Special to the News-Report by Crawford County native and author Ken Peak
(ˈtemp( ə-)rən(t)s): moderation in or abstinence from the use of alcoholic beverages (Merriam-Webster Dictionary) Cherokee County history buffs and readers of this newspaper are typically very knowledgeable about the area’s rich roots in bootlegging and coal mining. What they might not know, however, is that Kansas – Cherokee …