJSHSchool on Sunday, Aug.
Read moreYou might notice that we’ve shared a plethora of stories about the history of the Independent-Reporter and its predecessors in this issue of the newspaper. Some might argue we’ve gone over the top in self-congratulations.
Read moreAs I was outside with my kids waiting for them to catch their big yellow bus to begin another school year, I was reminded of how all of the back-to-school excitement is similar to the anticipation of fall on the farm.
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Richard J. Hinton crossed into the “promised land” of Kansas on Aug. 7, 1856.
Read more“Price is what you pay, value is what you get,” Warren Buffet is fond of saying. That line was running through my head recently as my wife and I were preparing to have some flooring replaced in our kitchen and living room.
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Cholera struck with a vengeance the summer of 1867 along the line of the Kansas frontier. At the end-of-track boom town of Ellsworth, panicked townspeople raced to get away, reducing the population from nearly 1,000 to only 40 citizens by the middle of July.
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