Tuesday, December 9, 2025

Blogs

JUST A LITTLE LIGHTA Train Story—Right Under My Nose

By Dawn Phelps   I have lived in Miltonvale or nearby for many years—my first husband and I moved here in 1971.  A few years ago,...

Lovina Shares her Mother’s Column from 31 Years Ago

For this column I'm going to share some excerpts from my mother Elizabeth Coblentz’s columns from November 1994. Joe and I lived in a...

Just a Little Light: H. Ray, Tom, Dick, and Harry’s Daddy

JUST A LITTLE LIGHT   By Dawn Phelps    Ray, Tom, Dick, and Harry’s Daddy   If you have been around Miltonvale for a few years, you may remember...

Bovine Bill of Rights

Just as Thomas Jefferson is remembered as the author of the Declaration of Independence and James Madison as the principal author of the Constitution,...

Pepe’ LePew with Spots

I wonder how many of you realize there are two different skunk species living in Kansas; the Striped Skunk with which we are very...

Lovina’s Family is Busy with Church Services, Shared Meals and Successful Hunting

Lovina’s Amish Kitchen Lovina Eitcher, Old Order Amish Cook, Wife & Mother of Eight   It is Monday evening and we just finished eating supper. It was an easy supper...

Lettuce Eat Local: Here’s Pumpkin I’ve Been Thinking About

Amanda Miller Columnist Lettuce Eat Local   Zucchini spice latte, anyone? What about a nice gingersnap cucumber cheesecake? Still no takers, hm, we could always do a squash...

Competitively priced shingles

Shopping for farm and home products wuz a lot different back in the "good ol' days," compared to shopping for the same stuff these...