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Assembling a government for the new Territory of Kansas was a monumental task following the adoption of the Kansas Nebraska Act in 1854. A pro-slavery legislature was rejected by the abolitionist Free State citizens.
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Good morning, as many have heard, the district, over the last 9-10 months has been exploring the option of moving our 4th grade students from Ellsworth Elementary School to Kanopolis Middle School. As a part of the process, the district has looked at the strengths and weaknesses of such a move and at this time, I would like to share those with all of you.
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As one drives across Kansas it doesn’t take long to recognize the checkerboard organization of the state. That organization of property is essentially the same in other states but perhaps not so obvious as within the boundaries of the “Wheat State.”
Read moreSocial media has been full recently of the typical posts about what people are hoping to accomplish in 2022.
Read moreIf we had to select two favorite books out of the thousands we’ve read over the years, our votes would go to “To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee and “The Great Gatsby” by F. Scott Fitzgerald — Mockingbird for its content and Gatsby for its style.
Read moreAmid the hustle and bustle of this season, I have recently been reminded that, contrary to the temperatures outside, it is winter. As if the short daylight hours, the Christmas stockings and kids being out for winter break haven’t clued me in on this time of the year, a tiny reminder has made it abundantly clear it is indeed winter.
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Prior to European settlement of this place called Kansas, native tribes were very aware of tribal locations and the boundaries that divided them. Those boundaries began to change as settlement from the east pressed against tribal territory in 1825.
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