Forest service offers seedlings

The Kansas Forest Service’s Conservation Tree Planting Program offers tree and shrub seedlings, as well as other items for use in conservation plantings. Plantings may function as wildlife habitat, windbreaks, wood lots, timber plantations, or educational and riparian (streambank) plantings.

Columbus eighth graders beat Parsons

Extracted from Newspapers at the Genealogy Library25 Years Ago October 6 - 12, 1999The Wildcat offense put two touchdowns on the board and the defense shut down the opposition as Columbus eighth graders won 14-0 over Parsons.

Difficulties build strength, endurance, joy

Read James What do you do when life throws you a hardball? How do you handle things in life when they seem too hard to handle? Many people are suffering around the world. Last week, one of the worst hurricanes hit our eastern shores. Many people are missing, dead, without homes, food, and/ or jobs.

Divine wisdom is source of all truth

The Beginning of KnowledgeDuring His short time here on Earth, Jesus asked many questions. An interesting example is found in Matthew 21:25. He wanted the Hebrew leaders to consider the implications; “… is it from heaven or from man?

Kansas Legislative Hotline

Information about the 2023 Kansas Legislature is only a phone call or chat away, the State Library of Kansas reminds residents. The toll-free number for the Legislative Hotline is 1-800-432-3924. Calls are answered by experienced reference and research librarians at the State Library.

Artificial Intelligence can be help or hindrance

Artificial Intelligence or A.I. has gone from Science Fiction to a reality. This technology continues to evolve and find new applications in the world, including the world of medicine.

Interesting stories in Kansas history

In today’s busy world, people seem to always be in a hurry to get where they are going. They don’t take time to take in the beauty around them or the history.A man in New York told me just last week that all he knows of Kansas is that it is flat. I said, Oh, you must travel across the state on I-70.

Tomatoes can be left on vine till frost

Unripe remaining tomatoesWhat should I do with the tomatoes that remain on my plants but aren’t ripening?Remaining tomatoes can be left on the vine to ripen as long as there isn’t a frost in the forecast, but ripening is slow at this time of year.

Jarrett to Miss Columbus USA Pageant

25 Years Ago October 6 - 12, 1999Miss Columbus 1999 Diana Jarrett, who relinquished her title at the local pageant, will be departing for Columbus, Ohio to represent this community in the Miss Columbus USA Pageant. She will be accompanied to Ohio by city representative Jannell Robinson.

Faith should not be lukewarm

Read Revelation 3:14-22Have you ever been swimming in the ocean and accidentally swallowed a mouth full of salt water? Maybe you’ve had roomtemperature water, for whatever reason, only to be grossed out by it. Nasty water is just that, nasty.