Thursday, January 1, 2026

Blogs

Burlingame Has Packed Entertainment Lineup For Annual Rodeo Days

By Frank J. Buchman A saddle’s not even required, yet there’ll be plenty of Western action for all. It’s the annual Rodeo Days at Burlingame, “where...

Insight: Then and now

By John Schlageck, Kansas Farm Bureau Until recently, I often stopped by the corner convenience store after work to treat my sweet tooth. From the...

The long, slow death of Harris Enterprises

It began in 1988 on a grim October afternoon and ended three decades later, in November 2016: A once-stellar newspaper group breathed its last. The first...

Laugh Tracks in the Dust: Memories of Reed

I mentioned two weeks ago that Reed, one of my old high school buddies in California, had gone to his great reward  — and...

The Circle of Life

  One of my editors who runs a monthly outdoor page suggested I do a column on “When wild animals encroach on your yard and...

My Favorite Fires  

First, let me state for the record that I am NOT a cowboy poet. I don't have the mustache or the wardrobe for it....

The Covered Dish: Blackberry Cobbler

  It has been one interesting week here in the Ozarks.  The rains found us again! I crossed another year off the calendar and Mother’s Day...

Another great day as the Harvey County 4-H Youth Development Agent.

This month marks a year since I started as the Harvey County 4-H Youth Development Agent. Since starting in this role, I always enjoy...