Shank, Richard E
JFK REMEMBERED 62 YEARS AFTER ASSASINATION
Richard Shank
Columnist
ABC News is to be commended for a special broadcast aired November 24, two days following the 62nd anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. After...
Shank, Richard E
Goessel Showcases Antique Farming Methods
Richard Shank
Columnist
As the sun rose over Goessel on Friday, August 1, it was time to launch the 53rd annual Threshing Days Celebration.
Trucks hauling antique...
Shank, Richard E
Time For Football
Richard Shank
Columnist
In these early days of August, it is hard not to think of football at all levels as another season is soon to...
Shank, Richard E
After Harvest Visit To Farm
Richard Shank
Columnist
Readers have asked what happens on a farm between completion of the wheat harvest and cutting the fall crops of corn, milo, and...
Shank, Richard E
HUTCHINSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE AN ECONOMIC FORCE IN RENO COUNTY
Richard Shank
Columnist
Hutchinson Community College (HCC) is a major economic driver in Hutchinson and annually pumps $400 million into the local economy, according to Dr....
Shank, Richard E
Harvest At Last
Richard Shank
Columnist
The 2025 wheat harvest had a later than usual start at the Shank farm, but produced a happy ending.
Shortly after noon on July...
Shank, Richard E
Original Shop Retains Role On Shank Farm
Richard Shank
Columnist
A July 2 visit to the Shank farm near New Cambria in Saline County confirmed that Rural America is surviving another wheat harvest....
Shank, Richard E
Independence Day
Richard Shank
Columnist
Friday of this week, America will pause to celebrate the 249th anniversary of the nation’s declaration of independence from England. Fireworks and speeches...
Shank, Richard E
JFK Visited Hutchinson
Richard Shank
Columnist
President John F. Kennedy would have been 108 years old May 29, but he is forever frozen in time at age 46 following...
Shank, Richard E
Reunion At The Shank Farm Was Nostalgic
Richard Shank
Columnist
A reunion at the Shank farm near New Cambria with 11 contemporaries from days spent as a Southwestern Bell Telephone/AT&T Managers was both...
Shank, Richard E
A Plow With Crank Levers Survives On Shank Farm
Richard Shank
Columnist
1950, the dawn of the second half of the 20th century, all seemed well on the Shank farm near New Cambria, Kansas, where...
