Years Ago

25 Years Ago November 16 - 22, 2000Katy Hays, local State Farm Insurance agent, and Cherokee County Sheriff Bob Creech display a 911 simulator being used in a program sheriff’s officers are presenting in county schools.

Kansas Legislative Hotline information

Information about the 2025 Kansas Legislature and legislative session is only an email, online chat or phone call away on the Legislative Hotline for Kansans, 1-800-432-3924.

Thanksgiving great time for sorting

Thanksgiving time is here and many families will be gathering together for the annual family celebration. For some, the big family gathering may be in relationship to Christmas or perhaps both holidays.

God wants all to live forever in peace

From the Pastor’s PenRead Isiah 65:17-25; 2 Corinthians 5:16-21; and Revelation 21-22We’ve explored the Bible’s story of redemption, from God’s creation of a family in His Garden of Eden to His plan for the whole earth.

Central Lady Wildcats even season record

25 Years Ago November 9 - 15, 2000The Central Junior High seventh grade Lady Wildcat basketball team evened its season record at 1-1 with a 28-20 victory over visiting Riverton.

Using natural ingredients for cleaning

Being green doesn’t mean being a frog named Kermit or being Irish. It means helping the world we live in stay green and healthy.Most of us are already doing things to help, but we can do more than recycling.

Legumes healthy source of protein

Getting a leg(ume) up on better healthJust 12 percent of the U.S. population is eating 50 percent of the beef that’s consumed in a day -- and according to a study in Nutrients, a vast majority of those folks are teen and adult men.

Mogle teaches students Heimlich maneuver

Extracted from Newspapers at the Genealogy Library25 Years Ago November 9 - 15, 2000Doug Mogle, of the Cherokee County Ambulance Service, had the close attention of the majority of a group during an elementary school health seminar at Central School and demonstrated the Heimlich maneuver by using a...

Letter to the Editor

Dear Editor:It is Thursday, November 6 and I am furious. Yesterday I wasn’t. I was grateful for the people who are volunteering their time to make plans for the county. They are Brett Warstler Chairperson, Scott Boyes, Roger Draeger, Randy Commons, John Lopp, and Secretary Lorie Johnson.

Cleaning with environmentally friendly products

Being green doesn’t mean being a frog named Kermit or being Irish. It means helping the world we live in stay green and healthy.Most of us are already doing things to help, but we can do more than recycling.