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“The Troubles” over slavery in Kansas Territory brought hundreds of people to Kansas in 1856. Aspiring young newspaperman, Hovey Evert Lowman and his brothers, John G. Lowman and Lyman L. Lowman, went to Kansas “to seek fame and fortune in that new territory.”
Read moreOver the past decade or two, farmhouse décor has been an in vogue style of interior design. It makes me chuckle when I think about people who don’t live on a farm trying to create clean and pretty spaces through white wash, distressed paint and vintage hardware.
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In 1858, William Greeneberry “Green” Russell led an expedition to the foothills of the Rocky Mountains in search of gold. After weeks of disappointment gold was discovered on Little Dry Creek, about 10 miles south of their original destination. The discovery set off the “Pikes Peak” rush for gold.
Read moreEach week I look forward to reading the “Pastor’s
Podium” in the Ellsworth County Independent-
Reporter. I find that no matter who writes the column,
I usually learn something more about Jesus Christ and
On Sept. 1, Wilson hosted high school volleyball
against Chase, Natoma and Central Plains. The next
morning we received two emails, one from an officiant
and one from a KSHSAA representative.
They read as follows:
Sept. 11 sort of snuck up on me this year. Midmorning, I was scrolling through social media and I saw a post from one of my journalism professors of that day.
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The first herds of Texas cattle were driven to Abilene in 1867 over a new cattle trail that became widely known as The Chisholm Trail. Eighteen to 20,000 head of cattle were shipped from Abilene’s Great American Stock Yards that fall. Each year more and more cattle were driven north, overwhelming Abilene’s shipping facilities.
Read moreBenefits of annual Newspapers in Education program
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