Rural Community Picks Up Pace and Size when Mud Runners Come to Town Saturday
Alta Vista’s population will more than double when the Mud Runners come to town. “We’ll have contestants from four states and spectators from throughout the Midwest for our Bogging in the Vista, right...
View ArticlePower Of The Past Antique Engine And Tractor Show Turns Back Pages Of Time At...
“The way farming used to be.” That’s the 21st annual Power of the Past Antique Engine And Tractor Show Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 11-12-13, at Forest park at 302 North Locust in Ottawa,...
View ArticleOld Albany Days Bring Nemaha County Farming Community Back To Life
“Albany is still alive.” Well, at least in a sense of the definition, but certainly Albany, the small once-incorporated community just two miles north of Sabetha in Nemaha County, will be lively with...
View ArticleWildlife Appreciation And Conservation Days Educational, Fun Attraction For All
“Let’s get these kids off the couch and outdoors.” That’s Bruce Burenheide, longtime management at Bluestem Farm & Ranch in Emporia, encouraging and inviting children of all ages, even those most...
View ArticlePie Bakers Face Challenge In Flavors Of The Flint Hills Benefit For Pioneer...
Who’s the best pie baker in the Flint Hills?” That’s a highly debatable and most controversial question. Such that a cowboy’s mom would drop the rolling pin on the kitchen cabinet, to respond with...
View ArticleHolton Fair Complex Hosts Family Fun Day, Ranch Rodeo September 12
“Old-fashioned family fun with kids’ activities and rodeo competition just like done every day in the ranch profession.” Deb Dillner of the Jackson County Fair Association proclaimed that’s the...
View ArticleYates Center Cowboy Looks To Winning Career As Bull Rider
“When it’s in the blood, that’s all one ever wants to do.” From when he barely turned four-years-old, Cody Hunsperger has gotten life’s thrill from riding renegade...
View ArticleExcitement Builds With Danger For Even Bigger Sixth Flint Hills Bull Blowout
The most dangerous sport participated in by man is getting even more treacherous. Unlike days of yesteryear, when rodeo bulls from the Southwest rangelands threw cowboys off largely due to sheer size,...
View ArticleRecord Crowd Seen For ‘Thunder In The Ville’ Truck And Tractor Pulling
“Leonardville explodes when the Outlaws come to town.” That’s an exaggeration, with a certain truth to it as well, for the northwestern rural Riley County community with a population of about 300,...
View ArticleTurning Back Pages Of Days Gone By At Meriden Fall Festival This Weekend
Old-fashioned wheat threshing with a steam engine assisted by horsepower will once again be the featured attraction Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 26-27, at the 37th Fall Festival and Swap Meet at the...
View ArticleLittle Cowgirl Wins Fancy Filly With Winning Essay Verifying Why Her Family...
“I have a new horse. I just freaked out when I heard I’d won her.” Ten-year-old Mandy Wainwright was still in a certain sense of shock and obviously very excited about the Quarter Horse filly she...
View ArticleChisholm Trail Festival Turns Back The Pages With Activities For All At...
“All trails lead to Abilene and end at the 37th annual Chisholm Trail Festival, on Saturday, Oct. 3.” That’s Jeff Sheet’s official announcement and cordial welcome to the Dickinson County Heritage...
View ArticleRefurbished Barn Unveiling At Afternoon-Packed Pioneer Bluffs Fall Festival...
“It’s been 100 years old since the barn was built, and now it’s as good as new, so we’re planning a big birthday bash in recognition and party.” Lynn Smith, director of the historical Pioneer Bluffs...
View ArticleValley Falls Family Machinery Repair Business Adds Tractor Line
Folks from all around northeast Kansas have depended on Heinen Repair Service for 31 years. Whether it was the tractor, machinery, car, construction equipment, lawn mower or chain saw, Bill Heinen...
View ArticleFHSU: Tickets on Sale for Emerald Ball
Event will raise awareness, funds to fight Parkinson's disease. The post FHSU: Tickets on Sale for Emerald Ball appeared first on WIBW News Now!.
View ArticleBen Carson Book Tour Stops in Topeka
Presidential hopeful signing copies of "A More Perfect Union" The post Ben Carson Book Tour Stops in Topeka appeared first on WIBW News Now!.
View ArticleNOTO Hosting Children’s Art Fair
Over 350 pieces of art from area children to be displayed on Saturday The post NOTO Hosting Children’s Art Fair appeared first on WIBW News Now!.
View ArticleElectric Fence Offers Advantages For Cattlemen When Built Right.
Cattle getting out of where they’re supposed to be is costly no matter how one looks at it. Thus, fencing is a key part of cattle management, according to Rod Schaub, Lyndon, Frontier Extension...
View ArticleCover Crops Prove Enhancive To Both Cattlemen And Grain Farmers
Winter feed bills are sometimes the difference between profit and loss for cattlemen. Grazing cover crops is one way to help reduce cattle wintering costs, while offering no less than a handful of...
View ArticleSpecial Awards Highlight Yearend Eastern Kansas Horseman’s Association Banquet
Naming and honoring high point riders in the Eastern Kansas Horseman’s Association circuit during the 2015 show season climaxed the recent yearend banquet at Clay Center. While being recognized as a...
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