Self care helps deal with grief

As unique is our loss is as unique is our grief. What do we do when one day we can smile, laugh, and look back at memories with fondness and thankfulness for the life we shared with our loved one; the next day we feel paralyzed by our pain and sadness?

How many First Ladies can you identify?

I have always found it interesting how an event, an unexpected happening, etc., can trigger our memory and take us back a bit in time.That happened to me this past week when I heard the newscast about a former Pittsburg, Kansas resident who had written a book about “Remembering the President’s...

Potato beetles can do severe damage

Newly Planted StrawberriesDuring the first year, strawberries rely on adequate soil moisture for survival, root development and formation of runners and fruit buds.

New theatre opens with ‘Robin Hood’

25 Years Ago May 19 - 25, 1999Heidi Beggs and Becky Myers, Columbus Unified High School juniors, were selected to attend the Sunflower Girls’ State at the University of Kansas.Joshua Boulware, son of Kim and Cristie Boulware, is the valedictorian of the graduating class at Cherokee Attendance...

Collection of believers makes church

It is referred to by many names, that collection of believers who make up the institution designated as the church (Acts 2:46-47).

New ‘East Town Booster’s Club’ formed

Extracted from Newspapers at the Genealogy Library25 Years Ago May 12 - 18, 1999State Representative Doug Gatewood presented a Kansas Flag to Debbie Messer, local Girl Scout Service Unit Leader, and Betty Schoech, Girl Scout Service Unit treasurer and building chairman for the new addition to the...

God is with us through all life’s stages

Read Deuteronomy 31:6-8It’s that time of year again. High schools, middle schools, elementary, and colleges are graduating someone to the next level. Many this month are moving from one grade to the next.Others are leaving schooling and heading for the workforce.

Healthy living can aid dementia, heart health

Avoiding early onset dementiaAccording to the Health and Retirement Survey, around half a million Americans may be contending with early-onset dementia. Now, a new study reveals that some of the risk factors that can lead to the devastating diagnosis are modifiable - and you can slash your risk.

Technology has improved healthcare

Technology has come a long way in the past 200 years. The telegraph was invented in 1837 and made rapid long-range communication possible. Messages could be sent around the world through a series of connected wires. The telegraph had medical applications in the Civil War.

Meriwethers meet President Nixon

Extracted from Newspapers at the Genealogy Library25 Years Ago May 12 - 18, 1999State Representative Doug Gatewood presented a Kansas Flag to Debbie Messer, local Girl Scout Service Unit Leader, and Betty Schoech, Girl Scout Service Unit treasurer and building chairman for the new addition to the...